Described Michael Cohen to prosecutors on the stand as the alleged affair became public. Asked the lawyers what the point of the line of questioning was because it opened the door to what we have been watching from the defense during crossexamination, which by the way, just ended. Theyre trying to use Michael Cohens onetime loyalty against him. Asking Keith Davidson about calling, he was devastated donald trump wasnt taking him to washington, d. C. , saying, quote, after everything i have done for the blank, you can guess what the word is, guy, i cant believe im not going to washington. Ive saved that guys blank so many times you dont even know. Davidson testified cohen complained to him, quote and that davidson thought he was going to kill himself. The defense wants cohen to seem like a spurned lover, out for revenge. The question is does that discredit what is at the heart of the case, falsified documents. Lets find out from our team covering all of this. Joining us now, Nbc News Nat
Tabloid reporter that show the Frantic Scramble to stop it from going off the rails. The chaos that ensued when the Hush Money Payments came to light. On the stand right now is a man named doug daus. Hes a tech expert who works at the das office. He comes after hours of extraordinary testimony from Keith Davidson. The jury saw the agreement between David Dennison and Peggy Peterson alongside a side letter written by Keith Davidson that, as he puts it, decodes the agreement between the two and specificically mentions donald trump. The deals was done before Donald Trumps Election Night upset, a shocker to both keith david sop and National Inquire editor lance howard. Quote, Keith Davidson text the editor in chief of the National Inquirer around 3 00 a. M. Eastern on the night of the 2016 election. Quote, what have we done, Keith Davidson text. Oh, my god, he text him that night. Asked what he meant in his text, Keith Davidson said this was humor. He said there was an understanding betwee