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at examination of Michael Cohen by Donald Trump's lawyer wraps up for the day

after the defense repeatedly hammered the prosecution star witness for his past lies

and aggressively tried to catch him in new lies under oath.

The Trump team scoring major points in its bid to undercut Cohen's credibility.

That includes getting Cohen to admit he did not fully remember a phone call

portrayed as a direct link between Trump and the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Deal.

For the next hour, we'll be taking you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel with new testimony transcripts,

breaking down all of today's most important developments and looking ahead to what's next.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world.

Wolf Blitzer is on assignment.

I'm Alex Markord, a special report in this situation room, Trump trial today.

Let's get right to the breaking news on a pivotal trial day for Donald Trump's

defense. The former president's lawyer poking holes in Michael Cohen's

testimony and possibly sewing doubts

injurer's minds.

CNN's Kara Sconell has emerged from the courtroom

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