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this idea of friends of pecker, fops, a friend of pecker, so trump gets a free ride. it is nothing to do with journalism. in fact, david pecker is revealing himself not to be a news man. he's an advertiser, a marketering, and his product was donald trump. >> when he gave him something about an estimate of $3 million a month of free advertising. he created a magazine that was a quarterly magazine that's literally just about donald trump. he was talking about it in these weird reverential terms. he was asked what can you do to help the campaign? he's oh, i know what i can do. we're going to find all these negative stories. >> your, quote, eyes and ears. and michael cohen was the go between. to your point, this is setting up the cohen testimony. >> how is that a crime? that's what the prosecutor has to prove. catch and kill is unseemly, gross, but it's not illegal. >> that's why the new york statute that was previewed previously in the motions that were dealt with prior to this case surviving the motions to dismiss, because you know, this is important. trials don't just
this idea of friends of pecker, fops, a friend of pecker, so trump gets a free ride. it is nothing to do with journalism. in fact, david pecker is revealing himself not to be a news man. he's an advertiser, a marketering, and his product was donald trump. >> when he gave him something about an estimate of $3 million a month of free advertising. he created a magazine that was a quarterly magazine that's literally just about donald trump. he was talking about it in these weird reverential...
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pecker testified the plan was concocted at trump tower in 2015. trump and former fixer michael cohen allegedly asked him how he could help the campaign. he told them, i would be your eyes and ears, explaining the practice of catch and kill. the inquirer would buy the rights to any damaging story about trump and never publish i. prosecutors say that plan was the origin of 's $130,000 payment to former adult film star stormy daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with trump, who denies it all. one example of catch and kill discussed in court today in bold a trump building doorman who was selling what turned out to be a fake story about trump fathering a son. pecker told the jury today he bought the story because of the potential embarrassment it would have to the campaign and mr. trump. >> david pecker is a very strong witness for the prosecution. he seems very solid on the stand. he certainly seems like he doesn't have any ax to grind with donald trump and seems almost apologetic for having to tell this story. >> reporter: on t
pecker testified the plan was concocted at trump tower in 2015. trump and former fixer michael cohen allegedly asked him how he could help the campaign. he told them, i would be your eyes and ears, explaining the practice of catch and kill. the inquirer would buy the rights to any damaging story about trump and never publish i. prosecutors say that plan was the origin of 's $130,000 payment to former adult film star stormy daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with trump,...
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. >> former american media ceo and president david pecker testified today. he made a secret agreement to benefit former president donald trump's 2016 campaign. pecker testified, quote: i would be the eyes and ears, working with trump's former lawyer michael cohen to suppress negative stories about trump and publish negative stories about his opponents. including former president bill clinton and former secretary of state then presidential candidate hillary clinton. trump says this trial is benefiting his current political adversary, president joe biden. >> it's very unfair situation. we're locked up in a courtroom and this guy is out there campaigning. >> pecker testified he and cohen identified and suppressed stories from former playboy model karen macdougall and a false story from a trump tower door man. today judge juan merchan reserved his decision about whether or not trump violated the court's gag order by sharing articles online about witnesses in the case. >> names mentioned in the article. and i end up in violation of a gag order. i think it's a dis
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pecker claimed that the story were true. it would probably be the biggest sale of the national enquirer since the death of elvis let's presley, but then admitted if it were true, he wouldn't have published the story until after the election, but before pecker even took the stand, the proceedings of began with a heated hearing on the gag order imposed on trump in this case, the prosecution asked the judge to order trump to remove specific posts. they allege violate the gag order and fine him $1,000 for each of the alleged violations and remind him that incarceration is an option. should it be necessary? but defense attorney todd blanche argue that trump did not willfully violate the gag order and claim trump believes re-posting others assertions or content is not a violation, but the hearing became heated at one point with the judge telling blanche, you're losing all credibility with the court and there was no decision from the judge on that gag order. but portably back in session on thursday, pecker will be back on the stand
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pecker. i think there is going to be a belief from a legal standpoint -- i agree, legally -- the things they are talking about that mr. trump did, whether it is hush money or these relationships, none of that is illegal. what they are getting at and what i will be interested in seeing if they can make the case, they are not saying that was legal. what they are saying is there was a criminal conspiracy to influence the election through perhaps in-kind donation at other things. mr. pecker suggested -- no one is in the courtroom reporting what we are getting -- that they were affirmatively planting stories against some of the other opponents that mr. trump faced in 2016, mr. rubio and mr. cruz and others. the question will be legally does not constitute -- >> jesse: you are saying democrat campaigns don't coordinate with the media to plant stories? >> harold: if you listen, i am saying that. just listen to me once i can. mr. pecker is openly saying, he is laying out a narrative saying they were
pecker. i think there is going to be a belief from a legal standpoint -- i agree, legally -- the things they are talking about that mr. trump did, whether it is hush money or these relationships, none of that is illegal. what they are getting at and what i will be interested in seeing if they can make the case, they are not saying that was legal. what they are saying is there was a criminal conspiracy to influence the election through perhaps in-kind donation at other things. mr. pecker...
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that's what pecker says. he said then a prosecutor had pecker confirm that the positive stories about trump were of mutual benefit? but stopping stories from being printed about trump, catching and killing stories that would have sold on the newsstand, but he killed them like karen mcdougal only benefitted the campaign and did not benefit the national enquirer. explain why that clarification was necessary because who the winner out of all this, when we look at the intent and what the purpose and goal is, you have to see, well, why are we doing this? and that's a big question. the jury's going to ask and you're going to get some of that direct evidence. but it also doesn't take a leap of faith to say, well, michael cohen's not benefiting. what is he necessarily getting directly david pecker now clears up that other piece. we're not getting in any extra money. we're not getting extra oversight. a. pardon me, more publicity for our articles. hr actually losing that publicity. so who is the person who's winning h
that's what pecker says. he said then a prosecutor had pecker confirm that the positive stories about trump were of mutual benefit? but stopping stories from being printed about trump, catching and killing stories that would have sold on the newsstand, but he killed them like karen mcdougal only benefitted the campaign and did not benefit the national enquirer. explain why that clarification was necessary because who the winner out of all this, when we look at the intent and what the purpose...
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the state's first witness former american media ceo and president david peck -- david pecker testify to -- michael cohen to suppress damaging stories about trumping leading up to the 26th and provincial election and publishing negative stories about trump's of one up accordingly trump said this entire trial is helping his current political opponent president joe biden. >> mr. trump: keeping me in a courtroom and a courtroom all day long while he's out there campaigning, probably an advantage because -- nobody knows what he is doing, -- but he's out campaigning. >> pecker testified that he make a secret agreement in 2015 to alert trump's former lawyer coin of negative stories about trump while coined within work to tell those stories. pecker answered questions about suppress stories from former partners mclemore while leaving court trump criticized the court's judge -- gag order which the da's office claims he is that -- judge one mission reserve his decision on whether or not trump did in fact violate the gag order. the das office is asking for a $1000 fine per violation. particular
the state's first witness former american media ceo and president david peck -- david pecker testify to -- michael cohen to suppress damaging stories about trumping leading up to the 26th and provincial election and publishing negative stories about trump's of one up accordingly trump said this entire trial is helping his current political opponent president joe biden. >> mr. trump: keeping me in a courtroom and a courtroom all day long while he's out there campaigning, probably an...
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pecker. that's the jury like? what's donald trump like in that room? >> well, i would say everybody is really attentive today, which hasn't always as you know been the case. donald trump's attention kind of fluctuates. he has come in on days and been extraordinarily bored. but when the subject is donald trump and donald trump directly, he stands at attention and he was very curious to hear how david pecker would describe his relationship. i would say his expression for the most part was fairly even. he was neither snarling at pecker as he sometimes does when he heads down the aisle and exits the courtroom and sees the press assembled, but he wasn't exactly friendly. my best recollection of the interaction was when pecker came into the courtroom yesterday and donald trump was almost like leaning around the table so he could get as close a look at david pecker's face as he could. it was as if he were daring pecker, you knew me for decades. make eye contact with me now. and pecker didn't seem to
pecker. that's the jury like? what's donald trump like in that room? >> well, i would say everybody is really attentive today, which hasn't always as you know been the case. donald trump's attention kind of fluctuates. he has come in on days and been extraordinarily bored. but when the subject is donald trump and donald trump directly, he stands at attention and he was very curious to hear how david pecker would describe his relationship. i would say his expression for the most part was...
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and david pecker said about donald trump i would describe mr. trump as very knowledgeable, i would describe him as a very detailed oriented and also micromanaging, looking at all aspects of whatever the issue was, clearly the prosecution was trying to set up that donald trump was involved in this catch and kill scheme that's going to be pa part of what this case is all about. >> rehema, thank you. katie, you've been inside courtrooms like this. what rehema just described where the judge admonished trump's attorney. is that going to taint the rest of this proceeding potentially? >> it absolutely cold. public admonishment by a court to an attorney can have significant implications and even though this was outside the presence of the jury it could impact the way the court views objections and any motion requests. it's highly significant and in order to avoid any severe consequences to his own client he'll have to rebuild throughout this trial. >> how might pecker's testimony impact how this moves forward. >> the prosecution starting off with pecker
and david pecker said about donald trump i would describe mr. trump as very knowledgeable, i would describe him as a very detailed oriented and also micromanaging, looking at all aspects of whatever the issue was, clearly the prosecution was trying to set up that donald trump was involved in this catch and kill scheme that's going to be pa part of what this case is all about. >> rehema, thank you. katie, you've been inside courtrooms like this. what rehema just described where the judge...
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on monday, pecker confirmed the tabloid used checkbook journalism and often paid for stories he said he would keep his ears open for bad stories, potentially about him, and then help to kill them, which is not illegal. >> they're using him to paint a picture of trump's general mindset, but it's actually not specific to the case before them. >> trump is facing charges he falsified business records to cover up the illegal payments. but experts say prosecutors have a challenging task ahead of them. >> they are going to have to prove not just that there was a records violation, but also that the purpose of the records violation was to violate federal election law. >> pecker will likely be on the stand for a few days. court is wrapping up early today for the passover holiday at manhattan criminal court. i'm eric shawn, ktvu, fox two news. >> president biden is in florida this noontime speaking on reproductive freedom. the president is set to attend a campaign event in tampa. he plans to denounce florida's policies, especially a six week abortion ban, which takes effect next week. there's
on monday, pecker confirmed the tabloid used checkbook journalism and often paid for stories he said he would keep his ears open for bad stories, potentially about him, and then help to kill them, which is not illegal. >> they're using him to paint a picture of trump's general mindset, but it's actually not specific to the case before them. >> trump is facing charges he falsified business records to cover up the illegal payments. but experts say prosecutors have a challenging task...
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when asked by prosecutor northwest langlaar 20 focus on stories from women, pecker said because trump was now an eligible bachelor who dated beautiful woman chemically stained-glass also be -- not trump is accused of breaking while allegedly falsifying business records. this was notably missing from manhattan da alvin bragg's and backman. allow reits "any two or more persons who conspired to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means in which conspiracy is lacking upon by one or more parties should be mark baxter the argument from the da's office is that trump policy -- modified internal business records to aid a conspiracy doing the 2016 presidential election. , martha? >> martha: nate, thank you very much. we'll see if the judge rules on that gag order issue and will keep on top of it back in the meantime a lanyard from running forces with 2slgbtqia+ conservatives without the former president record as a pro gay president. we'll talk about that coming up next. >> ♪ ♪ ice works fast. ♪ heat makes it last. feel the power of contrast therap
when asked by prosecutor northwest langlaar 20 focus on stories from women, pecker said because trump was now an eligible bachelor who dated beautiful woman chemically stained-glass also be -- not trump is accused of breaking while allegedly falsifying business records. this was notably missing from manhattan da alvin bragg's and backman. allow reits "any two or more persons who conspired to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means in which...
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the former "national enquirer" publisher, david pecker is on the stand again today. he testified that he worked directly with trump and his former lawyer, michael cohen, in what they called a catch-and-kill scheme, to buy and silence stories that could hurt trump's election chances. that includes the alleged affair and payment with adult star stormy daniels, who is at the center of this case. court just wrapped up a few moments in early for passover. the trial is expected to last over seven weeks. >>> just into the newsroom, the lineup is out for one of the biggest music festivals in the bay area. and -- ♪ coming out of my cage and i've been doing just fine ♪ ♪ got to be down because i want it all ♪ >> we want it all, too. that's the killers. they will headline outside lands, along with tyler the creator and surgele simpson. postmalone will perform a country set. and there's three separate stages and the headliner on the main stage. this is the 16th year the music festival is happening. outside lands is august 9th through the 11th at golden gate park. on top
the former "national enquirer" publisher, david pecker is on the stand again today. he testified that he worked directly with trump and his former lawyer, michael cohen, in what they called a catch-and-kill scheme, to buy and silence stories that could hurt trump's election chances. that includes the alleged affair and payment with adult star stormy daniels, who is at the center of this case. court just wrapped up a few moments in early for passover. the trial is expected to last over...
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we start this afternoon in lower manhattan were former "national enquirer" david -- publisher david pecker was back on the stand today in donald trump's criminal trial record detailed with the former president in years. >> sandra: outside of the u.s. supreme court what came from today's testimony? >> sandra court wrapped up in the past minutes we will keep an eye out for president trump to see if he speaks but one of the most notable moment so far today is prosecutor joshua steinbach identifying the so-called "other crime" president trump is told was committing and identify the law that reads "conspiracy to promote or prevent election any turtle or more persons who conspired to prevent the election of someone by unlawful means in which conspiracy is acted upon by one or more of the parties thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor" it's worth pointing out, sandra, that these records that former president trump is accused of falsifying were internal business records area rather than external records and the d.a.'s office argued he did that to promote a conspiracy to when the white house as y
we start this afternoon in lower manhattan were former "national enquirer" david -- publisher david pecker was back on the stand today in donald trump's criminal trial record detailed with the former president in years. >> sandra: outside of the u.s. supreme court what came from today's testimony? >> sandra court wrapped up in the past minutes we will keep an eye out for president trump to see if he speaks but one of the most notable moment so far today is prosecutor...
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resumes and historic criminal trial, so for the first witness former "national enquirer" publisher pecker david detailing with trump over the years. >> sandra: and a gag order hearing the judge will wait till later to say whether these social media posts violated the order. analysis on that from carrier bond next. >> this is insane. it feels like anarchy and we are not being supported by the university. >> it is a question i have to ask myself every day. is this what i want to do for the next three years? >> as a jewish student at yale for the first time i feel like i am not welcome. >> college campuses in total crisis mode this hour on the left side of your screen a live look outside yale university where more than 100 students are still hanging around the lawn to protest the israel-hamas war. at the same time students at nyu on the right-hand side of your screen are staging a walk out. at this beginning tuesday afternoon i am john roberts in washington here we go again, sandra. >> sandra: that walkout expected to start any moment i am sandra smith, this is america reports. barricades ha
resumes and historic criminal trial, so for the first witness former "national enquirer" publisher pecker david detailing with trump over the years. >> sandra: and a gag order hearing the judge will wait till later to say whether these social media posts violated the order. analysis on that from carrier bond next. >> this is insane. it feels like anarchy and we are not being supported by the university. >> it is a question i have to ask myself every day. is this what...
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during testimony in donald trump's hush money trial, former national enquirer publisher david pecker testified his arrangement with trump and former lawyer michael cohen was an agreement among friends, not in writing pecker also testified how any stories about trump or the 2016 election were to be given straight to him and needed to stay secret. >>> the justice department just announced a $138.7 million settlement over the fbi's mishandling of assault allegations against former usa gymnastic team doctor larry nasser about $1 billion has been set aside to compensate hundreds of nasser's victims >>> x is launching a tv app today as it makes its push into video. the app includes features like a trending video algorithm, and cross device compatibility users can start watching on one device and then continue on another. the x team plans to monetize the app later. i was just talking about x and their forrays into video with steve covak. >> it seems to be a growing venue for people to consume content. it's a way my son consumes most of his video content, apart from the knicks games bertha,
during testimony in donald trump's hush money trial, former national enquirer publisher david pecker testified his arrangement with trump and former lawyer michael cohen was an agreement among friends, not in writing pecker also testified how any stories about trump or the 2016 election were to be given straight to him and needed to stay secret. >>> the justice department just announced a $138.7 million settlement over the fbi's mishandling of assault allegations against former usa...
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meanwhile the prosecution's first witness, david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer, is returning to the stand on tuesday. attorneys argue that pecker, trump and the former president's then lawyer, michael cohen, conspired to influence the 2016 presidential election by buying negative stories about trump and suppressing them on monday, pecker confirmed the tabloid used checkbook journalism and often paid for stories. >> he said he would keep his ears open for bad stories, potentially about him, and then help to kill them, which is not illegal. they're using him to paint a picture of trump's general mindset, but it's actually not specific to the case before them. >> trump is facing charges he falsified business records to cover up the illegal payments, but experts say prosecutors have a challenging task ahead of them . >> they are going to have to prove not just that there was a records violation, but also that the purpose of the records violation was to violate federal election law. >> pecker will likely be on the stand for a few days. court is wrapping up early toda
meanwhile the prosecution's first witness, david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer, is returning to the stand on tuesday. attorneys argue that pecker, trump and the former president's then lawyer, michael cohen, conspired to influence the 2016 presidential election by buying negative stories about trump and suppressing them on monday, pecker confirmed the tabloid used checkbook journalism and often paid for stories. >> he said he would keep his ears open for bad...
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former tabloid publisher david pecker, he will continue his testimony from yesterday. earlier today the judge, they were still in court just hadn't gotten to testimony. now they will. earlier today the judge took up the gag order of the former president. bragg says he violated ten times and wants trump find for each violation. $10,000, for ten times. he wants 100 grand. he also wants trump held in contempt and for the judge to consider jailing the president for future violations. wait a minute. you can put somebody in prison for something they haven't done? they are rich. the judge says he will rule on that a little bit later today. a former justice department official said this. >> the judge has specified lists of people who are possible target for insult and people off limits. this is a judge sensitive to the need to preserve the integrity of this proceeding. protecting witnesses from attacks and jurors from attacks and he may well fine trump. i don't think he will throw trump in jail. he may have stern language and a warning and may impose a nominal fine. >> harris:
former tabloid publisher david pecker, he will continue his testimony from yesterday. earlier today the judge, they were still in court just hadn't gotten to testimony. now they will. earlier today the judge took up the gag order of the former president. bragg says he violated ten times and wants trump find for each violation. $10,000, for ten times. he wants 100 grand. he also wants trump held in contempt and for the judge to consider jailing the president for future violations. wait a minute....
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pecker flashed a big smile and cackled at time, belying the gravity of the moment. the first witness in the first criminal trial of a former president. at times throughout the day trump closes his eye, a sign perhaps of disinterest or defiance or maybe just fatigue. he'll snap to when a lawyer nudges him with a note or when he hears something pointed. i imagine, george, this morning, he will be rapt as the judge considers whether to hold him in contempt for violating a gag order. >> george: thank you, aaron. let's bring in dan abrams and jon karl. we heard for the first time each side's full theory outline of the case. what stood out in the opening statements? >> the big picture, right? the prosecutors are trying to make this as big as possible. this is a criminal conspiracy, according to prosecutors. this isn't just about falsifying business records. this is much bigger. this is donald trump working with david pecker and others to make sure this information doesn't come out in the 2016 election. from the defense perspective, they're doing just the opposite. they're
pecker flashed a big smile and cackled at time, belying the gravity of the moment. the first witness in the first criminal trial of a former president. at times throughout the day trump closes his eye, a sign perhaps of disinterest or defiance or maybe just fatigue. he'll snap to when a lawyer nudges him with a note or when he hears something pointed. i imagine, george, this morning, he will be rapt as the judge considers whether to hold him in contempt for violating a gag order. >>...
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. >>> former "national enquirer" pubbish already david pecker will be back on the stand today. in opening statements yesterday, prosecutors argue that pecker met with trump to buy and cover-up negative stories about the former president ahead of the 2016 election. trump denies these allegations. today, the judge will also hear arguments on whether trump violated the gag order imposed on him for this trial. >>> time now 6:11. it's a month dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the contributions of volunteers. you meet this woman who helped save lives for the red cross for over 20 years. >>> and later you can definitely say it's an ambitious goal. this teen's plan for a record-breaking journey. >>> let's get a live look outside and say hello to tuesday morning. you are looking over towards the city of san francisco. we'll >>> we're celebrating community bridge builders in the bay area. and april is national volunteer month. a northern california, thousands currently volunteer with the american red cross. 90% of the red cross work force are volunteers. and a quarter of all volun
. >>> former "national enquirer" pubbish already david pecker will be back on the stand today. in opening statements yesterday, prosecutors argue that pecker met with trump to buy and cover-up negative stories about the former president ahead of the 2016 election. trump denies these allegations. today, the judge will also hear arguments on whether trump violated the gag order imposed on him for this trial. >>> time now 6:11. it's a month dedicated to celebrating and...
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that from david pecker, the publisher of the "national enquirer" who will testify about the so-called catch and kill scheme in order to hide information damaging to the former president. then witness number two later this week, mcdougal, the former playboy playmate who claims she had a ten month affair with the president and paid for her silence by the "national enquirer" so voters would not find out about it during the 2016 presidential race. bret, back to you. >> bret: we don't have specific timing how long this will take to get this ruling, whatever it is this morning. >> no, we don't know if the judge will immediately rule on the bench or if he will take it under consideration. he will hear the arguments from both sides, prosecutors citing ten of those truth social posts and comments by the president saying he violated the gag order and should be punished for that. >> bret: eric, thanks. >> dana: we're waiting for president biden to hit the campaign trail today and he could get questions about the anti-israel protests on college campuses. we'll monitor that. plus there is this. >>
that from david pecker, the publisher of the "national enquirer" who will testify about the so-called catch and kill scheme in order to hide information damaging to the former president. then witness number two later this week, mcdougal, the former playboy playmate who claims she had a ten month affair with the president and paid for her silence by the "national enquirer" so voters would not find out about it during the 2016 presidential race. bret, back to you. >>...
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david pecker and then karen mcdll dougel. the prosecution kept saying this is a conspiracy to win an election. they kept saying that and wanted everybody to think something ominous was happening. cut a deal with him. they know michael cohen's problem. you lied five or six times, roll the tape. >> ainsley: who will want to run for president? if you are successful and have a major business -- >> brian: ted would. >> ainsley: politicians come here and i say, do you think you will run for president? no, i have too many skeletons in the closet. if you have a business and someone sued you, maybe you gave them money so it is not public. >> brian: will, do you skr skeletons? would you run? >> will: never know. >> ainsley: if you pay your attorneys, it is a legal fee and not illegal to have nda. >> brian: if you use the wrong account, it is a misdemeanor and trial. >> ainsley: is joe biden hiding anything? >> brian: he does not hide anything, pure as snow. >> carley: never know about me. >> brian: tell us what you don't want to come o
david pecker and then karen mcdll dougel. the prosecution kept saying this is a conspiracy to win an election. they kept saying that and wanted everybody to think something ominous was happening. cut a deal with him. they know michael cohen's problem. you lied five or six times, roll the tape. >> ainsley: who will want to run for president? if you are successful and have a major business -- >> brian: ted would. >> ainsley: politicians come here and i say, do you think you will...
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testimony is set to continue this morning with the first witness, pecker, back on the stand. pecker, a longtime friend of trump's, made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. and when abc news washington. >> today, the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban tiktok in the us. if the chinese owners don't sell this will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. man is here to explain the tiktok's time isn't up just yet, reggie. >> house lawmakers already passed a bill that could ban tiktok from the us if its chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't sell within a year. the potential measure is lumped into a $95 billion foreign aid package. top intelligence leaders are concerned user data on the app could become compromised, and the bill received bipartisan support. a tiktok spokesperson calls the action unfortunate and tells abc news the bill would, quote, trample the free speech rights of 170 million americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes $24 billion to the us economy annually. if
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. >>> former "national enquirer" publisher david pecker is expected to be back on the stand today. in opening statements yesterday prosecutors argued that pecker met with trump to buy and cover-up negative stories about the former president ahead of the 2016 election. now trump denies these allegations and today the judge will also hear arguments on whether trump violated the gag order imposed on him for this trial. nicole? >>> time now 5:10. it's a month dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the contributions of volunteers. you will meet this woman whose help saved lives for the red cross for over 20 years. >>> and later you can definitely say it's an the virus that causes shingles is sleeping... in 99% of people over 50. it's lying dormant, waiting... and could reactivate. shingles strikes as a painful, blistering rash that can last for weeks. and it could wake at any time. think you're not at risk for shingles? it's time to wake up. because shingles could wake up in you. if you're over 50, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about shingles prevention. ( ♪♪ ) feel the power
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pecker made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he'll be back on the stand today. >> allison thanks, sam. the man accused of breaking into the official residence of los angeles mayor karen bass was reportedly able to get onto the second floor before being arrested. the la times reports. the mayor and her family hid in a safe room after the man smashed a window. the suspect, previously served prison time for assault in massachusetts. it's unclear if the break in was targeted. >> the nation's largest health insurer is trying to limit the damage from a major cyber attack. unitedhealth group now says a substantial portion of patient data was stolen from its systems in february, including personal and health information. the company says the hack came despite paying a ransom. >> erotic winds helped create a so-called smoke nato at a warehouse fire in washington state. evacuations were ordered sunday. crews were still on the scene yesterday, putting out hotspots. and this right here looks like a scene out of twister, a family's bounce ho
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david pecker, the former publisher of the national inquirer, who the state says was central to an effort to kill negative stories about mr. trump. nbc's laura jarret is following the trial. >> reporter: prosecutors painting a stark portrait of former president in their opening statements during his hush money trial. a case mr. trump has argued is designed to derail his campaign. >> this is done as election interference. everybody knows it. >> reporter: prosecutors said it is mr. trump who is guilty of election interference by paying off an adult film star to silence her before the 2016 election, telling the jury, this case is about a criminal conspiracy to bury a story that could have cost him the presidency. and then lying in his business records over and over again to cover it all up. the alleged scheme stretches back to 2015. a meeting at trump tower between mr. trump, his former fixer michael cohen and david pecker, the long-time publisher of the national inquirer. this is where prosecutors say they hatched a plot to buy and bury any damnindamning stories.. the lead prosecutor read m
david pecker, the former publisher of the national inquirer, who the state says was central to an effort to kill negative stories about mr. trump. nbc's laura jarret is following the trial. >> reporter: prosecutors painting a stark portrait of former president in their opening statements during his hush money trial. a case mr. trump has argued is designed to derail his campaign. >> this is done as election interference. everybody knows it. >> reporter: prosecutors said it is...
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you're a true believer. >> brian: talk about david pecker. is he there because this could be part of a plea deal. he was there because he was subpoenaed. he was taking a lot of questioning. next thing you know he is a state's witness. do you as a defense attorney say hey, david pecker, why are you here? are you here? did you cut a deal in order to testify against donald trump? does that come up? is that allowed? >> they did give him immunity to your point and that's why we know what we know now. and apparently he told trump years ago that he would be his eyes and ears on the campaign. he said he would keep his ears open for bad stories, potentially about him. and then help to kill them. which is not illegal. now, look, does it feel dirty and sleazy to some extent? sure. it's the national inquirer. but, also, you know, one thing we used to contend with all the time when i was at the doj. people would ocome to bill barr and say to him i want to prosecute this person and this person. typically fan favorites of the right. bill barr would always a
you're a true believer. >> brian: talk about david pecker. is he there because this could be part of a plea deal. he was there because he was subpoenaed. he was taking a lot of questioning. next thing you know he is a state's witness. do you as a defense attorney say hey, david pecker, why are you here? are you here? did you cut a deal in order to testify against donald trump? does that come up? is that allowed? >> they did give him immunity to your point and that's why we know what...
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the prosecution did call their first witness, david pecker. the former publisher of the national inquirer. the state believes that he was central to an effort to kill negative stories about mr. trump. pecker had not gotten to his relationship with trump before the day wrapped up yesterday. so he will be back on the stand today. but, before the jury comes in, there will be a hearing to possibly hold mr. trump in contempt of court. prosecutors accuse the former president of violating a gag order ten times. now, if mr. trump is found in contempt, the judge must decide on a punishment. and that could range from a warning to a fine to a short stay in jail. frances? >> brie jackson, thank you. >>> the senate could finally send a foreign aid package to president biden's desk today. over the weekend, the house passed a series of bills that include $60 billion for ukraine, as well as $26 billion that would go to israel's military and humanitarian aid for gaza. senate majority leader chuck schumer has said that the first senate vote would happen today.
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meeting among trump, his former lawyer michael cohen, and then "national enquirer" publisher david pecker, where they allegedly worked out a plan to conceal negative information regarding trump's alleged sexual encounter with former adult film star stormy daniels, all of which trump denies. >> and you had sex with him? >> yes. >> you were 27. he was 60. were you physically attracted to him? >> no. >> reporter: cohen admitted to paying daniels $130,000 to suppress her story days before the election. trump later reimbursed cohen, citing the payment as legal fees. prosecutors today called it the porn star payoff. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very minor thing. >> reporter: in court, his defense attorney, todd blanche, said trump committed no crime, saying, "i have a spoiler alert. there's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy." cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman said today was one of the most important moments in a criminal trial. >> there are studies that say that 80% of jurors' minds are made up at the end of the opening statements. >> r
meeting among trump, his former lawyer michael cohen, and then "national enquirer" publisher david pecker, where they allegedly worked out a plan to conceal negative information regarding trump's alleged sexual encounter with former adult film star stormy daniels, all of which trump denies. >> and you had sex with him? >> yes. >> you were 27. he was 60. were you physically attracted to him? >> no. >> reporter: cohen admitted to paying daniels $130,000 to...
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trump friend and former national inquirer punisher david pecker. pecker, prosecutors expect. will later today outline for the jury what they say was the illegal scheme to suede the 2016 presidential election for the president by burying negative stories about trump trump's lawyer said those nondisclosure agreements were legal. and he thought he was paying his lawyer, michael cohen for legal services. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer. he's a lawyer. and they call it a legal expense. that's the exact term they use, legal expense in the books. >> well blanch blasted cohen calling him a criminal obsessed with trump who wants to see his former boss in prison. prosecutors say cohen paid stormy daniels $130,000 to buy her silence about her alleged affair with trump. trump reimbursing cohen by paying him back. cohen responded to blanch's attacks by telling fox news, quoted: the facts will come out at the time of trial that contradicts todd blanche's mischaracterizations of me. but the next witness after david pecker is expected to be karen macdougall the former playboy playma
trump friend and former national inquirer punisher david pecker. pecker, prosecutors expect. will later today outline for the jury what they say was the illegal scheme to suede the 2016 presidential election for the president by burying negative stories about trump trump's lawyer said those nondisclosure agreements were legal. and he thought he was paying his lawyer, michael cohen for legal services. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer. he's a lawyer. and they call it a legal...
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the prosecution called pecker as the first witness. the former chairman and ceo of american media incorporated explained his publications had practiced checkbook journalism, where they paid thousands of dollars for stories. the publications would purchase stories to prevent them from being published by other outlets and bury them. pecker also testified trump met with him after the 2016 election to thank him for being the campaign's, quote, eyes and ears, scooping up information that could be harmful to trump and reporting it back to michael cohen. pecker is expected to resume his testimony later this morning. let's bring in former litigator and msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin. and former attorney and msnbc contributor, chuck rosenberg. good morning to you both. great to have you with us. lisa, you were in the overflow floor yesterday watching all this, kind of keeping track of donald trump's facial gestures, perhaps nodding off. what was your big takeaway from yesterday, day one. >> the big takeaway is this is a crime about falsif
the prosecution called pecker as the first witness. the former chairman and ceo of american media incorporated explained his publications had practiced checkbook journalism, where they paid thousands of dollars for stories. the publications would purchase stories to prevent them from being published by other outlets and bury them. pecker also testified trump met with him after the 2016 election to thank him for being the campaign's, quote, eyes and ears, scooping up information that could be...
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tabloid mogul david pecker is at that 2015 meeting at trump tower as we mentioned. he's useful for prosecutors because he puts mr. trump in the room for this alleged plot. he's also useful because his name is not michael cohen and his testimony will continue tomorrow, lester. >> all right, laura, thank you. and hallie, this is a partisan prosecution in the opinion of mr. trump. >> yeah, that's what his campaign's been saying. and in some ways what we just heard in court, what laura has laid out, echoes what we have also heard from mr. trump himself on the campaign trail. his defense casting him as a fighter, aggressively attacking central players in this case. familiar themes. now, the trump campaign's trying to show that the former president can kind of walk and chew gum at the same time by setting a meeting with the former japanese prime minister after court wraps tomorrow. but for mr. trump, remember, he's a person who used to run his own business. he ran the country from the white house. one thing has been clear in this trial. he does not run this courtroom. he
tabloid mogul david pecker is at that 2015 meeting at trump tower as we mentioned. he's useful for prosecutors because he puts mr. trump in the room for this alleged plot. he's also useful because his name is not michael cohen and his testimony will continue tomorrow, lester. >> all right, laura, thank you. and hallie, this is a partisan prosecution in the opinion of mr. trump. >> yeah, that's what his campaign's been saying. and in some ways what we just heard in court, what laura...
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david pecker will continue his testimony after taking the stand for less than 30 minutes yesterday. so, pecker is the former publisher of the national inquirer and testified about using so-called checkbook journalism to pay for stories that boosted former president trump ahead of the 2016 election. now, he is expected to tell the jury about conversations he allegedly had with trump about hush money payments that were allegedly made to cover up negative stories about him. the trial wrapped up earlier than expected on monday after a juror had an emergency dentist appointment. the court is expected to wrap up at 2:00 p.m. today. carley? >> carley: brooke singman live for us. thank you for keeping it all straight for us. bring in tomi lahren to talk more about this. tomi, about this gag order, donald trump is not allowed to talk about any of the witnesses. and that would include michael cohen who is at this point a public figure and who is on a media tour bashing donald trump. how is that fair? >> it's not fair. and he is also a known liar, michael cohen is so i think all of this -- i m
david pecker will continue his testimony after taking the stand for less than 30 minutes yesterday. so, pecker is the former publisher of the national inquirer and testified about using so-called checkbook journalism to pay for stories that boosted former president trump ahead of the 2016 election. now, he is expected to tell the jury about conversations he allegedly had with trump about hush money payments that were allegedly made to cover up negative stories about him. the trial wrapped up...
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they then called david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer, to the stand. he did not get into his relationship with trump by the time the court day had ended. afterwards, trump emphasized what his attorneys argued in court the payments at issue to his attorney, michael cohen, that allegedly were then sent to stormy daniels were legitimate legal expenses that checks being paid to a lawyer. >> he is a lawyer or was a lawyer. and also the things he got in trouble for were for things that had nothing to do with me. he got in trouble. he went to jail. >> the trial resumes tomorrow morning with more witness testimony. >> a popular clothing chain filing for bankruptcy. the bay area stores that will be shutting down. >> also an iconic san jose burger joint getting ready to close its doors for good. the final dash ta burger pitt and several more google employees in the south bay fired following an office protest. >> t business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. the go-tos that keep
they then called david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer, to the stand. he did not get into his relationship with trump by the time the court day had ended. afterwards, trump emphasized what his attorneys argued in court the payments at issue to his attorney, michael cohen, that allegedly were then sent to stormy daniels were legitimate legal expenses that checks being paid to a lawyer. >> he is a lawyer or was a lawyer. and also the things he got in trouble for were...
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on the stand, pecker was blunt. "we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories." he's testifying under a subpoena, having cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he was only on the stand a few minutes today, but he'll be back tomorrow. leaving court, trump, who denies the affair with daniels, tried to downplay the case against him. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very minor thing in terms of the law. >> reporter: so, david pecker is back tomorrow, david, but before that, there will be arguments whether trump violated the judge's gag order. prosecutors say he disobeyed it repeatedly by posting disparaging things about witnesses, like michael cohen and stormy daniels. prosecutors want trump to pay a fine. they also want the judge to hold him in contempt, which could lead to even more severe consequences. david? >> david: a lot of this focused on this first thing in the morning. aaron katersky. aaron, thank you. >>> we turn now to what authorities say was a near disaster at jfk airport. authorities say air traffic controller clearing four p
on the stand, pecker was blunt. "we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories." he's testifying under a subpoena, having cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he was only on the stand a few minutes today, but he'll be back tomorrow. leaving court, trump, who denies the affair with daniels, tried to downplay the case against him. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very minor thing in terms of the law. >> reporter: so, david pecker is back...
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the first witness was david pecker, from the national enquirer magazine, who the prosecution claim conspired with donald trump to stop harmful stories being published that could damage his presidential campaign. donald trump will be back in court tomorrow in a case that's expected to last around six weeks. sarah smith, bbc news, new york. i'm joined by north america correspondent. gas up to speed with some of the key things to know about today's opening arguments? we know about today's opening arguments?— know about today's opening an uments? ~ ., ., , arguments? we had the opening statement from _ arguments? we had the opening statement from the _ arguments? we had the opening statement from the prosecution | statement from the prosecution and defence, pretty brief actually. 0nly around hour in total a really. the prosecution already setting up at these were, these charges and falsifying business record charges were notjust charges were not just misdemeanours charges were notjust misdemeanours but felonies and the reason they argue they were felony is because they were designed to cover u
the first witness was david pecker, from the national enquirer magazine, who the prosecution claim conspired with donald trump to stop harmful stories being published that could damage his presidential campaign. donald trump will be back in court tomorrow in a case that's expected to last around six weeks. sarah smith, bbc news, new york. i'm joined by north america correspondent. gas up to speed with some of the key things to know about today's opening arguments? we know about today's opening...
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they are using david pecker to set the stage. we have scratched the surface with his beginning testimony that will continue tomorrow. host: tell us about what we heard from the defense in the opening arguments. reporter: the defense's role today in their opening statement was to sow doubt through the prosecution's case because the burden of proof is on the prosecution. and todd blanche, donald trump's lawyer was mocking several elements of their case saying there is nothing illegal about influencing an election, it is called democracy, he said. he also said the catch and skill -- catch and kill scheme, nothing wrong with that either. he put distance between trump and falsifying records. saying he was so far up in the organization that he did not have his hand in the details. another key piece we will see is in trying to say that the prosecution's case is built on unreliable witnesses. for michael cohen, they painted him as someone that has a vendetta against donald trump wanting to see him in an orange jumpsuit. they say stormy d
they are using david pecker to set the stage. we have scratched the surface with his beginning testimony that will continue tomorrow. host: tell us about what we heard from the defense in the opening arguments. reporter: the defense's role today in their opening statement was to sow doubt through the prosecution's case because the burden of proof is on the prosecution. and todd blanche, donald trump's lawyer was mocking several elements of their case saying there is nothing illegal about...
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the first witness was david pecker, from the national enquirer magazine, who the prosecution claim conspired with donald trump to stop harmful stories being published that could damage his presidential campaign. donald trump will be back in court tomorrow in a case that's expected to last around six weeks. sarah smith, bbc news, new york. lucy letby, the nurse found guilty of the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care, is applying for permission to appeal against her convictions. the 34—year—old was told last year she'd spend the rest of her life injail, after she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill a further six at the countess of chester hospital between 2015 and 2016. her application is being considered by a panel ofjudges at the court of appeal in london. two men have been charged with spying for china after an investigation by counter—terrorism officers. the metropolitan police said christopher berry from oxfordshire and christopher cash from east london are both accused under the official secrets act. our security correspondent gordon core
the first witness was david pecker, from the national enquirer magazine, who the prosecution claim conspired with donald trump to stop harmful stories being published that could damage his presidential campaign. donald trump will be back in court tomorrow in a case that's expected to last around six weeks. sarah smith, bbc news, new york. lucy letby, the nurse found guilty of the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care, is applying for permission to appeal against her convictions. the...
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. >> obviously we are going to start with david pecker will be the first witness. i think him and michael cohen are being offered basically to fill a big hole in alvin bragg's case. bragg, is theory in the prosecution is that trump store the 2016 election. but you hasn't actually charged him in the conspiracy to do that nor is trying to implement an election are suppress negative information in crime and what bragg has charged our 34 book entries that didn't occur until 2017. so he's in the irrational position of trying to say that 26 and election was stolen by activity that took place the following year. you need to try to persuade the jury that there is some kind of nefarious scheme that leads up to the 2016 election and what pecker and cohen are for is to outline the discussions that they had about this catch and kill scheme to purchase the disclosure rights of the stories and bury them which may be unsavory, exactly the things that underlying the stories were unsavory, but that's not a crime. >> sandra: interesting. john calvin former president and his team are
. >> obviously we are going to start with david pecker will be the first witness. i think him and michael cohen are being offered basically to fill a big hole in alvin bragg's case. bragg, is theory in the prosecution is that trump store the 2016 election. but you hasn't actually charged him in the conspiracy to do that nor is trying to implement an election are suppress negative information in crime and what bragg has charged our 34 book entries that didn't occur until 2017. so he's in...
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. >> the first witness in the trial is david pecker, the former head of american media incorporated, the publisher of the national enquirer. he's expected to outline the scheme by the tabloid to influence the 2016 election by paying former playmate karen mcdougal to keep the story of her alleged affair with trump under wraps. the court is also expecting to hear from michael cohen, stormy daniels and former president trump himself has said he'd like to testify, though it's unclear if he will. in new york. connor hansen, fox news. >> new at noon. we're hearing from more google workers who were arrested or fired for protesting against a contract google has with israel. 28 workers were fired after the sit in and protest last week at google offices in sunnyvale. it was over the company's $1.2 billion contract with the israeli government and military, dubbed project nimbus. many of the fired workers claim they did not directly participate in the sit in, though google engaged in further indiscriminate retaliation against 20 plus workers, including many nonpartisan bystanders. >> it is clear
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the first witness today, david pecker, was then called to the stand. he is a friend or former friend of the president. the publisher of "the national enquirer" who helped trump bury two stories of an affair. one with a playboy model and the other with stormy daniels. the prosecution appears to be showing the jury how desperate trump was to hide alleged disloyalty to his wife from voters. now, will trump testify in his own defense? he says he will. here's george washington law school's steven salzburg. >> if he takes the stand, he'll be very hard to control, both by any lawyer and certainly by the judge, and it gives him yet another forum to speak to his base. so if he decides that speaking to the base is going to be more important because the odds of getting conviction are already high, he might take the stand and basically then, if he does, have a further complaint that there isn't justice to be had in new york. >> reporter: and, if he does, well, that opens the opportunity for the prosecution to cross-examine him. the judge said they can use examples
the first witness today, david pecker, was then called to the stand. he is a friend or former friend of the president. the publisher of "the national enquirer" who helped trump bury two stories of an affair. one with a playboy model and the other with stormy daniels. the prosecution appears to be showing the jury how desperate trump was to hide alleged disloyalty to his wife from voters. now, will trump testify in his own defense? he says he will. here's george washington law school's...
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that was as john said, david pecker. part of the prosecutor's say critical conspiracy with the defendant former president donald trump. pecker, the former head of american media incorporated which is the publisher of the "national enquirer" spent on as witness to describe what is called an illegal scheme with donald trump to buy negative stories about him to help the trump election campaign. pecker explain the process at the tabloid how the stories are prepared and their case sometime spot and how it was up to him to okay paying for the "juicy stories." one of those juicy stories was from former "playboy" playmate karen mcdougal to. they claim she had an affair with trump which the inquirer bought for $150,000 but did not run as part of that catch and kill scheme. trump defense lawyer told the jury that the former president did not violate the law. the former president thought that checks to the lawyer michael cohen over his legal expenses and not his prosecutors claim to reimburse cohen to pay stormy daniels. "i have a
that was as john said, david pecker. part of the prosecutor's say critical conspiracy with the defendant former president donald trump. pecker, the former head of american media incorporated which is the publisher of the "national enquirer" spent on as witness to describe what is called an illegal scheme with donald trump to buy negative stories about him to help the trump election campaign. pecker explain the process at the tabloid how the stories are prepared and their case sometime...
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david pecker is our first witness today. he is taking the stand right now. we aren't going to show it, but we do not have producers in the stands. dropping out of that, forgive me. i started listening to this. by that matters is the last hour, what i learned from a former federal prosecutor is that you've got a couple of liars that are witnesses in this case. michael cohen being one, david pecker according to my guest also one of those lawyers on the stand. we are going to watch a person who was accused of doing that catch and kill where you get a negative story during your campaign and you pay somebody some money to speak about it, and you never publish that st story. >> kayleigh: potentially hearing from michael menotti who has a less than sterling reputation is a 12-year sentence. a lot of characters. as i'm watching this report, it occurred to me, the democrats thought this would in meyer trumpian negative coverage, a salacious story that people could grab onto. we are hearing what david pecker said via a reporter. we will hear what any of these witnesse
david pecker is our first witness today. he is taking the stand right now. we aren't going to show it, but we do not have producers in the stands. dropping out of that, forgive me. i started listening to this. by that matters is the last hour, what i learned from a former federal prosecutor is that you've got a couple of liars that are witnesses in this case. michael cohen being one, david pecker according to my guest also one of those lawyers on the stand. we are going to watch a person who...
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prosecutors are claiming that trump concocted a catch and kill scheme with pecker to bury negative stories. fox news legal editor kerri kupec you're ban with this. >> you can buy writes to a story and choose not to public it. there is not illegal about it. it is not part of this case. the prosecution wants to bring this in to say well, he and trump had some kind of agreement that he would help him out with the election. >> harris: i want to bring in andrew cherkasky and andrew, we now have learned that the prosecution has finished with its opening arguments and now the defense is giving its opening arguments. we have producers in the courtroom so we're getting realtime what's going on in there. what are your thoughts on this case? >> it sounds like the opening from the prosecution was focused on the idea that donald trump lied over and over and over again referring to the entries in the new york business records saying that the payments were legal retainers. the problem with the prosecution here is that seems to be a perfectly reasonable and rational entry into the books there. it is not a
prosecutors are claiming that trump concocted a catch and kill scheme with pecker to bury negative stories. fox news legal editor kerri kupec you're ban with this. >> you can buy writes to a story and choose not to public it. there is not illegal about it. it is not part of this case. the prosecution wants to bring this in to say well, he and trump had some kind of agreement that he would help him out with the election. >> harris: i want to bring in andrew cherkasky and andrew, we...
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michael cohen is a star witness and they begin with david pecker the former publisher of the national inquirer. left me go to you first, andrew, to find out what you think about this choice. does it tell you anything about where bragg is starting? >> andrew, we can't hear you. jonna, your thoughts. >> he is starting out in left field. you have to remember david pecker, he is quote, unquote, responsible for catching and killing some stories allegedly on behalf of donald trump. which, number one, is not a crime. number two, unless they are charged with conspiracy, we know that's not the case, has nothing to do with anything that donald trump did and the story in question doesn't involve stormy daniels. so already the prosecutor is going to be starting with this wide breadth that are related to the indictment. we know the theme for the prosecution is going to be hey, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, i've got all this smoke and mirrors and i need you to just pay attention to that and hopefully you will be confused into a guilty verdict when all is said and done. >> martha: is andrew cher
michael cohen is a star witness and they begin with david pecker the former publisher of the national inquirer. left me go to you first, andrew, to find out what you think about this choice. does it tell you anything about where bragg is starting? >> andrew, we can't hear you. jonna, your thoughts. >> he is starting out in left field. you have to remember david pecker, he is quote, unquote, responsible for catching and killing some stories allegedly on behalf of donald trump. which,...
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now that we've confirmed that david pecker is expected to be david pecker e the first witness, he's the e t first witness, the person who used to run th person who used to run the e ta nat"nat tabloid, "national enquirer," n" the fact the prosecution wants th to call him first is fascinating.e prosecution want it puts donald trump in the roo him first, it puts donald tr where it happened, where this u in the room where it happened, this whole scheme is allegedly hatched back in 2015. the fact tha whole scheme is allegedly hatched. back in 2015.they want to do it there lays the groundwork for ever so the fact they want to do it . >> the you believe there lays the groundwork for everything that's going to comen hearing from >> the public's been hearing ds up to the microphone from donald trump, he steps up to the microphone every day around trial time but keeps complaining about a gag order, complaining about a ga there's a gag order, not allowed to speak.g orde his truth social from last night at 11:30 said this, tomorrow morning i report to new york criminal court for a trial on somewha
now that we've confirmed that david pecker is expected to be david pecker e the first witness, he's the e t first witness, the person who used to run th person who used to run the e ta nat"nat tabloid, "national enquirer," n" the fact the prosecution wants th to call him first is fascinating.e prosecution want it puts donald trump in the roo him first, it puts donald tr where it happened, where this u in the room where it happened, this whole scheme is allegedly hatched back...
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pecker is among the early witnesses. stormy daniels will testify, along with michael cohen, trump's former fixer, who wired her the hush money. prosecutors said some of the witnesses have what you consider some baggage. trump said he could testify, too, during a trial expected to last six weeks. >> when i'm testifying, i tell the truth. all i can do is tell the truth. >> reporter: the testimony's going to be heard by a jury of seven men and five women that includes two native new yorkers and two immigrants. seven jurors have advanced degrees. one juror praised trump's out spokenness. another called the former president selfish. each promised to be fair and impartial. also this week the judge is going to consider whether trump violated the gag order which prohibits him from attacking witnesses. prosecutors said it happened several times through posts disparaging cohen and daniels. the defense denies it, but prosecutors want trump fined $1,000 for each offending post. the judge will hold a hearing on that on tuesday. as th
pecker is among the early witnesses. stormy daniels will testify, along with michael cohen, trump's former fixer, who wired her the hush money. prosecutors said some of the witnesses have what you consider some baggage. trump said he could testify, too, during a trial expected to last six weeks. >> when i'm testifying, i tell the truth. all i can do is tell the truth. >> reporter: the testimony's going to be heard by a jury of seven men and five women that includes two native new...
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several media outlets report that the first witness for the prosecution in the trial will be david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer. prosecutor say he helped cover up potential damaging stories about trump ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign. claudine. >> all right. thank you. andre. well, this week, the supreme court will hear arguments on whether former president trump can claim immunity for any act committed while in office. past supreme court rulings held a president cannot be liable in civil cases, but the court has never weighed in on the question of criminal prosecution. in this case stems from trump's indictment over his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. >> columbia university has announced that all classes will be held virtually today, after days of protests at that school that have raised safety concerns for the university's jewish students. more than 100 people have been arrested since the pro-palestinian protest began last week on the school's campus in new york city. the university's president said in a statement that while cl
several media outlets report that the first witness for the prosecution in the trial will be david pecker, the former publisher of the national enquirer. prosecutor say he helped cover up potential damaging stories about trump ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign. claudine. >> all right. thank you. andre. well, this week, the supreme court will hear arguments on whether former president trump can claim immunity for any act committed while in office. past supreme court rulings held a...