CNN reporter reads ‘perhaps the most important legal moment’ of Michael Cohen’s testimony

CNN’s John Berman reads excerpts of the official court transcript of Michael Cohen’s testimony in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. CNN’s Anderson Cooper discusses with a panel of experts. #CNN #News

[@logix6866]

Quick tip from professional debate competitions: If you're yelling, you're losing.

[@Arty3005]

Not in politics, though.

[@clstrat837]

Except if you read the trial transcripts, you understand who actually has read them and who hasn’t

[@andrewmelcher6755]

​@@Arty3005the court room is not a political theatre.

[@gemannable]

@@andrewmelcher6755 That's All it is today fool! Wake up! How blind can U be? 🤣😂

[@richardstewart6900]

It's Trump-mode. He says he wants to debate JB. He doesn't, he just thinks he can out-rant him. Can someone confirm that DT didn't really/recently debate within his own party?

[@asynchronicity]

Bald guy always sounds desperate to persuade 😅

[@javierj9345]

Your sad bias is really showing

[@Acer_Maximinus]

Why does the bald guy yell all the time?

[@Arty3005]

If you lost all your hair, you'd be yelling too.

[@Acer_Maximinus]

@@Arty3005 “…lost all your hair…” That guy is trying to defend a sexual predator. He’s lost more than just his hair.

[@barajoon668]

​@@Arty3005🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@barajoon668]

​@@Acer_Maximinusbingo

[@slim7647]

Deplorable!

[@inagrove1299]

I understand the need for a devils advocate on panel, but does he have to be so obnoxiously abrasive?

[@devcarter1654]

Most folks defending Trump are obnoxious.

[@ejcejc4113]

Congrats on making everyone's bills higher bc of your vote 👍 everyone in America loves you right now 😊

[@Lukamty]

@@ejcejc4113you’re the reason people are scared to have kids now.

[@heemlo649]

Yes he does have to be so obnoxiously abrasive. That's the point. If he was actually a good advocate for the defense's position then they wouldn't have him on. His purpose is look bad and make it seem as though he is representative of Trump supporters.

[@Slechy_Lesh]

1:01

[@ronnieroberts7189]

Why is this man yelling!? Can’t listen to this.

[@leehank8693]

But u fine keeping the dude that beats his meat on zoom calls. lol

[@sandrah5405]

He has to yell because to defend Donald Trump you can't use facts and reasonable arguments, so you have to resort to yelling.

[@elisaan725]

so if trump did a crime he can't be punished or its political?

[@maureenpeterson2]

If you can’t be right be wrong in a loud voice!

[@juga8803]

Neither I. I am closing this.

[@jzlahmar]

🤦‍♂️What a clown show! Absolutely pathetic this is happening in “The greatest country of the world”. Embarrassing.

[@cindyadkins135]

Why is that man yelling so loud? Geez!

[@javierj9345]

He’s a NYC lawyer duhhhh

[@terryharker6726]

Because mainstream media is dense.

[@tonykeo7009]

This Author guy who is Trump ex-lawyer is so annoying. Look like he is auditioning for another hiring from Trump.

[@bryan805]

Truth hurts eh?

[@tonykeo7009]

@@bryan805 What truth? He is just giving his opinion on the case like other panelists which it seem like you can't tell the differences.

[@harryprice6019]

@@bryan805 His stupid opinions and loud mouth hurt my head.

[@freddelrosario]

Is he really a lawyer or an applicant?

[@Kyrakyra1123]

​@@bryan805we get it, you rode the shortbus, but the guy is a friggin ear-sore, he's unprofessional, constantly screaming, coughing, and grunting into the microphone, he legit sounds like some random screaming guy in a gym, I get it, he's there to bring balance into the argument, but they could literally choose anybody else, why did it have to be this jibbering idiot?.

[@debracarlson5511]

Oops, just checking in to see if CNN had fired this bald guy on the left. I see they haven't so I will not be watching the remainder of the video. I will my information else where.

[@thomasfagan3071]

Arthur please stop yelling, you really don’t add much and you are just obnoxious. Would CNN please tell him to stay home!?!?

[@delilahrichardson6716]

CNN does it for ratings when there is a heated discussion more people watch

[@clstrat837]

CNN has been forced to show more than half the country what they want to see. Deal with it.

[@SureshMandalapu1]

Pls cut him some slack, will ya?!?! That guy is auditioning for Trump's legal team. Should be a good match if it happens. lol

[@careyerickson7362]

He may have good points, but I tune out when he starts yelling

[@lgator08]

He is so annoying!!

[@JasonGreene-ol3xl]

CNN-The bald guy is pretty obnoxious if you're looking for any kind of feedback.

[@DonVaun12]

Yeah but he brings balance

[@steveswartz6707]

He just brings yelling. In real life sometimes there are not " two sides". There is just truth and bull shit.

[@jabbermocky4520]

A total A-hole.

[@user-wj3ss1il4p]

Why because he doesn't say what you want?

[@DonVaun12]

@steveswartz6707 he keeps the others on their toes, and I'm quite sure he's won a few cases with his twisted arguments.

[@intintoli]

Cueball, Attorney at Law, is the most annoying human being on CNN. It’s a reminder of how sleazy defense attorneys can be. 🙄

[@priceboy05]

@@artandarchitecture6399 do u have evidence

[@kahetiger]

Get this hot head off CNN. He can't communicate without sounding like he's going to blow a gasket!! Is ha maga?

[@noelpaintonsmith8091]

Cueball... Thanks for making me spit out my drink as I read this! LMAO!😆🤣😂

[@respectbigman3133]

SO CNN. You decided to be gnome the biggest bombshell of cohen testimony. WE NOW KNOWS THAT MELANAIA CAME UP WITH THE “LOCKER ROOM”. Talking point to explain the access Hollywood tape. Now he want us to believe she was who he was worried about finding out?

[@user-vk9dz4zq6u]

​@@priceboy05prosecutors and police are paid with our tax money to extort us out of more of our money. Is that enough proof?

[@thomasfagan3071]

Arthur SHUT UP!!!

[@javierj9345]

Sorry facts hurt your feelings

[@kristieshaw4806]

Tick. Tock. Trump. Justice. Is. Coming.

[@javierj9345]

@@kristieshaw4806 you haven’t gotten sick of claiming that for the past 8 years?? Wow 🤣 you need a lofe

[@RIDING_BEARS]

​@@kristieshaw4806 Lots of periods. Try midol

[@Ron-Ayres]

@@javierj9345 🍞

[@jvlm3091]

He (Cohen) doesn't say how Trump approved the payment. Really? Who is that guy talking? How dumb does he think we are?

[@HairynosedWombat163]

I'm not a lawyer, but I know what 'approval' means. That guy is a waste of air time.

[@noelpaintonsmith8091]

If he didn't approve of the payment, he wouldn't have signed the check. We all know Trump doesn't pay money he owes if he thinks he can get away with it. If he knew nothing, he would have let Cohen's house get foreclosed on with that equity loan. No one pays that much money for something they knew nothing about.

[@jakeofthenorth6283]

Pretty dumb

[@Vertigotheatre1]

Why is the bald guy yelling at me?

[@LasVegas68]

Trump doing his Sargent Schultz impression.... "I know nothing!!!!"

[@paulleverton9569]

It's one of the truest statements he ever made. Shame it's another blatant lie, in this context.

[@richardvale214]

Great “Hogsn’s Heroes” reference.

[@andrewerickson6089]

Arthur Aidala dreams of being Roy Cohn for a bunch of different reasons!

[@thomasfagan3071]

Roy Cohn was intelligent; Arthur is just a loud mouth

[@anthonypanneton923]

LOL!

[@javierj9345]

@@thomasfagan3071he apparently knows way more than any of these geniuses on the panel 😂

[@paulleverton9569]

He's a Bruce Cutler wannabe.

[@anthonygibbons1330]

The dude on the left is trying his hardest to spin this 😂😂😂😂😂

[@03bruisercat]

That is his role on this show to keep it interesting.

[@theprofessor8641]

Objectively, he makes good points. He’s looking at how it can be counter argued and what the prosecution has to overcome.

[@clstrat837]

He really isn’t even trying. All he has to do is talk about the actual facts from the transcripts and then he has to deal with the DNN news spin trying to steer it back away from reality

[@03bruisercat]

Your reality is not reality. You must live in the MAGA information silo

[@hus390]

@@theprofessor8641 Arthur is the only one with balls to burst the delusional bubble that CNN viewers live in, and Elli Honing also knows the case is BS, but he quietly drop tiny bombs every now and then. I want to just correct one thing which will make the defence of these bogus charges better. The payment to Cohen was written as “legal expenses” not fees on the ledger. “Legal expenses” is an all catching phrase and includes NDAs. Excellent term. Also from the cross examination of Jeff McConney said (a) Trump didn’t told him anything, and never in over 30 years of work did they spoke except in very a few times, nor did he gave Trump any information on how the accounting department works or about the accounting software. He also said all payments to lawyers are labelled “legal expenses”.

[@ericmiller2556]

I wonder if Arthur ever wonders who is the smartest person in the room?

[@asynchronicity]

Never, hahahaha

[@Columbiastargazer]

Cheats at College - Cheats at Business - Cheats at military service - Cheats at Politics - Cheats at Golf and Cheats at Marriage

[@PacificForage]

Nailed it.😘🤌🏻

[@cherylann8292]

😂😂😂

[@deez994]

better than Biden who has ruined this country

[@user-kj5td9hd3s]

And cheated to get elected.

We should stop talking about your mom that way. That's just rude

[@allenkranawetter9482]

Michael Cohen's Testimony destroyedthe prosecution's case

[@TobyTBD]

Whomever is the guy who is defending Trump is not doing a great job.

[@Coloradohunni9589]

Nobody who defends him do a great job

[@gettingannoyedquick]

Especially when his closing argument makes it seem desperate more than justified.

[@clstrat837]

Ok Toby my guess is you haven’t read any of the pre trial motions, discovery, or transcripts and are just going by what cable news is feeding you. Please educate yourself before passing judgement.

[@TobyTBD]

@@clstrat837 You mean Trump cheating on his wife with multiple people and then not paying the National Enquirer and Michael Cohen for buying the stories and killing the stories?

[@bryan805]

What did he say that caused you to think that? Or is it just that you cant stand hearing a different perspective?

[@philipmay6003]

The 1940's called, they want their pinstripe suit wearing gangster back.

[@javierj9345]

You losers really have to cry about a guys shit? You probably wear sweatpants to work😂 you definitely wear pajamas to wal mart

[@LeoPard-HQ]

Despite being widely viewed as a terrible person, liar, foul-mouthed, criminal, and more, Michael Cohen did possess one commendable trait: loyalty. However, his unwavering loyalty to Donald Trump ultimately exposed Trump's own lack of loyalty to anyone but himself, turning Cohen into Trump's most formidable adversary.

[@deez994]

lol what? Cohen is a convicted felon lmfao....nobody cares about these trials

[@michaelstacey8303]

You really are delusional! Cohen is a. Opportunist and a liar! There’s still no there. There

[@clstrat837]

What are you smoking? Cohen just admitted to more lying in today’s testimony. literally shown statements and documents he produced and said, ah yes, I said that but that was not true.

[@Manmodor007]

Cohen audio recorded his client, trump, without Trump's knowledge... Doesn't seem too loyal to me. Seems like a guy that has other motives than loyalty... You obviously haven't watched supranos 😂

[@gulliverthegullible6667]

Cohen's loyalty infortunately faltered and he now betrayed Trump in court. May God have mercy on him, I am not so sure about that.

[@spawnmannd1865]

Ok. So if I give a lawyer money to buy me cocaine. Is it legal as long as I mark it down as legal services?

[@jayque8187]

Great question !! Lol

[@NialPowerCork]

Not quite the same thing. Buying cocaine is illegal, paying hush money to a porn star is not illegal. So there isn’t correctly a parallel there. This isn’t an easy one to get a clear route to convict on it seems to me. It seems remarkable that Michael Cohen was convicted and served time on this same issue and Trump was more or less identified as a co conspirator at that time and yet it seems difficult to convict him. What will be really interesting is what will happen now if they fail to get a conviction for Trump, will Cohen then go back and sue on the basis of a wrongful conviction, it would seem he would be justified.

[@littlejerryseinfeld4168]

according to baldy who undoubtedly seems to be a fan of those kind of services, yes. which means no, i'd think

[@tomallison7416]

Yes. It's a legal fee to get around the law of buying illegal drugs.

[@nunyabusiness3666]

Only if your lawyer lies and says you knew he was buying cocaine and it was for you. That about how much you dumb analogy makes sense. Cohen is a proven liar. His own lawyer is saying he is lying about Trump.

[@Acer_Maximinus]

5:48 That’s a horrible argument. Trump has already talked about micromanaging every aspect of his business.

[@hus390]

Micromanaging is one thing, knowing and dictating the nitty gritty of accounting is another thing. Arthur is the only one with balls to burst the delusional bubble that CNN viewers live in, and Elli Honing also knows the case is BS, but he quietly drop tiny bombs every now and then. I want to just correct one thing which will make the defence of these bogus charges better. The payment to Cohen was written as “legal expenses” not fees on the ledger. “Legal expenses” is an all catching phrase and includes NDAs. Excellent term. Also from the cross examination of Jeff McConney said (a) Trump didn’t told him anything, and never in over 30 years of work did they spoke except in very a few times, nor did he gave Trump any information on how the accounting department works or about the accounting software. He also said all payments to lawyers are labelled “legal expenses”.

[@RobBCactive]

Furthermore the post of "personal attorney" putting Cohen on something disguised as legal retainer is simply to hide the crime showing intent. Trump's disclosed to a court "reimbursements to Cohen" in civil legal case with Stormy Daniels which she confirmed on stand and Trump described it as reimbursement too. Falsely describing the payment incurred tax liability causing grossing up, so the finance department also have to be incompetent and Trump willing to over pay, when he jumped on the word finance for friend David. Simple explanation is Trump over paid Cohen BECAUSE it was a crime and he was buying silence.

[@RobBCactive]

​@@hus390doesn't explain why the reimbursement legal expense of 130K was hidden in the records, you're deflecting on one point while ignoring that 130+50K became 420K paid over 12 months. It also forced Cohen into submitting fraudulent tax records. That is money laundering, it hides crime.

[@Claire-xh5mv]

@@hus390 Did you pay legal fees grossed up with taxes?

[@richardstewart6900]

@@hus390 I'm going with DT knew *exactly* what this was for because he wanted to delay until after the election so he could avoid paying, because it would no longer matter. Classic DT - find a way to dealy, reduce or not pay.

[@artrobinson9310]

Has anyone notice that around a minute into the video, someone loudly eats it on mic?

[@artrobinson9310]

Then again about a minute and a half later????

[@gacj2010]

Eats what?

[@budman4224]

It's the loud mouth at the end coughing into his mic

[@HairynosedWombat163]

I thought they sneezed or coughed. Probably that bald guy choking on his words.

[@joerogain5025]

''Stormy honey bunch, you remind me of my daughter, Ivanka.'' Donald tRUMP

[@danielglover1453]

Yeah well Joe Biden showered with his own daughter... According to her own journal. So one one side you have Trump saying I wish I could marry my daughter and on the other side he took a shower with his own daughter..

[@michaelburgess6556]

I am sure Ivanka is deeply impressed 😂😂😂

[@colt-ss3lw]

I wonder if joe is still showering with his daughter?🤔

[@nunyabusiness3666]

No wonder you have TDS. You believe things that never happened.

[@kylejfriel]

Where did they get this Arthur Aidala dude? I know that he's a defense attorney so that's kind of his angle, but he just seems like a contrarian making bad arguments.

[@mrsswindon]

CNN was bought over by a Trump traitor billionaire, which is why all they do is give him free air time.

[@clstrat837]

If you think his arguments are bad you aren’t reading the actual trial transcripts

[@johngrant3836]

He's getting paid well to look like an idiot and spin the impossible, especially when it comes to defending the indefensible... LOL!

[@johngrant3836]

@@clstrat837... his arguments make sense ONLY to MAGA-Republicans who make a conscious effort to ignore ALL of the pre-corroborated Testimony and Evidence presented before Cohen ever began his Testimony... DUH!!!

[@ConradNeill]

@@clstrat837 You aren't reading them, either. You are recycling talking points from RW media and presenting them as your own sharp legal analysis.

[@countryboysteve]

We are seriously arguing this hard about whether or not the correct heading was used in the ledger book. Thats it. No one but the lawyers and judge care. It has zero bearing on anything of substance.

[@LiL_Big__]

Yea that’s illegal that’s why a bad account goes to jail if he isn’t fired or physically assaulted first you can’t just put shit down on officials document for lots of reasons like what’s the word for it. oh wait it’s fraud. why is it common sense goes out the window for trump and Biden. both of them suck and they have one thing in common they could give a bum fuck about u or anyone else especially the idiots who keep giving us these jokers to vote for 🤦🏿‍♂️ !!!

[@javierj9345]

Wow you are a moeee Ron 😂 this is literally all that this case is about. I hope you don’t vote bc you clearly can’t comprehend simple things

[@roudyjabri6476]

No clue what the bold guy is talking about

[@javierj9345]

Well then your IQ is single digits

[@terryharker6726]

Who's Joe Biden when he agrees to have a debate with Donald Trump?

[@Camel-shitAshesStardustHeroes]

*Go, Cohen! You lied on behalf of trump, and you went to prison for having lied to protect him.* *Now it is high time for your old boss to pay the price you paid, and more!*

[@coreyman-xr3io]

Too bad you Democrats don't know the truth you'd be hating yourselves

[@clstrat837]

Except he’s lied so much why believe him now. I mean I look at the trial transcript where the prosecution asks him about legal documents he produced and signed and he says yes I said that, but that was a lie. This guy is going to tank it for NY, which doesn’t bother me.

[@gregscottfordemocracy]

​@@clstrat837Michael Cohen is no different than people who lie for their boss in the mafia and then later on come out and tell the truth as an informant. This is nothing new of people who lied on behalf of their boss to sacrifice themselves and then realize later that their boss use them like a wet rag Michael Cohen was used as a sacrificial lamb because Michael decided to stay 100% loyal to Trump by going to prison for him. Michael Cohen did alive thinking and reflecting while in prison and realize that Trump showed no appreciation for it and it was time for Michael to come out and tell the truth against Trump who doesn't show any kind of loyalty to anybody but expects 100% loyalty from everybody. Just because somebody lied in the past does not mean they're lying in the present. Don't get it twisted but I know what you're doing. You're trying to discredit Michael Cohen in every way possible in order to keep your God like image of trump untarnished😂

[@budman4224]

​@@clstrat837what you don't seem to understand is that he's saying that he lied *for* Trump. Which is what he's been saying since he plead guilty

[@IAm-NotHear]

@@clstrat837 Trump 20 - 24

[@jlvandat69]

Never believe any ex-DJT attorney in a pinstriped suit that constantly yells. Sorry, Arthur.

[@gacj2010]

you can believe cohen ... thats your choice ... the convicted liar

[@asynchronicity]

He always sounds desperate to persuade people of nonsense

[@jlvandat69]

@@asynchronicity Precisely. It's not hard to identify someone defending a delusion.

[@bryan805]

Why are you copying/pasting Nora’s posts?

[@gacj2010]

@@asynchronicity Its easy ... compare your life NOW and your life 4 years ago ... theres no doubt when it was better

[@gregmeyer2897]

No crime, no named crime id

[@terryharker6726]

You are correct democrats in office and their supporters are the worst that America has ever known. It's like they're evil or something.

[@cmiller8006]

You all don't like the bald guy because he's right.

[@kristycrosby8893]

all this is a Big Nothing Burger

[@earlkozak6538]

So what's the crime???

[@paulleverton9569]

Falsifying business records 34 times. Campaign finance violations. Being a sleaze who solicited sexual favours from women desperate for a break in life [not a crime but he's already a known rapist so the shoe fits].

[@wouldntyouliketoknow3811]

There's no sustenance here😂😂😂

[@erikhadinger7655]

Michael Cohen just admitted to stealing $60000 from Trump. This is your star witness😂😂😂

[@artmcfadden3774]

There is still no crime

[@paulleverton9569]

Apart from the actual crimes (plural).

[@asdfert302]

1:02 dude are you ok

[@PaloDuro1021]

Would think after yesterday the jury is going to question most anything Cohen says at this point. Credibility out the window...

[@ernestoybarra7333]

CNN's Anderson Vanderbilt totally believes Michael Cohen! The question remains what does Anderson Vanderbilt feel about Uranus as a whole 🙄

[@marknelson1711]

If I were a juror on this case, I would be asking myself why are we here.

[@corit8976]

Exactly! Anyone with a brain can see Trump’s obviously guilty! Like, can we just say so and go home????

[@Bodydrop6969]

Trump 2024 Be sure to vote 🎉😂!

[@colt-ss3lw]

If you were a juror on this case, you would have been told your there to find Trump guilty.

[@colt-ss3lw]

@@corit8976 Guilty of what specifically? What crime has been read in court that Trump did? Where is the victim of the alleged federal felony pretzeled from a state misdemeanor that has past the statute of limitations? Where is the Testimony that directly connects Trump to election interference? What relevance does a whole day of a porn actresses' testimony of a consensual relationship and the details of it, have to do with the accusation that Trump "did something wrong." Now there's plenty of proof that joe paid to have hunters laptop suppressed before 2020 election, and not only did the big guy pay cash, but he also had the help of the FBI, CIA and the DNC. There's the motivation to point the finger at Trump. I'll tell ya 1 thing, when Trump gets sworn in in January, shit is going to hit the fan for the FBI, CIA, DNC and all these corrupt prosecutors and judges. Bank on it.

[@corit8976]

@@colt-ss3lw you watch too much faux, lol. You know they lie to you right?

[@gameday9863]

Sad. Cohen is a well established liar.

[@HoneyDems]

The Republican Legislators showing up at Trial. Are the most guilty in 1/6 or they would protect their Gov. positions.

[@YodatheHobbit]

"a meeting in Trump Tower" "OOOOHHHAAAAAA!!!!!"

[@joerogain5025]

Where's Melania? How come she wasn't in court today standing beside her man and supporting him?

[@dd911]

Who would want to be by Trump’s side……..yuk and gross. The only people there are people he owns in one way or another

[@user-ut8ls7qp1j]

melania taking care of her son like a good mother

[@gregscottfordemocracy]

​@@user-ut8ls7qp1jyou act like her son is some kind of baby or young child. He's an adult. He doesn't need to be taken care of. Do you really think Melanie would show up anyway Trump's trial considering the fact how much she hates him? That's why she disappeared for months and nobody knew where she was. She only came back in the picture now because Trump has a shot of getting reelected. If it wasn't for that, she'd be gone and probably back in her home country or somewhere else that's not around Trump

[@andycortez9316]

She is probably planning out her escape because she feels she might end up right next to ivana at the new jersey golf course for not showing up in court.

[@JB-uv4hm]

@@user-ut8ls7qp1j ok trumpstain

[@peterriehlman]

It’s so obvious it’s a joke I’m so sick of these lawyers who try to twist Cohens words ! what a joke legalize nonsense he’s guilty

[@Foxleaxer1981]

womp womp womp. Were you this upset when Clinton lied about his transgressions or when Hilary deleted all her servers? I bet you weren't, you hypocrite.

[@Bodydrop6969]

You’re right! Cohen is liar and guilty!

[@williamwinn948]

If you are ever charged with a crime, take the public defendant and plead guilty. Is that what you think innocent people Do?

[@peterriehlman]

@@williamwinn948 then Testify Trump you said you would, if you’re innocent you should but of course you lied because you have no defense or you would!

[@lca5836]

What's the crime here again??? Been weeks and still haven't gotten to the meat of this case! And the star witness was no use yesterday?? What a waste of $$$$$$

[@informedchoice2249]

What is it about these Americans where they think that shouting makes their point more convincing than talking like an adult it's like watching a bald toddler in a suit. At least he's enthusiastic!

[@badmoonrising_007]

People can allege alot of things. Proving the intent is not that easy. That guy ( MC ) is a historical liar. Unfortunately it came down to this to find out how much he lies.

[@rickylalonde2317]

Nobody lies more than Donny cmon loser

[@clstrat837]

@@rickylalonde2317what does that even mean. Give an example of a video or article where Trump is lying

[@MeowMagic07]

Bring peace to America 🙏

[@gacj2010]

Only Trump can do that

[@piku5637]

@@gacj2010 You’re really out of touch with reality if you believe that.

[@markmierzejewski9534]

Trump in prison brings peace to the nation

[@barajoon668]

​@@gacj2010please explain it to me like I am 6 years old? Thx

[@barajoon668]

​@@gacj2010anything, something???

[@rifledepot6067]

He got torn to shreds😂

[@_Lazare]

The guy on the left ...... To to funny

[@delilahrichardson6716]

A liar is a liar. They can be expected to tell a lie. A liar and thief go hand and hand. I don't trust or believe any of them.

[@Orbic-hp5tt]

This just gets Trump more votes. Stupid move.

[@radsb]

I am here for Laura Coates' smirk because she knew that all his yelling and blustering was making her job to prove that he's a bully SO EASY. You go girl!

[@KL-zf8xk]

CNN, if you want us to watch, don’t have the screaming man on anymore.

[@joerogain5025]

''Ivanka honey bunch, you remind me of Stormy Daniels.'' Donald tRUMP

[@HairynosedWombat163]

'If Malaria left me I wouldn't be alone for long'.

[@ryanjohnson3615]

WTF was that noise @1:01?? and @2:22

[@Arty3005]

Arthur's soul leaving his body..

[@CrossoverPrincess]

I don't know about the first one... it sounded like someone getting hit. The second one sounded like someone in the group sneezing or coughing... I guess they couldn't hold it in...

[@eisande6237]

The point skidded right across and off of his bald ass head.

[@user-me8zm8wk6y]

Your legal skeptic makes a good point

[@kells4152]

It's NOT a legal fee. In what world would a 'hush money reimbursement/repayment' qualify as a 'legal fee', ...especially when you're paying someone their OWN money BACK???

[@clstrat837]

Except it is and the IRS agreed

[@vinylrichie007]

Even if it wasn’t a legal fee that makes it a misdemeanor.

[@jsolomon566]

​@@vinylrichie007Where did you get that?

[@Raider8784]

Who pays "hush money" to hide an affair with someone who has already admitted to lying about there being an affair?

[@vinylrichie007]

@@jsolomon566 New York law. Paying hush money is not a crime. Mislabeling the hush money payment is a misdemeanor. The prosecution is alleging that the mislabeling is in furtherance of a second crime. Though the prosecution has not stated what the second crime is. That is why this was not prosecuted by the former DA.

[@mrod7692]

President Trump 2024. The most awesome President in American history.

[@richardstewart6900]

#awful, not awesome! The world knows this and is laughing at him. You can bet his golden booties that VP, Xi and Kim are lapping this up! They KNOW exactly what he is and how to handle him.

[@sebastianmestertongraae4534]

Who invited Saul Goodman?

[@abroadlink5188]

Please take the attorney out of the discussion. He is terrible! Where is George Conway?

[@JB-uv4hm]

If Trump would’ve just paid him and not screwed him on the xmas bonus, this never would’ve come out.

[@gacj2010]

Paid him for what .... Cohen was deeply hurt that he wasnt given a WH job ... I can see why .. hes a real pompous jerk

[@Coloradohunni9589]

Ha Ha Ha Ha it all came out in the wash

[@chrislockwood5299]

If he didn’t pay him, then why is he being charged?

[@JB-uv4hm]

@@chrislockwood5299 another special needs.

[@MamaJanella]

If you think the loudmouth gets views, I'm turning off the video.

[@DrErkanyildirim183]

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[@jitendraTejani]

Problem with all media is, trying the case in public instead of keeping quiet and let the courts handle it. All these so called experts suck.

[@anthonypanneton923]

easy solution - just don't watch.

[@Saaahdood]

I once paid stormy daniels $15,000 and she shut up after a while, where's my court case

[@lexhoaloha.personal]

I’m SO OVER CNN w/ this MAGA. It was NOT for legal services. If I close escrow on a house and pay a title company for transferring the deed for their services… I can’t then classify the cost of the actual house plus their fees as a total“fee for services rendered.” 😡

[@clstrat837]

You should definitely work for the IRS because they actually accepted and declined to audit the 1099’s that named the payments legal services. They actually were taking into account a letter from Michael Cohens attorney that explicitly stated the payments were legit.

[@JB-uv4hm]

Boohoo trumpie.

[@lexhoaloha.personal]

@@clstrat837 money talks 😢 he's the epitome of the very swamp he claims he wants to drain 🤡

[@thomasreedy4751]

Make America Gag Again

[@Bodydrop6969]

Trump 2024😂 Be sure to vote!

[@asynchronicity]

Bald guy a mafia lawyer?

[@marcrodriguez4830]

Hush money isn’t a crime. Toobin on the panel is rich too.

[@voidstarq]

"It wasn't for legal services." Just the opposite: it was for *illegal* services.

[@goodlookingman4489]

If it’s not legal services when you pay your lawyer then what is it ?

[@gacj2010]

They are lying to stop Trump from being elected by stopping him campaigning

[@goodlookingman4489]

CNN won’t be happy unless it was labelled “ paying of pornstar “ in the ledger

[@seandean6387]

Donnie doesn't pay his lawyers, you know better than that. Look how much he owes Rudy.

[@EarlyRound]

Illegal services

[@walterhoenig6569]

A reimbursement for a hush money payment.

[@simonsmith3060]

How did he approve it, what does that mean? He signed the checks.

[@clstrat837]

He signed them in 2017. This case hinges on him paying money to influence the 2016 election, other wise the “fraudulent” business records are a misdemeanor and past their statute of limitations. So I’m no scientist but I fail to see how one can retroactively influence the past. Just sayin, all Trump haters are entitled to their opinion but don’t just spread ignorance

[@clstrat837]

Ok dirt bag I know you deleted my reply to your comment. Next time just post your answer so everyone can see if you can support your statement or not

[@Lanceswizzle]

So let me get this straight. Trump hired Cohen as an attorney and paid him under legal fees and he is facing felonies for every check he paid his lawyer? 😂😂😂 This is nuts

[@user-cm8co5nx4k]

If I pay my lawyer $130,000 to mow my lawn, can I write it off as a legal expense? Uhm, don’t think so….

[@JBluz]

The Ball headed guy is smarter than the rest of those people! It was a LEGAL FEE. Good Grief!

[@StarTexaspets]

Tired of seeing these. Cover some news, or hold the Biden admin accountable for not campaigning either. Something..

[@gacj2010]

If they covered other stuff it would be all Bidens bad doings and failures

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

For the first time in nearly 250 years, a former US president is on trial for felony criminal charges. If you think that's not news, regardless of the names involved, I can't help you. This has nothing to do with a presidential campaign, either. Aside from all that, you're also looking at the selective video clips that CNN is putting on KZbin, and the reason they choose those clips is because they drive engagement (just like yours). If you want more news, get off KZbin and turn on an actual news broadcast, being CNN or anything else.

[@totalyep]

It’s amazing how trump supporters still think he never lies.

[@luzcastillo2065]

It seems his supporters suffer from short-term memory.

[@UFCtrumpsboxing]

It is for legal services, he's paying his lawyer. What else would it be?

[@anthonypanneton923]

uh..., reimbursement for payment made to a porn queen so she will keep quiet about their fling in Vegas, and then everybody pretending it was really for "legal services." come on, try to keep up. this is really not complicated stuff.

[@SkatersHeaven]

Wow a bunch of non-legal minds literally talking about nothing lolol

[@johngrant3836]

Whatever makes a Trumpster Cultist sleep at night... HA!!! 🤣😂🤣

[@m.w.976]

*That bald guy ... uugghhhh! 🤦‍♂️*

[@nunyabusiness3666]

Notice how when the truth starts coming out the comment section attacks the messenger.

[@HoneyMontana406]

If I were a juror I would assume any client of Arthur’s is guilty. It’s a bias I couldn’t rise above. He’s too obnoxious. He distracts from clarity of truth.

[@drewwhitlow3142]

CNN five years ago - ‘Trump has colluded with Russia and we have proof’ CNN now - ‘well we didn’t quite find anything, but there appears to be a clerical error here! That’s the same thing right?!’

[@clew4994]

That isn’t exactly what Bill Barr said AFTER the proceedings. Nice try tho!

[@clstrat837]

@@clew4994yeah actually it came out that the dossier was produced by the Clinton organization and then a bunch three agencies conspired to use it, knowing it to be false, against Trump. People in the FBI have gone to jail. Quit talking out your ass please.

[@clstrat837]

lol clew reported my comment. Man next time just respond with a counterpoint and let everyone see why you’re right….or wrong. Typos

[@jayredd8455]

Why they got this loud guy on TV

[@shanezanath2092]

If arguments were won by how loud you could be, the bald guy would win! Too bad for him, in court, arguments are settled by the evidence.

[@netteyf3857]

This show trial is falling apart.. Get over it.

[@bellweatherconst.3288]

Common!! How did he approve it? That's so lame!!!!

[@peterriehlman]

Lock Trump up it’s ridiculous it’s so obvious he’s guilty

[@clstrat837]

Dude explain how a check written in 2017 influences an election that happened in 2016

[@peterriehlman]

@@clstrat837 dude you’re obviously not following the case or you wouldn’t ask that question

[@printingwithlue4310]

​@@clstrat837 time travel duh.

[@clstrat837]

Peter I actually read the transcripts daily. I’m asking you how that’s possible.

[@Aap134]

Please tell us how its so obvious genius. Wtf are reading and watching

[@MA-wo5gy]

That bald guy is an attorney???

[@user-mi5pt3tn2v]

A thief, a swindler, a deceiver should be in prison, and not in the presidential chair. And then exchange him for American hostages in Russian prisons.

[@HeartDocAndrew]

"CNN reporter reads ‘perhaps the most important legal moment’ of Michael Cohen’s testimony" so let's "Convince It Forward" with Laus DEO

[@paulleverton9569]

Baldy is one of those New York tough guys - who's obviously gay.

[@pockets2100]

I'd deal with Cohen's issues, long before I'd deal with Trump's issues...

[@nathanharris7815]

Michael Cohnen directly linked Trump to the crime. Thats all she wrote.😂😂😂

[@DavidBecker-yu9yv]

Whats the crime? Nathan pinch yourself you need to wake up. LOL

[@gacj2010]

Actually that did not happen but thats what they must do .. btw what is the crime thats never been stated

[@clstrat837]

The supposed crime is interfering in the presidential election of 2016. Here are the problems: NY has no federal authority to investigate or prosecute a federal election case. They must prove the case they don’t have the authority to prosecute in order to magically extend the statute of limitations on the misdemeanors. Furthermore, the payments weren’t even made until 2017. How can they influence the 2016 election? Even the most basic logic test destroys this case. It really is an embarrassment for NY and all the Trump haters.

[@ejcejc4113]

We won't show it, but take our word for it lol.

[@Talk219]

Wow,just because of Michael Cohen's testimony I'm now voting Joe Biden , Cohen's testimony was that compelling !!😂😂😂😂