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Anderson Cooper 360

Trump Defense Team Thursday Will Focus On Challenging What Cohen Said In His Direct Testimony

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Sources say former President Trump's attorney Todd Blanche plans to go after Michael Cohen as he continues his testimony tomorrow. Blanche plans to challenge Cohen's recollection of at least one conversation he claimed to have had with Trump as well as other inconsistent statements Trump's team believes Cohen has made. Former chief judge for the US Middle District of Pennsylvania John E. Jones III, former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin, former counsel to House Democrats during the former President's first impeachment Norm Eisen, and CNN's Kara Scannell talk to Anderson about what is expected in court tomorrow. Plus, ABC News anchor and veteran of the Clinton White House George Stephanopoulos discusses Trump and Biden's potential debate stage rematch, and his new book "The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Tonight on 360, breaking news, new details and how the former President's

0:06.6

defense team plans to undermine Michael Cohen's testimony in the

0:09.5

criminal hush money trial when court resumes tomorrow morning.

0:12.8

Also tonight, President Biden,

0:14.2

and the former president agree on two debates with CNN and ABC.

0:17.4

ABC Newses George Stephanopoulos joins us ahead.

0:20.7

And more breaking news this evening,

0:22.4

the latest in the attempted assassination of

0:24.2

Slovakia's prime minister caught on camera. Good evening we start with our

0:28.4

breaking news about how the former president's attorney is expected to go after

0:31.7

Michael Cohen when cross-examination in the New York

0:34.4

Criminal Hush Money trial continues tomorrow. Days after legal analyst

0:38.4

criticized defense attorney Todd Blanche's initial approach and the

0:42.0

New York Times noted that his questions

0:43.7

produce no gotcha moment aside from a reprimand from the judge at the outset

0:48.2

for making the cross about himself. I'm joining Abbot Johnny Jones the third

0:52.1

former chief judge for the U.S.

0:53.7

Middle District of Pennsylvania, former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Tuben,

0:56.9

Norma Eisen, former counsel to House Democrats during the former

1:00.0

president's first impeachment. He's also the author of Trying Trump, a guide to

1:04.0

his first election interference criminal trial, has been in the courtroom

1:07.2

throughout, as has our correspondent Karis Ganel, who has tonight's breaking news.

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