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Trump on Trial New York v. Donald Trump

caroline's point that they didn't charge them, conspiracy is nevertheless the agreement to do something the law forbids. it did don't on for decades. it was a relatively short period of time. there's 34 counts, but there's really a much more limited number of acts that led to those 34 false documents. so prosecutors have to make it simple, avoid the simplistic, keep it linear and chronological, not overpromise and make sure they have a witness that will back up everything they say in the opening. this is not an inordinately complex thing to do. i forget who made the point earlier, but they're exactly right. i think it was maya. if there's a weakness in your case, you front it. you want do make sure that the jury hears from you, the prosecutor, where the weaknesses are, where the traps may be. otherwise then the defense gets to tell them and it looks like you as the prosecutor is hiding something. it's not an inordinately complex

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do and we will be back here again tomorrow. studio: sarah smith, thank you. two men have been charged with spying for china after an investigation by counterterrorism 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 corera is at scotland yard. yes, christopher barry and christopher cash are both to be charged with offences under section one of the 1911 official secrets act. specifically obtaining a passing on documents or information which could be useful to an enemy, and the rather old—fashioned and the rather old —fashioned language and the rather old—fashioned language of that 1911 act, but specifically here we are talking about china. the head of the counterterrorism command at metropolitan police has said this was a complex investigation into very serious allegations. the men were arrested more than a year ago last march and news are that only

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Trump Hush Money Trial

any of these witnesses at their word, look at the documents. >> and in fact, able only aid the credibility rehabilitation as someone like michael cohen, if it's really in front of them not having to trust just him exactly about the defense, though they're going to have some pretty strong arguments, at least in the opening to try to undermine whatever case they have. yes. so the defense will open 2nd. todd blanche, former federal prosecutor peter colleagues with alvin bragg. i worked at the southern district of new york with both of them, todd blanche is expected to give the opening for donald trump. the first thing that i expect him to say is the burden of proof, is there's that's on the other side of the courtroom. we defense don't have to prove a thing. they have to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, which is the highest standard known to our hey that's important, especially because this will determine whether or not trump will actually testify or dispense want to put on any case because if they have not made the burden of proof, they may not put on any case. yeah. >> key points are going to of course, attack michael cohen, say he's a proven liar. they're going to say the crime here, the falsification that was done by the accountant, allen weisselberg, that was done inside the trump org and

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Trump Hush Money Trial

he is looking over at them as the judge is explaining, they can take notes, but they should be brief and shouldn't be something that distracts from what's actually going on. his urging them to pay close attention to what they're about to hear as arthur was just talking about from the prosecution, but also from the defense, also that there's going to be a lot of evidence. this is not just going to be based on testimony of people like michael cohen they're also going to be relying heavily on documents here arthur want to thank you so much for your time and reaction proceeds really appreciate it on this morning as we stand by for opening statements and don't comes hush money trial. >> we're getting new information about the prosecution's first witness, man, who admits to a scheme to buy and very damaging stories about donald trump woodpecker will have more on him when we come back riyad saves new album is breaking records called the

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Trump on Trial New York v. Donald Trump

this happens all the time. the code is obviously to pak things harder to understand. if anyone to hear it or be taping it as was this case, but code is not something that's insurmountable. they'll call an agent in federal court and say i'm an expert in code. this is what those mgic words mean. this can be damaging if the people can explain it in a way that the jury can understand what's going on. there's been a whole lot made of the fact that michael cohen is not a credible witness. that may not be as big of a problem for the people if they can corroborate the evidence with documents or someone like david pecker's testimony, who i think might emerge as the real star witness for the people. maybe not so much michael cohen, but david becker. someone outside the system who doesn't have as much baggage as a michael cohen. their stories match up, along

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Trump Hush Money Trial

trump hush money trial. and i'm jake tapper in washington today, a courtroom collision filled with history shattering precedent, and a stock possibility that one of the two major candidates for president this fall will be a convicted criminal sometime soon the government and the defense will give two very different narratives about what happened been in that closing stretch of the 2016 campaign, prosecutors planning to present a mountain of evidence documents, and witnesses to corroborate it. all, alleging the donald trump as you near to plan to buy the silence and stormy daniels with whom he allegedly had a dalliance, and allegedly cover up what he did by falsifying business records now, the defense plans, campaigns, and altogether different picture to argue that the prosecution's case is built on puzzle pieces that do not fit together and built around the line hi of a convicted perjurer, michael cohen. >> the former trump fixer who has sworn to exact revenge on his onetime boss today, we may see a critical prosecution

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Trump Hush Money Trial

that first witness who can speak about direct conversations he had with trump. but just to note, as the judge, it's pointing to the jury how this is going to work, what they need to rely on, that it's not what he says that is evidenced. it's what the actual what is presented to them that is the evidence that they decide this on trump is in this room with the 12 jurors who are going to decide ultimately what happens here. and he's someone who the jurors last week because they're being brought in, were describing that he was waving and some of them and they is they came in. he was viewing this in the way that he does really the lens of everything right now, which is through this kind of campaign lens of someone who thinks he's his own best campaigner. izotova spokesperson, and his own best attorney relate and so we're getting these quotes from the judge right now, as he explains what the jury has to do, and he says that you must decide this case on the evidence. and he tells the juror is to remember that what lawyers say is not evidence. he says that evidence includes documents testimony physical evidence. it is the

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Trump on Trial New York v. Donald Trump

with the documents that match the stories. >> it's not unusual to have recordings, right, especially when you have a criminal case where things could have been budding. you know, but one of the witnesses recorded it on his own, and for his own reasons. that is different and unusual. >> that's different. but as danny said, it happens. particularly if you have a witness is afraid they may be caught one day, and he wants to say this is what happened. you notice in that tape, a good defense attorney can cross examine. cohen says i got this. their whole self-defense lakes by donald trump hands off. this was all michael cohen. that will play into the defense. >> catherine, danny, stay with me. we've got a lot more to learn from you both of you in this hour. up next, what more we could hear from david pecker and why the former "national enquirer" publisher was the first witness on the stand.

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Trump on Trial New York v. Donald Trump

michael cohen's credibility, david pecker is going to introduce not only the documents but how the documents were generated, how the communications went down, how this entire catch and kill scheme was orchestrated and who was behind it. and by the way, he is and was donald trump's friend. we may hear about conversations that he had with donald trump. the key for the people here is they have to show donald trump's intent. they have the checks. the checks have the signatures on them. they have the documents. they have to defeat the defense's argument, i'm the head of the corporation, i sign the checks. i see no evil, hear no evil. >> that's a good example of what pecker can bring to the conversation as opposed to cohen. >> he was one of the three men in the meeting when the whole scheme, according to prosecutors, were set up. >> catherine christian and danny cevallos, thank you so much. really great seeing you.

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Trump on Trial New York v. Donald Trump

prosecute. >> the zombie case. >> which is one of the issues that donald trump has made against them. i wanted to ask chuck also, refresh us about the hush money case, that simply the precurser, is predecessor. this is about falsifying documents to keep embarrassing details away from the public. prosecutors don't necessarily need to prove that donald trump was personally involved in falsifying those documents. they just, sort of last week to a husband being guilty if he tired a hit man to kill his wife, which was a rather aggressive way to describe him. talk about how this become a felony. >> let me take this in two parts if i may, andrea. so, first, it's useful to think about conspiracy law. even though mr. trump has been charged with a conspiracy t prosecutors said in their opening statement that a

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