Todd Blanche VS Michael Cohen On Cross-Examination

Source:CNN taking you inside Donald J. Trump's criminal courtroom, with a cartoon.

"Trump attorney Todd Blanche pressed Michael Cohen over his prior testimony that he had spoken to Donald Trump about resolving the Stormy Daniels hush money payment in an October 2016 phone call. CNN’s Anderson Cooper details what he saw inside the courtroom." 

From CNN

"During Michael Cohen's testimony during former President Trump's hush money trial, Cohen admitted he would have accepted a pardon from Trump, despite testifying to Congress under oath that he would not. CNN's Jake Tapper and Jeff Zeleny discuss the implications and how Trump is behaving during the testimony." 

Source:CNN- left to right: Defendant Don & Prosecution Witness Mike.

From CNN

"Former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann is outside the courthouse and joins Andrea Mitchell and Chris Jansing to share his legal analysis of Trump attorney Todd Blanche's cross-examination of Michael Cohen." 

Source:MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann giving his analysis of Todd Blanche's cross-examination.

From MSNBC

I'm going to get into Anderson Cooper's I guess personal analysis of Todd Blanche's cross-examination of Michael Cohen. But I want to talk about CNN legal analysts's Laura Coates analysis first, because she gets into what this case is really about and what I believe the prosecution has already proved. 

What the prosecution has to prove from Laura Coates: 

Intent to defraud: 

Intent to commit another crime: what do you think the whole cover up by Trump Inc. to keep these affairs and payments from the public is? 

Aid and conceal of commission of a crime: again, the whole coverup here that's already been established by the prosecution witnesses who are allies of Donald J. Trump. 

Made and caused a false entry in the business records: Donald J. Trump said that these payments were legal expenses and categorized them that way. But what they were, were reimbursements to Michael Cohen, for paying off Stephanie Clifford (also known as Stormy Daniels) and Karen McDougal.

Documentary evidence needed to show falsified business records

As far as CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who I think is an excellent interviewer, especially in one-on-one interviews, I think he's made a lot out of Todd Blanche catching Michael Cohen in previous lies from back in 2016. 

This is Manhattan, unless you are just waking from like a 10 year coma or something, how to do you not know the fact that Michael Cohen is a well-known liar? This is a Manhattan jury, that includes two lawyers on it. Maybe during the 2nd part of Todd Blanche's cross-examination, he'll try to catch Michael Cohen making false statements to this jury during this case. But that hasn't happened yet. 

The question is whether or not Mr. Cohen is telling the truth right now. And most of his testimony has already been corroborated by witnesses, who've worked for Donald Trump in the past. 

Anderson Copper gave his analysis of what he saw in the courtroom. CNN legal analyst Ellie Honig asked him: "Did you notice how the jury reacted to Michael Cohen's testimony there?" Anderson Cooper said he didn't see much reaction to the testimony on their part.

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