3 PM ET: Cohen on the stand, Iran’s president dies, Giuliani served indictment & more

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🗓️ 20 May 2024

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We start with some of the key points from Michael Cohen’s testimony this morning in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor details the charges he’s seeking against Hamas and Israeli leaders for war crimes. The US expressed condolences for the death of Iran’s president and delegation members in a helicopter crash. Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized for a disturbing video showing him physically assaulting his former girlfriend in 2016. And, two agents surprised Rudy Giuliani with an indictment during his birthday celebration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Head to Net Suite.com
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0:06.7	From CNN, I'm a Foma D.K.
0:09.0	With the five things you need to know for Monday, May 20th.
0:13.1	Donald Trump's defense attorneys wrapped up their cross-examination of Michael Cohen
0:17.1	in the former president's criminal hush money trial.
0:19.9	Earlier Cohen admitted to stealing from the Trump organization.
0:23.6	Bank records show Trump paid Cohen $420,000 throughout 2017,
0:28.4	which Cohen said included his reimbursement for the hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.
0:33.1	Trump's former fixer and personal attorney also testified that the payment included a $50,000
0:38.2	reimbursement for tech services, but that he pocketed some of it.
0:42.0	Cohen also admitted that when the hush money payments became public in 2018,
0:46.2	he told reporters that Trump was not aware of the payments at the time.
0:50.0	The defense also grew up Cohen about his financial interest in the outcome of the trial.
0:55.0	Top Hamas and Israeli leaders could soon have warned South for their arrest over Hamas's October 7th attacks on Israel and Israel's subsequent response in Gaza.
1:04.7	The International Criminal Courts Prosecution Team is seeking warrants against Yaya Sinwar,
1:09.3	as well as two other top Hamas leaders.
1:11.8	The ICC is also seeking warrants against Israel's
1:14.2	Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's defense minister Joav Garland.
1:18.4	ICC chief prosecutor Kareem Khan told CNN's Christianian Ammanpur, charges against the Hamas leaders include
1:25.2	quote extermination, murder, taking of hostages, rape, and sexual assaults and detention.
1:31.4	The charges against Netanyahu and Galen include, quote, causing extermination, causing starvation as a
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