We heard from rick scott last week, as well, in that role. But now inside the courtroom, courtroom 59. You have former President Donald Trump in his new york Criminal Trial. The prosecutions star witness is on the stand. Hes a Convicted Felon, Michael Cohen. Hes on the Witness Stand as we speak. We are getting moment by moment details as his credibility is at issue. We will bring each of those details. Hello, everyone. This is outnumbered. Im Kayleigh Mcenany here is my cohosts, Emily Compagno and harris faulkner. Also joining us, Fox Friends First cohost carley shimkus, and former was wisconsin congressman sean duffy. Michael cohen is back on the stand in Courtroom Number 59. They took a short break but he is resuming his testimony, and that is for former President Trump. He said he had a fantastic experience, by the way, for many years, almost a decade. Before he launched into his details about his efforts to kill negative stories about trump before the 2016 election. Eric shawns live outside the New York State Supreme Court with more. Eric . Well, emily, remember the wendys commercial . Wheres the beef . The jury here hasnt heard it yet. They could hear it later on this afternoon after the lunch break for Michael Cohen, but so far this morning has been basically bringing the jurors inside Donald Trumps office, and the conversations he said they had when they heard about the claims of trumps alleged affairs. Cohen spent a decade protecting. He said he would like, bully, and certain people as trumps lawyer, saying it is fair to call him trumps fixer and that he would do anything the boss wanted, wanted to make the boss happy. They did call it a fantastic experience that left him feeling on top of the world. Cohen described earlier he was in and out of trumps office, just down the hall in trump tower. Prosecutors trying to show through his testimony that trump was on top of everything and that the payments to Stormy Daniels would not have happened without the boss okay. He testified that, when playboy model Karen Mcdougal claimed she had a ten month long affair with trump, and the National Enquirer heard about it, trump told cohen, shes really beautiful, and, make sure it doesnt get released. And he reassured cohen, dont worry, ill take care of it. The jury heard that audio of trump and cohen talk about paying mcdougall, but the money was eventually ponied up by the National Enquirer. But they have not started delving into Stormy Daniels exact payments. This is his middle son eric happens to be sitting two rose behind his father, and he tweeted out, i have never seen anything more rehearsed. Cohen is now just getting to the Stormy Daniels payments, saying he talked to alan wasser bread, the trump cfo, about how to pay for that. They didnt want to pay w for it with a trump entity comes that psycho and said he incorporated a shell corporation, Essential Consultants to try to funnel some of that money through that and not tie it to trump. Hes been pretty methodical and very polite on the stand. The prosecutor has been asking questions, and he often time answers yes, maam. This is not the explosive, combative Michael Cohen we are all used to. But this is the prosecution case, and other crossexamination. We likely may see a quite different Michael Cohen when he is confronted by Donald Trumps lawyers. Back to you. Kayleigh edb might. And lanny davis gave us some details in the political playbook about what that explosive Michael Cohen looks like. We will follow and watch for that. Eric shawn, thank you very much. Emily, a big take away that i have gleaned today, and if you are reading this detail by detail you get to the story about the trump doorman who said he had a story to tell. And trump said to Michael Cohen, you handle it. In other words, trump is not handling it, Michael Cohen handle it. Then you get to the details about Karen Mcdougal payment, the 150,000. He said, what financing . And instructed Michael Cohen to take care of it. As we are speaking, hes been grilled about his conversation with alan weisel buried about how this payment would play out. Notably, where is trump and all of this . That seems like Michael Cohen fixing things while trump was kept informed to some top level degree. Emily which is usually the homelike of a fixer. They protect the principal, as kerri kupec has pointed out numerous times. When you hear someone like cohen is now saying every detail has been reported to the boss, thats a little surprising, because that is usually not what happens at all. In fact, an appropriate fixer leaves it vague to this plausible deniability, and the whole point of the fixer is to handle things in whatever way. So when someone tells you to handle it, that could mean a whole host of things, and that certainly doesnt automatically mean a specific instance. I note, as well, to this point, when eric shawn was discussing the demeanor of Michael Cohen, that might be the present presentation, that defense will certainly do and excellent job of piercing the credibility. No matter how much lipstick he put on a pig, Michael Cohen brings with him to the stand and incredibly exploitative, selfaffirming, and selfaggrandizing approach to this entire thing. He is a disbarred attorney. He pierced the attorneyclient privilege and the oath of the bar multiple times, and hes testifying as such. So i think the jury will see right through it. Kayleigh harris, to that point, theys been a theme with every witness. None of them think highly of Michael Cohen. None of them. David pecker, prone to exaggeration. Hope hicks, you still like the columns of mr. Fixit billy because he first broke it. Keith davidson, insinuations, allegations. He was just screaming. Gary failed to lease to be his banker, called him an aggressive guy. Harris no one thought this was going to be a great witness. Nobody. Hes a convicted liar, we all knew that. He surreptitiously reported his own client. When you play those back, exhibit 246, if we want to play on the show. You hear a man giving direction to a former president about what he should do, and trump is like, should we do it this way . No, well do it this way. And further you learn in court today, the proximity by which this man, Michael Cohen, wanted to be at the seat of power. Whether it was prepresidency or during it, he was thirsty for it, and he wanted the deal that he made with trump to encompass that the only report directly to this president. I have argued there is no way we know exactly what Michael Cohen was doing. If you are going to hold somebody speak to the fire for something that man dead, start with that man. I dont know what good he is on the Witness Stand. Tammy bruce called him a useful idiot for the prosecution. It takes him so long to read through his mind and get the answer right and spit it out, and hopefully not in conflict with something he said previously, that it is slowing the process down. Our own producers and journalists inside the courtroom said this is so slowmoving. It would be slowmoving. Youre trying not to lie when it is just your Reflexive Nature to lie. And i have a come up with the right answer . Not the right answer, the true answer. That mental battle must be really hard. Kayleigh it must be. Sean, weve talked about on the show, that jurors will make assessments about Michael Cohen, about donald trump. They will make assessments about each and every one of these witnesses. And i was fascinated today to hear from Michael Cohen how fantastic his time was with the trump administration, because i just pulled up all the disparaging things said about cohen. Look at what the witnesses have said about trump in their time working for him. Madeleine wester helm, a really good bass, very enjoyable to work for. Hope hicks, enjoyed her time with the trump family so much. I dont think it would have been there 34 years if he didnt respect me. And Michael Cohen, the star witness of the prosecution, he says it was fantastic working for him for those ten years, an amazing experience, they were great times, there were less great times, for the most part, enjoy the responsibilities given to me. Sean because by and large donald trump is a really nice guy if you get to know him. Hes a funny, nice, gregarious human being. You mentioned the labor cohen is going through and answering questions, he has to go through all the prior statements hes made and make sure this statement in court isnt necessarily true but is consistent with prior statements hes made. I mentioned the jury, they spent so much irrelevant information thats been brought into this trial, so much salacious information, and the jury doesnt know that its irrelevant, the jury doesnt know they think they are being presented this information because theres a purpose behind it. So this is all going to come down to the closing arguments. Can the Trump Defense team actually cut through all the garbage and make this case really simple and clear, and look at the facts and the elements of the crime as it compares to what evidence was presented . If they do that, some fair jurors, its going to bode well for a trump. Kayleigh it may not even get there. Jonathan turley made a fantastic point this morning, carley. Which is, after this is all done, you have a move for a direct verdict with a judge can just dismiss this, and a fair judge, i would argue, would, because we havent seen the evidence fact match the law. E carley will be shocked f that happened, but a lot of said, if i were the judge, and you look at the facts, this shouldnt even get to deliberation from the jurors. It should be dismissed outright. But the day started today with them asking Michael Cohen about his family life. His father was a holocaust survivor, hes been married 32 years, his grandmother want him to go to law school, and all of that is a clear attempt by the prosecution to humanize him for the jurors. Some of the other notes have gotten from our journalists inside the courtroom have been very interesting. Michael cohen called trump boss, or mr. Trump. He said his ten years at the Trump Organization were fantastic. And i think this is one of the keys, as well. He also said he confirmed he did bully people because the only thing on his mind was to accomplish the task and to keep trump happy. It kind of reminds you of a mob trial, where prosecutors are trying to paint donald trump as, ironically, the don, and Michael Cohen is kind of a sympathetic lackey he was just following orders. So you have to wonder whats going on in the minds of these jurors have listened to three weeks of testimony that Michael Cohen is this terrible guy, a bully, a jerk, and hes trying to paint himself as some kitten is also appearing to be nervous on the stand. Kayleigh yes. Well keep you updated with each and every detail coming from the stand. Minutebyminute updates. We will bring them to you as Michael Cohen testifies in former President Donald Trumps Criminal Trial in new york city. We are watching those doors for the former president , but also this. Mainstream media making a shocking admission that this trial might be politically motivated. Thats next. Heres to Getting Better with age. Heres to beating these two every thursday. 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This happens to be true, and my opinion. I doubt the indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not donald trump. Emily that sentiment being echoed by former President Trump himself this morning on his way to court. This trial is rigged, its dishonest, its a disgrace to new york, its a disgrace to the country. I should be out campaigning now instead of sitting in a very cold court house all long. This is a biden prosecution. It is election interference at a level that nobody in this country has ever seen before. This is for third world countries, not for the usa. Emily kayleigh, President Trump is right and fareed is right. Kayleigh what was in your coffee this weekend or your Drinking Water . It wasnt this issue. He talks about trump leading in almost every single swing state. Understand the poles are not always accurate, but they tend to underestimate Donald Trumps support. Then moves on to immigration where he talks about the need to go back to the old asylum policy, and margaret hoover, i believe thats who it was, spoke up and said it sounds like trump policies. He doubles down, exactly. I dont know if he woke up, if the New York Times polling scared him, but this is very different fareed zakaria. And an analyst on the network said, i dont think you would get a conviction in any district that was not a democratic district, paraphrasing in there, but the point is people are waking up and seeing the polls, seeing there is no evidence here, and they are forced to admit the truth. Sp emily is this a canary in the coal mine and people see it through the lens of common sense, what weve been saying all along . Sean have to give kudos to fareed, but its taken a long time to come to this conclusion, multiple leaks into the trial. But who else is going to call this for what it is . Is a sham trial, politically motivated, it would only happen to someone by the name of donald trump. And what does it say about their support of joe biden . He is failing in the polls, kayleigh pointed that out. Are they trying to look to the convention and find a new candidate . This begs the question. Emily do you think, carley, that it will impact lets say these Harbinger Pluralists are pulling it through. Is there a Groundswell Being reflected in the polls . Not those just committed him to begin with, but all of those in the middle and all of those on the side also. E carley it certainly cou. The people watching his show our defense of donald trump. When he started to hear him say these things, he could really have influence over the minds of those voters or even independent voters who are tuning in to cnn to see what he has to say. Hes one of the most anticatv personalities, and for him to be getting a politically motivated raw deal is very notable. And democrats are now divided because of the israelhamas war, and republicans are rallying around donald trump. Unity in the Republican Party now more so than other times, speaking out for donald trump in support of him downtown in new york right now. And that is really important because those people arent under a gag order, so theyll say things donald trump cannot. Ct lets bring it back to that cold courtroom. At the end of the day, all that matters for this trial is what the jurors think. Do you think they will see that this indeed is politically motivated . Harris if they really cared about the jurors thought, the prosecution, maybe they ought to stop talking about a case it doesnt matter, Karen Mcdougal. I check my phone, i have pages of emails about them talking about the former Playboy Bunny with the catch and kill story that has nothing to do with this. Now they couldnt even say the letter a letter and i National Enquirer david peckers name in documents, because he was trying to get a gig as ceo at time inc. , but he was at the heart of that. It boggles the mind. I dont know why it matters to the prosecution. But this becomes a political issue for everybody. What are your options . And the judge is now under investigation, thats being reported, for maybe having some conversations, judge merchan, that he maybe should not have had about a different case. Do they want h