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cohen, if you listen to the defense's opening argument, you would have thought michael cohen was the person on trial. why is he so central to the case? >> he is the central figure to this case. none of this would have happened if michael cohen robert mueller hadn't spoken years ago. it's the reason it's coming to fruition because michael cohen at one point has said in the past he would take a bullet for donald trump. he described himself as donald trump's pit bull that pit bull has flipped on donald trump. if michael cohen had never said anything to prosecutors years ago, none of this would have ever happened. this was donald trump's fixer, byron. this was the guy that when the situations like this would happen, michael cohen would make them go away. it's all because of him that donald trump's in court. >> in laymen's convicted liar. this guy has lied a lot but you can believe him here. >> they owned it in opening statements. we know michael cohen has gone to jail. we know he did this. he know he has lived for donald trump. but here is the thing. it still happened. he still did it. a
cohen, if you listen to the defense's opening argument, you would have thought michael cohen was the person on trial. why is he so central to the case? >> he is the central figure to this case. none of this would have happened if michael cohen robert mueller hadn't spoken years ago. it's the reason it's coming to fruition because michael cohen at one point has said in the past he would take a bullet for donald trump. he described himself as donald trump's pit bull that pit bull has...
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and he told the jury, michael cohen, a key prosecution witness, has "an obsession with getting trump, he cannot be trusted." but prosecutors insist the alleged criminal conspiracy to protect trump involved others including their first witness, david pecker, the former "national enquirer" publisher who once called trump a personal friend. as pecker took the stand, trump leaned forward, arms crossed, an angry look on his face. pecker has acknowledged buying negative stories about the candidate only to bury them, a practice known as catch-and-kill. on the stand, pecker was blunt, "we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories." he is testifying under a subpoena, having cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he was only on the stand for a few minutes today, but he'll be back tomorrow. leaving court, trump, who denies the affair with daniels, tried to downplay the case against him. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very minor thing in terms of the law. >> reporter: so, david, pecker is back tomorrow, david, but there will be arguments whether trump violated th
and he told the jury, michael cohen, a key prosecution witness, has "an obsession with getting trump, he cannot be trusted." but prosecutors insist the alleged criminal conspiracy to protect trump involved others including their first witness, david pecker, the former "national enquirer" publisher who once called trump a personal friend. as pecker took the stand, trump leaned forward, arms crossed, an angry look on his face. pecker has acknowledged buying negative stories...
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pecker testifying, he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination, which trump referenced on the campaign trail. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories, pecker saying he told trump he tried to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. when he learned a former playboy model, karen mcdougal, was trying to sell her story about an affair with trump, which trump denies. pecker's company bought the rights to the story for $150,000. but to protect trump, pecker says he never published the story. pecker's due back on the stand when the trial resumes tomorrow, a dramatic scene on a highway in oregon. >> a one year old boy is safe after being rescued by police. they say he'd been abducted by his father, who was accused of tw
pecker testifying, he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination, which trump referenced on the campaign trail. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any...
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the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that when trump paid cohen back, he falsified business
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cohen, to protect trump during the 2016 campaign. david pecker grinning widely as he pointed out trump in the courtroom, the former president smirking back. the two men had been friends for years. but pecker told the jury their relationship changed in 2015, after trump launched his run for president, pecker was summoned to trump tower that august, and in a 20-minute meeting, he said trump and cohen asked me, what can i do and what my magazines can do to help the campaign. pecker testified he pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on his opponents, and he offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories. pecker said he told trump he'd try to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. as pecker described that trump tower meeting, jurors were rapt, taking constant notes. pecker laid out how he worked with trump and cohen to publish attacks on rival republican candidates. cohen would tell him who to go after, and the magazine would do it. pec
cohen, to protect trump during the 2016 campaign. david pecker grinning widely as he pointed out trump in the courtroom, the former president smirking back. the two men had been friends for years. but pecker told the jury their relationship changed in 2015, after trump launched his run for president, pecker was summoned to trump tower that august, and in a 20-minute meeting, he said trump and cohen asked me, what can i do and what my magazines can do to help the campaign. pecker testified he...
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you can't believe michael cohen. prosecution is saying they can back up what michael cohen is saying with other witnesses and records. but the defense wants to make this case as much as possible ability michael cohen's credibility. >> pecker was the first witness. fair to call him the star witness? >> absolutely. according to prosecutors, he's the one executing on all of this, right? he's the one deciding which stories get killed. he's part of the process, in talking about what's coming in. what do we have to worry about, etc? he becomes the executer for donald trump. so he becomes a critical witness and the heart of his testimony coming today. >> george: let's bring jon karl in. donald trump appeared to fall asleep for the fourth time yesterday. what did you make of his demeanor? >> he looks diminished and irritated to be there. you could see it in him. he comes out after the proceedings, talk to the cameras. his political advisers have said day after day he would use that moment to go on the offensive, hit his camp
you can't believe michael cohen. prosecution is saying they can back up what michael cohen is saying with other witnesses and records. but the defense wants to make this case as much as possible ability michael cohen's credibility. >> pecker was the first witness. fair to call him the star witness? >> absolutely. according to prosecutors, he's the one executing on all of this, right? he's the one deciding which stories get killed. he's part of the process, in talking about what's...
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at trump's direction, prosecutors say his fixer, michael cohen, wired daniels $130,000. and then to hide the true nature of the payment, trump allegedly decided cohen's reimburse amounts should be recorded as legal services. pecker also allegedly promising to publish positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponent. pecker says prior to the election, his magazines never caught and killed any stories for trump. trump has denied any sexual relationship with daniels and has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records. trump slamming the case outside of court. >> we have a gag order, which to me is totally unconstitutional. i'm not allowed to talk, but people are allowed to talk about me. >> and that gag order trump is talking about. prosecutors have accused him of violating it. the judge held a contempt hearing on tuesday morning that got heated, ultimately saying he would not rule from the bench. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> will scott peterson get access to new dna testing in his quest for a new trial? the abc seven news i-team c
at trump's direction, prosecutors say his fixer, michael cohen, wired daniels $130,000. and then to hide the true nature of the payment, trump allegedly decided cohen's reimburse amounts should be recorded as legal services. pecker also allegedly promising to publish positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponent. pecker says prior to the election, his magazines never caught and killed any stories for trump. trump has denied any sexual relationship with daniels...
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he talks about a lot of conversations between him and michael cohen. michael cohen is likely going to say, i talked to david pecker. here's what we said. and if the prosecutors get what they want, it will be consistent. >> george: they'll probably put hope hicks in there as well. >> exactly. they can back up everything of michael cohen before he comes in so the stage has been set. >> george: let's turn to the supreme court. looks like yesterday donald trump lost one battle but won a bigger war. >> look, his attorney gave up on this absolute immunity argument. right? which was always silly, this idea that no matter what you do as president, private or public conduct, you are immuned. his attorney conceding we're not talking about private conduct. why is he doing that? because this is going to make it much more likely that it's going to take a longer time as things move forward. if you view the goal of the trump team as delay, it was the smartest thing they could do. >> george: right. they've clearly gotten a delay. seems almost inconceivable this trial
he talks about a lot of conversations between him and michael cohen. michael cohen is likely going to say, i talked to david pecker. here's what we said. and if the prosecutors get what they want, it will be consistent. >> george: they'll probably put hope hicks in there as well. >> exactly. they can back up everything of michael cohen before he comes in so the stage has been set. >> george: let's turn to the supreme court. looks like yesterday donald trump lost one battle but...
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in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star.
in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star.
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trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, also expected to be a key witness, along with stormy daniels and former white house communications director hope hicks. >> it's going to be up to the defense to try and discredit the witnesses on cross-examination, point out inconsistencies in their accounts in the case of one of the key witnesses, michael cohen, they'll hammer on his credibility because he is a convicted felon. >> in a separate case today, a judge will hear arguments over the $175 million bond in trump's civil fraud case, where he was found liable of falsely inflating his real estate assets. the new york attorney general is asking the judge to void that bond payment, saying the bond company has failed to show it has the money to cover the amount. and another big legal battle for the former president is this thursday, when the supreme court hears arguments on trump's presidential immunity claim and the january 6th election interference case. former republican congresswoman liz cheney, in a new york times op ed today, urges the supreme court to issue its ruling on immunity quickly a
trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, also expected to be a key witness, along with stormy daniels and former white house communications director hope hicks. >> it's going to be up to the defense to try and discredit the witnesses on cross-examination, point out inconsistencies in their accounts in the case of one of the key witnesses, michael cohen, they'll hammer on his credibility because he is a convicted felon. >> in a separate case today, a judge will hear arguments over the...
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he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death and before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories, pecker saying he told trump he tried to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. andrew dymburt, abc news, new york, 509. >> this morning we're taking a look at your travel forecast. new york city is experiencing some late day showers today, but it's a mild high of 70 degrees. another area we're watching, the pacific northwest for a little bit of rain as well. other places like la. looking lovely today. chicago, atlanta. we'll have temperatures in the 70s across a huge portion of the south. back here at home, it's all about morning cloud cover, giving way to a little bit of afternoon sunshine. we have that marine layer in
he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death and before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories, pecker saying he told trump he...
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trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, could also be called as a witness. as well as stormy daniels, the former president is using this prosecution as a political rallying cry. this is a giant witch hunt to try and hurt a campaign that's beating the worst president in history. while president biden is out on the campaign trail making his case to voters, donald trump, in an email to his supporters complaining that he's trapped in court. >> you can come out and say, sure that this is all a witch hunt and that might rev up his base. but is that really appealing to the independent voters, the republicans, who are not sold on the former president that he needs to win over in order to clinch the white house? >> alison kosik, abc news, new york. we are committed to following the story here at abc seven. we took you inside weeks ago as san quentin prepared to close its death row. and tonight , we know 26 of the inmates living there just moved to a prison in southern california. the mayor in chino is concerned, though, saying the prison's decaying infrastructure may
trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, could also be called as a witness. as well as stormy daniels, the former president is using this prosecution as a political rallying cry. this is a giant witch hunt to try and hurt a campaign that's beating the worst president in history. while president biden is out on the campaign trail making his case to voters, donald trump, in an email to his supporters complaining that he's trapped in court. >> you can come out and say, sure that this is all a...
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. >> michael cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. he was a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers. >> the defense claims trump is only responding to political attacks he could face thousands of dollars in fines if the judge rules he violated the gag order. jail is unlikely. >> 609 we're taking a look at live doppler seven, along with satellite low pressure anchored off the southern california coastline this morning, has brought cooler weather and also pretty deep marine layer. we have a lot of cloud cover this morning, and that deep marine layer means sunshine will be slow to appear as the day goes on. take a look at the morning commute. you will find those overcast skies with all that cloud cover. temperatures very slow to warm. we're basically in the 50s all morning long before we start to see some 60s appear after lunchtime. so let's break down the forecast region by region inland. today we start out with those overcast skies. it's one of the first areas to see sunshine appear later on this afternoon. temperatures in the mid 60s arou
. >> michael cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. he was a lawyer and you rely on your lawyers. >> the defense claims trump is only responding to political attacks he could face thousands of dollars in fines if the judge rules he violated the gag order. jail is unlikely. >> 609 we're taking a look at live doppler seven, along with satellite low pressure anchored off the southern california coastline this morning, has brought cooler weather and also...
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the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that when trump paid cohen back, he falsified business records so voters would never know. >> aaron, thank you. >>> now to the campus protest officials the war in at columbia where students are facing a deadline, late word on the status of the talks. stephanie ramos at columbia tonight. >> reporter: -- to washington -- -- to texas tonight, campus protests against the war in gaza spreading, with no end in sight. >> free, free palestine! >> reporter: at ohio state overnight, police clashing with pro-palestinian protestors, 36 arrested. >> let us in, let us in. >> they're being labelled as anti-semitics which is really, really a false statement in so far as so many of the student organizers, myself included, are jewish. >> bring them home! >> outside columbia university, pro israel protesters calling for the release of hostages. >> the release of hostages must come first and foremost to end the suffering on both sides. >> today, jewish
the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that when trump paid cohen back, he falsified business records so voters would never know. >> aaron, thank you. >>> now to the campus protest officials the war in at columbia where students are facing a deadline, late word on the status of the talks. stephanie ramos at columbia tonight. >> reporter: -- to washington -- --...
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it isn't just michael cohen and david pecker on their own. it's trump working with pecker and cohen to have a plan to silence these stories before the election, so that they would not affect the election, so that the government wants to say it's all about election interference and it's all it goes right to trump and the defense wants to say it's not election interference. and trump knew nothing. >> all right. i mean, there are different cases, but one can certainly say there's a narrative emerging there. professor david levine, thank you so much. appreciate it okay. >> anytime. thanks for having me. >> coming up next with olympic gold medalist and bay area native kristi yamaguchi. she's going to be joining us to talk about her latest honor. it's about this big she's a best selling author, children's literacy advocate, and a mom. we're talking about the one the only kristi yamaguchi. and now she's got her own barbie to celebrate aapi heritage month, which begins next week. mattel has released the kristi yamaguchi doll as part of its inspiring
it isn't just michael cohen and david pecker on their own. it's trump working with pecker and cohen to have a plan to silence these stories before the election, so that they would not affect the election, so that the government wants to say it's all about election interference and it's all it goes right to trump and the defense wants to say it's not election interference. and trump knew nothing. >> all right. i mean, there are different cases, but one can certainly say there's a narrative...
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cohen a key witness in the trial a serial perjurer. prosecutors want the judge to find trump $1,000 per violation and threatened further penalties. the judge scheduled a hearing on the issue before witness testimony resumes today. >> it's a very, very sad day in america. i can tell you that. >> prosecutors allege trump falsified business records to disguise a $130,000 payment to star stormy daniels, days before the 2016 election, so voters would not find out about daniels claim of an affair. at the time, news had just broken of the access hollywood tape, where trump is heard bragging about groping women. >> when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything during opening statements yesterday, the prosecutor quoted trump's words to the jury, saying the tapes impact was explosive and trump and his campaign were deeply concerned. >> when trump learned daniels was shopping a story, prosecutors said he was adamant word of the alleged affair not come out. trump denies any wrongdoing, his attorney telling the jury i have a spoiler a
cohen a key witness in the trial a serial perjurer. prosecutors want the judge to find trump $1,000 per violation and threatened further penalties. the judge scheduled a hearing on the issue before witness testimony resumes today. >> it's a very, very sad day in america. i can tell you that. >> prosecutors allege trump falsified business records to disguise a $130,000 payment to star stormy daniels, days before the 2016 election, so voters would not find out about daniels claim of...
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pecker also testified that trump's lawyer, michael cohen, informed him before the election that star stormy daniels was shopping her story about an alleged affair, but in this case, pecker says he refused to buy it. ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet, and prosecutors claim trump paid cohen back falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty on the stand. yesterday, pecker also testified about other stories. he claimed the magazine purchased about other celebrities, including allegedly , arnold schwarzenegger and tiger woods. no comment from either of those men this morning, andrew. >> all right, jay, thank you. fire engulfed this historic wharf outside of san diego. smoke and flames surrounded the oceanside pier. some restaurants were damaged, but no one was hurt. the fire broke out inside a building that used to be a diner. >> it was the case that helped launch the metoo movement. years ago, hollywood producer harvey weinstein convicted of sexual assault and rape, sentenced to 23 years in prison. but now a court has thrown out his conv
pecker also testified that trump's lawyer, michael cohen, informed him before the election that star stormy daniels was shopping her story about an alleged affair, but in this case, pecker says he refused to buy it. ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet, and prosecutors claim trump paid cohen back falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty on the stand. yesterday, pecker also testified about other stories. he claimed the magazine purchased about...
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prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban the social app in the u.s. if its chinese owners don't sell. it will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. but as abc news reporter tim pulliam explains, tiktok's time isn't up yet. >> today i'm saying my final goodbye to tiktok. >> the clock is ticking for viral social media app tiktok. over the weekend, house lawmakers passing a bill that could ban the popular app from the u.s. if the chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't sell within a year. >> the two options are sell to a us owner or cease operating in the us. >> the potential measure is lumped
prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban...
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in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star. i am not a bank." ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet. prosecutors say trump paid cohen back, falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has denied both affairs. his lawyers claim any effort to bury salacious stories was to protect trump's family. but pecker testifying that's not what he thought. "i thought it was for the campaign," he told the jury. "his family was never mentioned," only "the impact it would have upon the election." david, pecker showed trump no hostility, in fact, even though it has been five years since pecker said he last saw trump, he still considers him to be a friend. cross examination is just getting started, whit, so, david becker returns here to the witness stand tomorrow. whit? >> whit: aaron, thank you. >>> next tonight, the stunning reversal in the sexual assault convict of harvey weinstein, the case
in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star. i am not a bank." ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet. prosecutors say trump paid cohen back, falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has denied both affairs. his lawyers claim any effort to bury salacious stories was to...
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he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey weinstein's sexual assault conviction has been overturned in new york. his case garnered such public attention that it sparked the entire metoo movement. the state's appeals court threw out that 2020 conviction, citing the judge made egregious errors. it claims testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts on other people was unnecessary to establish his intent. today's decision makes way for a new trial, but weinstein will remain in prison for a 2022 rape conviction. in an la case, a win for internet accessibility in the nation. >> net neutrality was restored by the fcc today. this means internet providers must treat all online traffic
he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey weinstein's sexual assault conviction has been overturned in new york....
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pecker testified trump and michael cohen asked me what can i do and what can my magazines do to help the campaign? he said the three men hatched a confidential agreement. the national enquirer would publish positive stories about trump and negative stories ability his opponents. he said trump amplified one story attempting to tie cruz's father to the kennedy assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the shooting? it's horrible. >> reporter: pecker testified the national enquirer created the story claiming to match photos of cruz's father with pictures of oswald. that's not all. pecker said he told trump, i will be your eyes and ears, agreeing to purchase damaging stories so they would not get published. that includes a story of a door man that was shopping an unfounded claim trump fathered a child out of wedlock. which he denied. the doorman spoke with gma in 2018. >> george: did you believe they were paying you to pursue the story or to kill the story? >> i thought it was really i think the enquirer bought stories. i figured they wan
pecker testified trump and michael cohen asked me what can i do and what can my magazines do to help the campaign? he said the three men hatched a confidential agreement. the national enquirer would publish positive stories about trump and negative stories ability his opponents. he said trump amplified one story attempting to tie cruz's father to the kennedy assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the shooting? it's horrible. >>...
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stormy daniels will testify along with michael cohen. trump's former fixer who wired her the hush money. lead witness likely to be david pecker who was part of the national enquirer. who worked with trump to put the stories away. also right now congress is one step closer to passing billions in foreign aid needed by america's allies. senate expected to vote on critical funding for ukraine, israel and taiwan after speak r mike johnson put his job on the line working with democrats to push through the aid package. >> michael: two chess champions squared off in the heart of times square looking to set a world record playing the game nonstop. the nigerian master and shawn martinez played for 60, yeah, 6-0. hours. it beat the previous record of 56 hours. chess fans around the world watched and cheered. he hopes to raise $1 million for kids education across africa with the event. >> george: 60 hours. >> robin: could you imagine? >> george: no. [ laughter ] >> michael: we didn't even announce a winner. we just said they played for 60. and we go
stormy daniels will testify along with michael cohen. trump's former fixer who wired her the hush money. lead witness likely to be david pecker who was part of the national enquirer. who worked with trump to put the stories away. also right now congress is one step closer to passing billions in foreign aid needed by america's allies. senate expected to vote on critical funding for ukraine, israel and taiwan after speak r mike johnson put his job on the line working with democrats to push...
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cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. >> it hit with the violation. if hit with a violation, trump could face thousands in fines. >> the nfl draft begins tomorrow from detroit. >> you can watch it right here on abc seven starting at 5 p.m. the 40 niners have ten picks overall, but only one tomorrow. and abc seven sports director larry beil is here with the key decision for the red and gold. >> larry, the 40 niners have the 31st pick in round one of the nfl draft. so do they move up or do they move down? do they trade brandon aiyuk? who wants a new contract? he's done all the usual stuff removing niners references from his social media accounts, standard operating procedure these days for disgruntled players, the assumption is that aiyuk wants about $25 million a year. although i'm on ross saint brown got a deal from the detroit lions today averaging 30 mil per year, but not all of that money is guaranteed, which, you know, the niners are mentioning to iwc's agents. niners have a tradition of resigning their players just before training camp, but that
cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. >> it hit with the violation. if hit with a violation, trump could face thousands in fines. >> the nfl draft begins tomorrow from detroit. >> you can watch it right here on abc seven starting at 5 p.m. the 40 niners have ten picks overall, but only one tomorrow. and abc seven sports director larry beil is here with the key decision for the red and gold. >> larry, the 40 niners have the 31st pick in round...
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cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. >> it hit with the violation. if hit with a violation, trump could face thousands in fines. >> the nfl draft begins tomorrow from detroit. >> you can watch it right here on abc seven starting at 5 p.m. the 40 niners have ten picks overall, but only one tomorrow. and abc seven sports director larry beil is here with the key decision for the red and gold. >> larry, the 40 niners have the 31st pick in round one of the nfl draft. so do they move up or do they move down? do they trade brandon aiyuk? who wants a new contract? he's done all the usual stuff removing niners references from his social media accounts, standard operating procedure these days for disgruntled players, the assumption is that aiyuk wants about $25 million a year. although i'm on ross saint brown got a deal from the detroit lions today averaging 30 mil per year, but not all of that money is guaranteed, which, you know, the niners are mentioning to iwc's agents. niners have a tradition of resigning their players just before training camp, but that
cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. >> it hit with the violation. if hit with a violation, trump could face thousands in fines. >> the nfl draft begins tomorrow from detroit. >> you can watch it right here on abc seven starting at 5 p.m. the 40 niners have ten picks overall, but only one tomorrow. and abc seven sports director larry beil is here with the key decision for the red and gold. >> larry, the 40 niners have the 31st pick in round...
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he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey weinstein's sexual assault conviction has been overturned in new york. his case garnered such public attention that it sparked the entire metoo movement. the state's appeals court threw out that 2020 conviction, citing the judge made egregious errors. it claims testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts on other people was unnecessary to establish his intent. today's decision makes way for a new trial, but weinstein will remain in prison for a 2022 rape conviction. in an la case, a win for internet accessibility in the nation. >> net neutrality was restored by the fcc today. this means internet providers must treat all online traffic
he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey weinstein's sexual assault conviction has been overturned in new york....
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prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban the social app in the u.s. if its chinese owners don't sell. it will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. but as abc news reporter tim pulliam explains, tiktok's time isn't up yet. >> today i'm saying my final goodbye to tiktok. >> the clock is ticking for viral social media app tiktok. over the weekend, house lawmakers passing a bill that could ban the popular app from the u.s. if the chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't sell within a year. >> the two options are sell to a us owner or cease operating in the us. >> the potential measure is lumped
prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban...
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pecker testified that in 2015 he had a meeting with trump and his lawyer slash fixer, michael cohen. where they agreed he'd be their eyes and ears for any negative stories women might be trying to sell about trump, so they could pay the women off or get the stories killed. they would also publish positive stories about trump and negative stories about his opponents, many of them stories they made up. like this one about dr. ben carson before he bent the knee. "bungling surge ben left sponge in patient's brain." [ laughter ] this one about ted cruz. "ted cruz shamed by porn star." [ laughter ] "hillary framed trump family." [ laughter ] you understand donald trump calls "the new york times" fake news, was admittedly generating fake news with his friend, david pecker. everything he accuses anyone else of, is something he actually did. and yet these bootlickers on fox news, they cannot believe the injustice. >> i consider myself a proud person. after sitting in that dirty, disgusting, criminal courtroom today watching the former president of the united states being persecuted like a cri
pecker testified that in 2015 he had a meeting with trump and his lawyer slash fixer, michael cohen. where they agreed he'd be their eyes and ears for any negative stories women might be trying to sell about trump, so they could pay the women off or get the stories killed. they would also publish positive stories about trump and negative stories about his opponents, many of them stories they made up. like this one about dr. ben carson before he bent the knee. "bungling surge ben left...
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no while listening to the prosecution tell jurors that he schemed with his former fixer, michael cohen, and former national enquirer publisher david pecker to influence the general election by concealing negative information about him, trump passing notes and whispering to his attorneys at times, trump's defense attorney telling the jury, i have a spoiler alert. there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. the defense arguing trump relied on lawyers to arrange that payment. trump has long denied the affair and any wrongdoing. he's pleaded not guilty to the charges. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping . you pay a lawyer, he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense. that's the exact terms they use. legal expense. >> prosecutors calling pecker as their first witness. he once called trump a personal friend, flashing a smile as he took the stand. prosecutors accusing him of acting as a coconspirator in helping buy and bury damaging stories about trump. pecker testified that he had final say whether to publish any story involving celebrities. court is b
no while listening to the prosecution tell jurors that he schemed with his former fixer, michael cohen, and former national enquirer publisher david pecker to influence the general election by concealing negative information about him, trump passing notes and whispering to his attorneys at times, trump's defense attorney telling the jury, i have a spoiler alert. there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy. the defense arguing trump relied on lawyers to...
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prosecutors say pecker worked with trump and his attorney, michael cohen, on a strategy to buy and then kill negative stories. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer. he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense >> prosecutors are also asking the judge to hold trump in contempt over social media posts that they say violated a gag order. the former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, but denies wrongdoing. >> the supreme court's conservative majority seems open to allowing cities to punish people experiencing homelessness. justices heard arguments yesterday in a case involving the small city of grants pass, oregon. that city wants to crack down on the unhoused. in 2013, it passed an ordinance allowing people to be ticketed for sleeping on the streets. the problem? the city didn't have shelters to house all of those people. the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco said the ordinance amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. now, the supreme court must decide whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go.
prosecutors say pecker worked with trump and his attorney, michael cohen, on a strategy to buy and then kill negative stories. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer. he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense >> prosecutors are also asking the judge to hold trump in contempt over social media posts that they say violated a gag order. the former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, but denies wrongdoing. >> the supreme court's conservative...
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cohen a serial perjurer. >> i got caught lying in the last trial, so he got caught lying, pure lying. >> prosecutors want judge juan merchan to fine trump $1,000 per violation, and they urged the judge to warn trump that future violations could result in a terme of incarceration of up to 30 days. the judge, considering the accusations today in court. this comes after a tense first day of testimony in new york. >> it's a very, very sad day in america, i can tell you that in court, trump watched stone faced as prosecutors accused him of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to bury allegations of an affair with actress stormy daniels during his first run for president in 2016. >> jurors heard brief testimony from david pecker, who ran the national enquirer, who has acknowledged by negative stories about trump only to get rid of them, a practice known as catch and kill. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer, he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense. that's the exact terms they used. legal expense. >> trump has denied the 34 felony charges, his defense attorney saying
cohen a serial perjurer. >> i got caught lying in the last trial, so he got caught lying, pure lying. >> prosecutors want judge juan merchan to fine trump $1,000 per violation, and they urged the judge to warn trump that future violations could result in a terme of incarceration of up to 30 days. the judge, considering the accusations today in court. this comes after a tense first day of testimony in new york. >> it's a very, very sad day in america, i can tell you that in...
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michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come in and be unbiased and will will let this case go forward in a swift manner that allows president trump to get back on the campaign trail. >> this trial is expected to last six weeks, with court in session four days per week. trump will not be able to campaign during the trial. he faces up to four years in prison if convicted, but a conviction would not prevent him from becoming president again. back to you. kumasi >> thanks, amanda. good news for drivers in the north bay westbound highway 37 reopened ahead of schedule. 21 miles from vallejo to sears point. was closed over the weekend for repaving, and that caused some long delays along the detour route. caltrans says it used nearly
michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come in and be unbiased and will will let this case go forward in a swift manner that allows president trump to get back on the campaign...
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cohen, are expected to take the stand. the jury, consisting of seven men, five women and six alternates, were all picked last week. now to your voice. your vote. independent presidential candidate robert f kennedy jr will be included on hawaii's presidential ballot in november. state democrats, though, tried to disqualify his campaign's ballot access petition. a ruling on friday blocked that effort. kennedy also gained access to michigan's ballot recently, and then made it onto utah's ballot earlier this year. the kennedy campaign and a superpac backing him both report he has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. in nine more states coming up on this week, silicon valley representative ro khanna will talk about his concerns over the bipartisan house foreign aid package that includes the effort to ban tiktok. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight. this morning right here on abc seven. back here at home the latest from seven on your side. some bay area residents got a phone call offering to save money
cohen, are expected to take the stand. the jury, consisting of seven men, five women and six alternates, were all picked last week. now to your voice. your vote. independent presidential candidate robert f kennedy jr will be included on hawaii's presidential ballot in november. state democrats, though, tried to disqualify his campaign's ballot access petition. a ruling on friday blocked that effort. kennedy also gained access to michigan's ballot recently, and then made it onto utah's ballot...
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cohen set up secretly to pay stormy daniels her hush money. cohen is going to testify, so is stormy daniels later in the trial. >> gio: what about the gag order, aaron? prosecutors are trying to hold trump in criminal contempt for violating it. >> they say he's done it repeatedly, as many as 14 times. the judge is going to hold a hearing about it on thursday and we'll learn whether there are more examples that prosecutors want to show the judge and how trump's attorneys are going to respond and say, nah, these are just innocuous. that didn't go well last time. the judge said, you're giving me nothing and accused the defense of losing credibility. >> gio: aaron katersky always on top of every detail. thank you, my friend. we'll see you at the courthouse this week. and tune in to "this week" later for george stephanopoulos' interview with john kirby about the latest in gaza, plus an expert legal panel on the powerhouse roundtable on all the week's politics from the courtroom to the campaign trail. that's all coming up on "this week." rhiannon. >
cohen set up secretly to pay stormy daniels her hush money. cohen is going to testify, so is stormy daniels later in the trial. >> gio: what about the gag order, aaron? prosecutors are trying to hold trump in criminal contempt for violating it. >> they say he's done it repeatedly, as many as 14 times. the judge is going to hold a hearing about it on thursday and we'll learn whether there are more examples that prosecutors want to show the judge and how trump's attorneys are going to...
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michael cohen, trump's former lawyer could be called or even stormy daniels, the recipient of alleged payment. there's also david pecker, former ceo of american media, inc., publisher of the national enquirer who could in theory speak to the catch and kill schemes used to bury stories about president trump. trump denies all allegation and currently claims he too will take the stand. now while trump will be in a courtroom this week, president biden will be hitting the campaign trail. he has a major speech on abortion planned for tuesday in florida. that's one week before a new strict abortion ban is set to take effect there in that state. janai. >> janai: maryalice, thanks for that. now let's bring in abc's jonathan karl, who will be hosting "this week" later today. i want to start where maryalice left off. how do you see this trial impacting the presidential race with trump in the courtroom and biden on the campaign trail? >> jonathan: well, look. i think we don't really know fully how this is going to impact the campaigns because we don't know the effect it's going to have on trump's
michael cohen, trump's former lawyer could be called or even stormy daniels, the recipient of alleged payment. there's also david pecker, former ceo of american media, inc., publisher of the national enquirer who could in theory speak to the catch and kill schemes used to bury stories about president trump. trump denies all allegation and currently claims he too will take the stand. now while trump will be in a courtroom this week, president biden will be hitting the campaign trail. he has a...
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michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come in and be unbiased and will we'll let this case go forward in a swift manner that allows president trump to get back on the campaign trail. >> this trial is expected to last six weeks, with court in session four days per week. trump will not be able to campaign during the trial. he faces up to four years in prison if convicted, but a conviction would not prevent him from becoming president again. back to you at the desk, kumasi. >> thank you. amanda. good news for drivers in the north bay westbound highway 37 reopened ahead of schedule. so 21 miles from vallejo to sears point was closed over the weekend for repaving, and that caused some long delays along the detour route. caltrans
michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come in and be unbiased and will we'll let this case go forward in a swift manner that allows president trump to get back on the campaign...
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cohen, are expected to take the stand. the jury, consisting of seven men, five women and six alternates, were all picked last week. now to your voice your vote. independent presidential candidate robert f kennedy jr will be included on hawaii's presidential ballot in november. state democrats, though, tried to disqualify his campaign's ballot access position. a ruling on friday blocked that effort. kennedy also gained access to michigan's ballot recently, and then made it onto utah's ballot earlier this year. the kennedy campaign and a superpac backing him both report he does have enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, and nine more states coming up on this week, silicon valley representative ro khanna will talk about his concerns over the bipartisan house foreign aid package that includes the effort to ban tiktok. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. now back here at home to the ceremonial sendoff for bart's original train cars, bart held a retirement ceremony
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the same thing is happening in the hush money case, you know, with michael cohen who pleaded guilty, so i think it illuminates some of the contradiction that's happening in terms of his own criminal liability. and that of all the people who -- >> it's always dangerous to call the hush money case a big election interference case, right? there are all these other cases out there that in my view really do address big picture election interference. to say this is all -- this is election -- it loses the significance of what election interference means, and i think the prosecutors risk in that case with the jury saying the prosecutors are overpromising. this is a grand election interference, and then they finish the case and say, wait a sec, this is about paying off a porn star. that's very different. >> to influence an election. that's -- >> yes, but my point is that, again, even for us in talking about election interference, if we start lumping in that case with some of the other cases with much more serious and dire conduct, i think it sort of minimizes the significance of it. >> tim, w
the same thing is happening in the hush money case, you know, with michael cohen who pleaded guilty, so i think it illuminates some of the contradiction that's happening in terms of his own criminal liability. and that of all the people who -- >> it's always dangerous to call the hush money case a big election interference case, right? there are all these other cases out there that in my view really do address big picture election interference. to say this is all -- this is election -- it...
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michael cohen is saying. david pecker helps with that a lot. but months after that deal with the enquirer, mcdougal appeared on television. >> pecker said an aggravated trump called him to complain, saying, i thought you had and we had an agreement with karen mcdougal that she can't give any interviews and trump continues to fundraise off of this criminal trial in an email blast, his campaign asked supporters, will you vote for me if the deep state throws me in jail? he then went on to make the false claim that demonstrators are being blocked from protesting in front of the lower manhattan courthouse and morgan norwood. abc news, new york. >> a workplace dispute in baltimore is being called a wake up call about artificial intelligence. a teacher is now facing charges for allegedly using ai to make his boss appear racist. the now former high school athletic director is accused of trying to retaliate against his school's principal with a recording of a racist rant. he shared it across social media, leading to the principal's removal. but it turns
michael cohen is saying. david pecker helps with that a lot. but months after that deal with the enquirer, mcdougal appeared on television. >> pecker said an aggravated trump called him to complain, saying, i thought you had and we had an agreement with karen mcdougal that she can't give any interviews and trump continues to fundraise off of this criminal trial in an email blast, his campaign asked supporters, will you vote for me if the deep state throws me in jail? he then went on to...