Real answer about michae cohen s credibility. let me give you a fact that is the best answer. the first is that michael cohe said before an obvious defense of millions in public, what did for donald trump and dirty deeds for ten years, i lied, i cheated and i did everything dirty for him. and then i decided, on july 2nd, 2018, to own what i did. i am ashamed of myself and now i want to speak trut to power and i want to put my family an my country first it is very rare for a witnes who has a lot of flaws, ha owned all that he has done inside from this point on will cooperate wit authorities. so seven congressional committees, grand jury testimony this is the real answer to credibility. what i hear you giving us i a forceful defense of mr cohen s credibility. so do you think, at this point it is unfounded for folks to question his credibility no. certainly not.
He did, he is the one harshest on himself, simone he says i am ashamed of myself i apologize. i am not going to defend myself, 40s for ten years. he said that in front of ten of millions of people on liv television so there is no denying that he was a liar and a cheat and did a lot of terrible things in th name of, and the instruction of, donald trump, according to federal prosecutors. that includes the hush money payment, federal prosecutors said donald trump directed him to do that now he went to jail for doin that and this was a terrible crime. they themselves described it a a campaign finance violation that mike pence hypocritically diminishes federal prosecutors have say that this is a crime tha imperils our democracy so when the republicans ar trying to politicize this by saying this is a political trial, you know who they are arguing with federal prosecutors in the trump administration
Which according to the washington post is heating u and as more and more focused o obstruction according to their breaking news today. and fani willis use that agate yvette menands we may have that the snowball gets bigger and bigger while sometimes for a defendan just delay, i harry defense di tierney say a dead case is a good as a. and delay works for them it doesn t really work in this case for donald trump. there are so man investigations and cases pending. if you are smart, he would figure out a way to get this case out of the way so he ca deal with the rest that s not his dna my guess is the snowball jus gets bigger and bigger cynthia, as you are, saying catherine s here are sayin yes. you are agreeing something about the specia coastal who s continuing his investigation and. to january six and ramping up, lots of people being called to come in there, which - also in new york state.
$150, 000, mr. pecker received immunity by admitting he did that and this was in return for donald trump s commitment to repay that money michael cohen pled guilty to that crime, because he did the paperwork. so he was charged by the - district prosecutors for the two crimes and again, i just want t reiterate, these are serious crimes they are not just campaign finance violations it is called hush money to deprive the american people of whether it is karen mcdougal and donald trump directly with mr. pecker, and michael to the paperwork. but they are two crimes that a far as i know, at least on will be charged. the karen mcdougal crime tha michael pled guilty to, he wen to jewel in part for, we don t know whether this will be crime separately charged in th indictment all right lanny davis ladies and gentlemen, with a forceful and fiery defense o his client we will wait to see what these charges are on tuesday i am joined now by congressman benny thompson he is a democrat fro
This, criminalize helping across state lines without parental consent we are talking to stat legislatures on both sides o the issue. i am simone sanders johnson. and i have something to say. buckle up folks the historic crimina indictment of the former president is beginning o tuesday, surrounded by rampe up security presence and i lower manhattan, forme president donald trump will be arraigned on what the cour administration s official tell us is about 30 counts relate to document fraud. that is one trump and the rest of us will find out exactl what the charges are after a month long investigation, le by district attorney alvin bragg. now, the case centers around alleged hush money payments to adult film actress storm
Indicted remember, he s also th republican front runner in the republican primary for president. while the timeline for potential trial is still unclear, there is a chance the jurors will be hearing testimony in manhattan at th same time as republican voters are casting their ballots an earn the nominee in context. politico is reporting that trump could try to push hi trial right into the heart o campaign season. i m joined now by cynthia al s knee, she is a former federa prosecutor and an msnbc lega analyst. thank you for being here here is catherine christian, a former district attorney and manhattan. catherine, i want to start wit you. you heard lanny davis, i jus spoke to them, an attorney for michael cohen. you heard mr. vance who used t be your boss at when you re in the manhattan district attorney s office.
States and districts punis republican candidates becaus they were so associate with. trump thing about, it make sense, they are struggling the are having a tough time. they feel a heavier burden every day. and all they read about in the news is donald trump and his scandals and his vendettas his efforts to instigate peopl in this country. it just doesn t connect with women. it turns them off. so, republicans are trying t reach women on issues like education. energy affordability when donald trump legally th headlines every, day it s very difficult. it really does turn of especially a lot of those wome who are swing voters i just thought abou something. my husband often, says you hav to pick your battles i feel like some of th republican battles need to pic their battles and maybe le donald trump go he s not helping. former congressman carmelo thank you so much. folks, the spotlight is actually on idaho. let me tell you. why it could become the firs
Daniels, ahead of the 2016 election so what s next well, a lengthy trial. trump s former attorney and key witness the mastication, michael cohen, is expected t testify. but cohen has been plagued wit credibility issues after pleading guilty in 2018 covered in this very case. but before district attorney brag pursue this histori indictment, yet a presen assessor former manhattan distric attorney cy vance, who was investigating his payments a well vance met with cohen at leas eight times 2021 here is what the forme district attorney told m colleague, jen psaki, abou whether he would be comfortabl bringing cohen in front of a grand jury the issue is not whether would be comfortable the issue is whether the offic today is going to be comfortable. it appears that they absolutel are. as i ve said, i think earlie today, obviously mr. cohen as witness will be attacked
Hearing marjorie taylor greene saying it being in new york on tuesday to rally the troop against this injustice all of that kind of rhetoric created on january 6th, and for some strange reason the republicans and congress don t get it. we had over 140 law enforcemen in the building her. we had five people lost thei lives. this kind of blanket - is very very dangerous because there are some peopl out here who shake them at their word so congressman, it is now reported that donald trump plans to address his supporter tuesday evening. i don t know who will be covering the address live, wha network, but he does plan to address the supporters does that rhetoric concern you are you concerned that tha
In arkansas, other state within the south they caused massive, massive destruction. president biden and the firs lady, dr. biden, they were they toured the damage you were there when they toured could you just give us som insight, how our recover efforts going in mississippi and do you think you hav gotten enough from the federal government well, it is a work in progress i am in rolling fork mississippi, this evening. i ve met with the mayor or - the county supervisors, an other citizens all out of th pull our communities together. it will be a daunting task it is an honorable community president is weaving the match requirement and making it 10 percent federal review a investigation in terms o helping. it helps our community everyone is satisfied, but t