Starts now. Welcome, everyone. Its a special twohour edition of the beat. Im ari melber. This is the second day of convicted former trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifying. Inside the courtroom where cohen was speaking against his former boss and by the afternoon the defense started their crossexamination. Weve been reporting on that. Heres how its been going. Another pivotal day in Donald Trumps criminal trial in new york. The prosecutions star witness Michael Cohen back on the stand. Trumps former fixer Michael Cohen taking the stand for a second day of testimony. Its a whole new game this afternoon. This is the moment weve been waiting for, the crossexamination. The burning question, will cohen keep his cool when trumps lawyers begin an intense crossexamination. Its been an explosive last hour of testimony. Its getting testy. Michael cohen is 45 minutes now into todd blanches cross. Donald trumps attorneys attempted to shred the thats some of what down today. Prosecutors have confirme
Monday and theyre saying that they may be able to rest their case by next weeks events, Brin Jin Grass is outside the courthouse following all of it for us and brynn today todays proceedings late. A lot of the important groundwork for the big witness monday, Michael Cohen, what can we expect on monday yes. Equaliser. This is the guy that said he would take a bullet for his boss and he might be who helps the prosecution sink donald trump. So well have to see, of course, hes the person who can bring jurors into that room, into the hello. Office in february 2017, when prosecutors say they hatched this plan to make these Reimbursement Payments ahead of the 2016 election. They alleged that he conspired with other trump org members to figure out how these reimbursements will work. Hes expected to be on the stand for a couple of days now, when the defense gets their turn to ask the questions, of course, theyre going to attack his credibility. Like we have seen them do with other witnesses in
Morning. Morning first thing thats what ill see you next. Have a great week Breaking News tonight and the trump trial, new testament trump, his longtime lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, who is now expected to take this then on monday, the judge Warning Cohen should not speak publicly about the hush money case as trump fumes about his gag order, and The Trial Heads Towards the heart of the former president s alleged crimes in the next hour, well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel breaking down all of todays most important developments and looking ahead to whats next welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im will blitzer with a Special Report in the situation room, the trump trial today Donald Trumps historic criminal trial now on the brink of a blockbuster week with Michael Cohens pivotal testimony and the prosecution revealing it could soon rest. Its case. Todays testimony and legal wrangling. All building toward cohen. Start turn on the W
About so where does it all go from here . Plus, did trump cross the line, judge juan merchan may once again punish the former president for violating his gag order, what the prosecution is asking for as they try to get trump to stop. On the surface, it may seem that trumps trial and the escalating violence and chaos on College Campuses have nothing to do with each other, but one of trumps former aides says it may, in fact, be part of a perfect political storm that is Helping Trump, boosting his election odds even as he sits quietly in court. But we start right here in New York City where a lunch break just began after a pretty wild morning at trumps trial. Its the former president accused of a crime, but todays proceedings have been focused squarely on his former fixer, Michael Cohen, his credibility, his likability and the lengths he went to to protect his boss as election day 2016 approached. Cohen hasnt even taken the stand, but his name has already come up more than a thousand time
For joining us. The news continues now, right here on cnn its tuesday, april 30, right now on cnn this morning, Breaking News Protesters at columbia break into an academic that make building a barricaded themselves inside. We are live on campus growing concern in israel and in congress, the International Criminal court is preparing an Arrest Warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and donald trump back in court where the prosecutions third witness is laying out how the hush money for Stormy Daniels was actually paid 5 00 a. M. Here in washington alive. Look at venation its capital on this morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. We begin this morning with breaking overnight at Columbia University. Dozens of protesters breached an Academic Building next to the Protest Encampment and they barricaded themselves inside. Others outside the building, formed a human chain to block out access to the entrance in these images from inside columbias