Friday, May 17, 2024
The 7
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🗓️ 17 May 2024
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Friday briefing: Michael Cohen at Trump’s trial; Houston storms; Daniel Perry pardon; Scottie Scheffler arrest; and more
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| 0:00.0 | The US is delivering aid to Gaza. A deadly storm slammed Houston and |
| 0:08.5 | Trump's lawyer accused Michael Cohen of lying on the stand. |
| 0:13.0 | That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:16.4 | I'm Christina Quinn and for Hannah Jewel. |
| 0:18.6 | It's Friday, May 17th. |
| 0:20.5 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:23.0 | Number one, Donald Trump's lawyer accused Michael Cohen of lying in Trump's criminal trial. |
| 0:33.4 | Cohen, who is Trump's former attorney and fixer, |
| 0:36.6 | returned to the stand in the former president's |
| 0:38.7 | hush money trial yesterday. |
| 0:40.8 | And the central prosecution witness faced a brutal cross-examination. |
| 0:45.0 | At one point, one of Trump's lawyers confronted Cohen over a claim he made earlier this week. |
| 0:50.0 | Cohen said he spoke to Trump on October 24th, 2016, and that they discussed the plan |
| 0:56.2 | to pay hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. |
| 1:00.4 | That would be a big deal. Prosecutors are trying to prove that Trump approved that payment ahead of the 2016 election. |
| 1:07.0 | But yesterday, Trump's lawyer angrily grabbed the microphone and yelled at Cohen, |
| 1:12.0 | saying he didn't talk to Trump that night. |
| 1:14.8 | The trial is taking a break today but we'll hear more from Cohen on Monday and |
| 1:19.2 | closing arguments could come next week. As for Trump, he still hasn't confirmed |
| 1:24.2 | whether or not he plans to take the stand. |
| 1:28.8 | The The US has started delivering aid to Gaza from a floating pier. That's number two. |
| 1:40.0 | This morning, US military personnel began moving aid to Gaza using a makeshift pier off the |
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