Hi everybody it's Thursday and it's

it's Thursday and it's 4 o'clock in New York. It is also day 18 of the people of the state of New York versus

Donald Trump and the ex-president's former attorney Michael Cohen is just off the

witness stand. The jury is done with their service for the day.

Prosecutors and attorneys for the ex president are dealing with the all important

question of what happens next. It's happening right now, a hearing over what the defense's case will look like, and if they will make a case, if they have a case to present.

Any updates from that hearing that is happening as we meet, we'll bring them to you right away.

All this is in the wake of a rather desperate and uneven attempt

by team Trump to undercut Michael Cohen's credibility.

It was to be generous, hit and miss. Defense attorney Todd Blanche had a second

chance at cross-examining Michael Cohen after a day of rest yesterday. And he moved around from

topic to topic so quickly that Todd Blanch decided that

Todd Blanch should apologize to the jurors who would decide his client Donald Trump's

fate. He said this quote, sorry we're jumping around a bit end quote.

Todd Blanche tried to use Cohen's words against him, including Cohen's fiery comments,

criticizing Donald Trump, things he said on his his podcast as well as Michael Cohen's admission that he lied to Congress to which Michael Cohen pointed out it was all in service of Donald Trump and done in coordination with an attorney for Donald Trump.

Todd Blanche also tried to make Cohen out to be disgruntled and angry about Trump not taking

him to the White House.

It earned Todd Blanch 24 objections from prosecutors.

The vast majority of those objections

were sustained by Judge Warshan.

And through it all, Cohen proved himself a very well prepared and unflappable

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