Trump trial: Michael Cohen takes the stand

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🗓️ 14 May 2024

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USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi has the latest from former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.

The United Nations has cut estimates of women and children deaths in the Gaza war in half. Plus, Israeli forces push deeper into Rafah, while President Joe Biden's patience with Israel may be wearing thin.

President Joe Biden is raising tariffs on a number of goods imported from China.

Consumer advocates argue on behalf of landlines as California utility regulators propose rejecting a request by AT&T to eliminate its responsibility to provide the traditional phone service.

Detroit Free Press Reporter John Wisely discusses his new podcast called 'Where Secrets Go to Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan.'

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0:00.0	Wunderry Plus subscribers can listen to USA Today's the excerpt ad free right now.
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0:08.0	Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson. Today is Tuesday, May 14th, 2024. This is the
0:19.4	excerpt. Today breaking down Michael Cohen's testimony.
0:25.7	Plus the Biden administration is raising tariffs on a number of goods from China
0:30.3	and we hear about the unsolved case of a missing Michigan man.
0:34.0	Michael Cohen took the stand yesterday and former President Donald Trump's
0:39.1	hush money trial. He took a Manhattan jury step by step through Trump's alleged efforts to buy the
0:44.4	silence of adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential
0:48.8	campaign. I caught up with USA Today Justice Department correspondent Aisha Bogchi for the latest.
0:54.6	Aisha, thanks for wrapping on.
0:55.8	I'm glad to be here, Taylor.
0:57.3	So Asia, the witness, many have been anticipating that's Michael Cohen took the stand yesterday and a recording between Cohen and
1:05.1	Trump was played in court. Let's take a listen. I need to open up a company for
1:11.2	the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David?
1:16.0	What was on this recording and how crucial could this end up being?
1:19.1	Yes, this recording was actually played to the jury before, they're hearing it again but that is one
1:24.0	indication that prosecutors think it's important so they want to make sure that the jurors
1:27.6	really do hear it. It's recording that according to the prosecution and according to Michael Cohen involves him and
1:34.5	Donald Trump talking about an earlier hush money deal involving Karen
1:39.0	McDougal. She is a former Playboy model. She has described having a months long affair
1:45.2	with Donald Trump, which he denies,
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