6 PM ET: Trump attorneys grill Cohen, new China tariffs, Nobel prize winner dies & more

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🗓️ 14 May 2024

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Things got heated when Donald Trump’s defense team cross-examined his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen in the former president’s hush money trial today. China is reacting to President Joe Biden announcing a tariff hike on some Chinese imports. The Secretary of State visited Kyiv at a crucial point in the Russia-Ukraine war. The UN is investigating an attack that killed a staff member in southern Gaza. Finally, author Alice Munro, who was hailed for her mastery of short stories and literature, has died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.2	From CNN, I'm a Falma Dikay, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, May 14th.
0:37.0	Donald Trump's legal team cross-examined Michael Cohen in the criminal hush money trial today. The defense is trying to discredit and
0:45.0	things got off to a criminal hush money trial today. The defense is trying to discredit the prosecution's key witness,
0:47.0	and things got off to a fiery start during a back and forth about
0:50.0	what Cohen has posted on social media,
0:52.0	with the defense trying to establish that
0:54.1	Trump's former fixer has been speaking out about the trial, even though prosecutors
0:58.3	asked him to stop. Cohen also testified that he talks about Trump on his
1:02.4	Tik-talk account and in his two podcasts
1:05.1	and confirmed that he wanted Trump to be convicted in the case.
1:08.6	The prosecution alleges Trump broke the law by falsifying business records to reimburse Cohen and conceal a
1:14.0	hush money payment to adult film star Storm Daniels. Trump has pleaded not
1:18.2	guilty and denies the affair. The defense's cross-examination of Cohen will continue Thursday.
1:25.0	China says, quote, firmly opposes major new U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports,
1:30.0	saying the measures President Joe Biden says will protect American workers
1:33.7	violate global trade rules.
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