John any moment now the prosecutions star witness Michael Cohen will be back in the stand but this time under crossexamination. With that we kick off our number two im john roberts in washington, sander this afternoon is going to be one for the record books. John highly anticipated moment will be having moments from now im sandra smith in new york and with you, john this is America Reports in the live look just outside the doors of the courtroom second day of testimony for cohen that kicked off earlier today he testified he repeatedly lied about the payment to Stormy Daniels to his former boss. To poke holes in testimony to tear it apart with an allstar team of legal and political voices with us throughout the hour as testimony resumes. Spew to put first nate foy has latest outside the courthouse and pretty big moment is about to happen. We have not seen the former president reenter the court house yet but probably will shortly. How are you . Do you have that for us . Crossexamination is highly anticipated i spent the morning in the Overflow Room and i can tell you that cohens focus, but he did it appear frustrated and shaking his sighing as well we will see if his Demeanor Changes as his crossexamination as we sow a Stormy Daniels earlier that in the trial. At the end of his dredge examination prosecutors got the jury prepared for cohens lying. And special counsel prosecutors in 2018, cohen also admitted his livelihood largely depends on from. Cohen wrote several books and hosted podcasts talking about trump and earlier today he detailed the downfall of their relationship he said when the fbi raided his office and apartment in 2018 trump initially promised his protection as president but the relationship soured when cohen struck a predeal with federal prosecutors, something he agreed to he said in part to protect his wife who also faced potentially legal issues. Eric trump posted a picture of Trump Supporters at court today writing some truly incredible patriots and also today in Appeals Court declined to amend the gag order leaving his allies like House Speaker mike johnson to speak outside the courthouse for him. They are overwriting his constitutional right to defend himself for political spirits from his harshest critics of the most important time. Yeah come one of those critics is Michael Cohen. Who just last week was on tiktok streaming discussing the case while wearing a tshirt showing trump behind bars. So his crossexamination is about to begin. As you mention its highly anticipated we will send it back to you, sandra. Sandra nate foy outside the courthouse thank you. John . John lets bring in republican congressman corey miller is one of several lawmakers in the court today. Congressman mills thank you for being with us we appreciated. What did you make of what you heard from Michael Cohen today . Did he do any damage to the former president . He did no damage to the former president in my opinion but certainly to the prosecutorial side of things he has admitted to not only tax evasion but perjury as well as what i took away from this was a Self Admission he was knowing fully and wrongfully actually invoicing the Trump Organization fraudulently. So i think that in itself hurts his credibility but remember also he actually is the one who said new york courts are weaponized and nothing could be more true than what we are seeing right now. To the earlier Report Statement we talked about Michael Cohen living off the livelihood of maintaining this but the judges daughter or herself is also Fundraising Office for people like adam schiff and the Biden Administration so it promotes a way of trying to move forward for people to make money on the back of President Trump and in my opinion they provided nothing from a legal perspective that would hurt the president. Sandra congressman thank you for joining us. It appears there are some reports emerging right now that Michael Cohen will be the prosecutions last witness. We are trying to confirm that independently here at fox. But what would that mean for this trial if that is the case . Thats a great stride. If you think of how many people they actually had they were going to bring forward you name it, this actually shows they dont feel they are actually getting the effect they were desiring so i think that its a very good note for the president. I think its good for the defense team but again in four weeks of continuing this indictment they have not gotten to a single thing. They cant point to any type of federal election violations. They cant point to any wrong doing and if anything with a pointed out was that both Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen have lost their credibility and this court has been weaponized when you think about what the own judges daughter is doing raising almost 250 million to support democratic races. John these issues could be discussed on appeal whenever an appeal might be if there is a conviction, of course we have not gotten anywhere near that yet. Let me ask you this, congressman, you were there in the courtroom. How did you read the Body Language of the jury when cohen was on the stand . You know it was interesting there were a few of the jurors who were really intently paying attention being said but what i did notice there was a lot of leading the jury in my opinion. When you ask the judge to go dont look at that car, dont look at that car, dont look at that car clearly the jurors are going to go ahead and look at that car. They say please on Listener Unhear what you listened to. In my opinion you are trying to basically lead them and this is why i call this a complete witch hunt for the jurors seem to be completely intently watching the testimony and they seemed very relaxed when it comes to the fact that Michael Cohen was in fact saying i have no credibility i have no moral compass. We have our eyes on those doors because as we know this crossexamination Michael Cohen by the defense is expected to begin the minutes from now at 2 15 p. M. Eastern time. Those are the doors we expect to see the former president walker any moment now to reenter the courtroom. Congressman, give us your expectations as we await this crossexamination and how tough this may be on cohen. I think they will point out more of what weve already seen which is the lack of credibility and integrity of Michael Cohens testimony. I also think theyll be looking at the idea this is being utilized for more than nothing more than election interference end up with the gag order so the president cannot defend himself whenever he gets Ask Questions and again you are talking about the president ial nominee of the Republican Party being unable to answer key questions. So i think they are going to go after the fact that he is credible, he has no integrity, he has perjured himself multiple times, he has shown tax evasion and other fraudulent activities and his testimony should be thrown out much like this case. Congressman we have been talking about potential of appeal with mistakes that were made during this trial. Weve been talking about whether or not Stormy Daniels is allowed to go too far that judge juan mershon waited also so long to walk things factual plenty of grounds for an appeal if there is a conviction. On that front, and i know we are a long way from hearing with the journey has to say, but if there were to be a conviction what do you think the political impact would be on the former president . Everybody thought oh, if he is indicted he is done. He just got more popular. What happens if he is convicted . Again, i think people see this judge and this court system and the prosecution as nothing more than a witch hunt so i dont think theres a lot of credibility thats been given in this. If anything we watched after each indictment he has gone up in the polls perry we see he is up in 5 of 6 swing states. Joe biden is now having to utilize is really weapons in to buy votes in michigan and other areas so this doesnt hurt them in any way and theres more than enough room and an appeal. I dont see any credibility thats been proven to justify adeterminer. I appreciate you joining us in Lower Manhattan, thank you. John thank you, congressman paired we await the return of the former president. He is not expected to say anything on the way into court, he does in the morning and then when he leaves in the afternoon at the lunch break, its kind of a bit of a taboo i think for him to say anything to the camera in the hallway of the court. Either way to lunch break on the way back. Sandra will watch this eight plus hours on the stand Michael Cohen will return and take the stand crossexamination is about to begin by the defense team. As predictions we just got from Congressman Mills it will be a tough line of questioning talking to linsey davis who prepped Michael Cohens previous testimony the goal he said is to try to get cohen to keep his call him and his cool. Lets see if that is the case. As we were discussing with lanie davis, cohen is a guy who was lied to congress, led to the media, lied to the molar Investigative Team led to the fec, lied to the irs, and lied to a bank in order to obtain a Home Equity Line of credit. Sandra here is the former president. John hit areas now. Apparently theres some sort of conversion and he is a truth teller but can the jury look at all of the litany of lies in the past and say i believe everything he says now . Heat entered with a fist bump his son eric trump following closely behind him. They reentered the courtroom and the crossexamination will begin shortly. We will take a quick break. The latest on this trial and the comments from the courtroom we will have the former acting attorney general Matt Whitaker on deck next. S are perfect hes a brand new dog, all in less than a year. When people switch their dogs food from kibble to the farmers dog, they often say that it feels like magic. But theres no magic involved. dog bark its simply fresh meat and vegetables, with all the nutrients dogs need instead of dried pellets. Just food made for the health of dogs. Delivered in packs portioned for your dog. Its amazing what real food can do. My Mental Health was better. 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Remember the recency and privacy we will listen carefully to the first couple of questions setting the tone and ultimately does Michael Cohen wear down . Does he get a little testy does he get prickly and change his entire demeanor because they say he has been very slow very slow methodical and demonstrative and the same on crossexamination. John we had lanny davis on and he was talking about his expectations saying he had a conversation with cohen a couple of nights ago hoping he would keep calm and admit his own lying and his own sins and answer the question. And then he said this cut number 35. Speak of the jury has to make its own mind set. Turning and telling the truth and redemption in the community he shared on live testimony pronounced at the very end of the hearings in a very moving way. John lets go over the laundry list again he lied to congress, the media, the molar team, the ftc, the irs, to the bank to get his heloc, lied to me, not a big deal. As a convicted felon who spent time in prison, that is a heck of a redemption for the jury to turn around and believe everything he says. It is and for them to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, john, and after believe 100 of what Michael Cohen is saying. There is no corroborating. John weisselberg not coming in. Exactly so all of these transactions except maybe one or two that were recorded that really move the ball forward have to show the president s intent to falsify these business records. Again, a misdemeanor, and the intent to violate New York State election law in violation of federal election law which, again, as we talked before. John i dont know how to differentiate that. It will include a instruction if you believe Michael Cohen is lied you can have his testimony. And judge anger on who was a Trump Hating Judge and Elijah Cummings both rehabilitated Michael Cohen, it helped their narrative. Judge anger had to rely on the testimony of Michael Cohen and so did Elijah Cummings for what he had to do as well. And so to me i dont think the jury will give him that much benefit of the doubt once they realize he is a convicted liar and cannot be trusted. Sandra okay, just trying to get some updates here because i would assume at this point the crossexamination has begun. We got a note a few minutes ago the judges back on the bench and the jury are being brought back into the courtroom. The crossexamination as of 4 minutes ago was said to begin in two minute so they are 2 minutes into crossexamination perry we are waiting on any word of how this has begun in the courtroom there but you have to wonder what the former president is thinking. As this is the moment his team has been waiting for. If i was doing this crossexamination i would start with some fairly easy lies from his direct because they were comparing to what he previously said what he is now saying and i would start with you testified about this yesterday or today, you previously said this. Were you lying then or are you lying now and i would just walk him through those. Even if he says i am for sure telling the truth now, the real question the jury will be left with is why because they will conclude you are a trump hater up for revenge and your second book was called revenge. John this is the combination of the whole thing for the groundwork has been laid but the defense gets a chance as Mark Eiglarsh put it eviscerate Michael Cohen. We think will be todd blanche that gets the cross here but how tough does he have to be on cohen . John like blood on the floor and entrails . What is the truth . The jury wants to know what the actual facts are. They havent been instruction on the law yet but its human nature. If they have any some of the for Michael Cohen you have to eliminate that some of the first. Then you can go in for the kill figuratively. So i would expect todd will come again, get a rhythm of lying established with Michael Cohen and with the jury everything he has been told will not be relied on behind other documentation and other witnesses. Sandra todd blanche is handling the crossexamination. Blanche asked cohen this is the update from the Courtroom Ask calling him a crying Little S Word i cannot say on tv on tiktok and cohen says it sounds like something i would say. Blanche asked another question about cohen commenting on him and then Prosecution Objects. They are in a sidebar, the judge strikes the questions, matt, thats what we have so far. This is kind of the referee in the whole match, isnt i