Trump on trial: Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial

NBC News' Hallie Jackson and guests review the first day of testimony from blockbuster witness Michael Cohen at the Trump hush money trial.
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#MichaelCohen #Trump #Trial

[@joncaju]

In this country, no one is above the law. Rule of law must be upheld. Justice must be served.

[@tinman67tn]

What law was broken?

[@annecarroll3429]

What crime did he commit?

[@drakemia4079]

@@tinman67tnstand back and stand down.

[@coolpix222]

Exactly, the corrupt Biden Administration and Democratic Party is not above the law. Lawfare is illegal. Collusion is illegal. The World is laughing at America and our Kangaroo Court System. Even CNN now admits its selective prosecution.

[@coolpix222]

​@@drakemia4079ok corrupt dem.

[@janedoe6786]

He was his lawyer who was advising Trump, and he went to prison for what he advised him. Where is the lawyer client privilege in this case? Why can he come back to talk about what they speak about?

[@jamesdunn5017]

I got a horrible insurance quote from Geico.

[@ryanreedgibson]

Awesome!

[@floodgatestudios1825]

Save your money ! Go without insurance! Insurance is a gamble...going without is a gamble also...but you keep your money

[@robertrobert6788]

Same insurance is a scam

[@MaryCull-hs1bv]

Evidence.?

[@rodneyseymon3135]

Hey Donny boy, if you did nothing wrong, nothing illegal, then you take the stand, under oath and tell all of us your story. We would all love to hear what you got. Please Mr. Trump we want to hear the truth 😂

[@asnark7115]

Is there anything relevant about this case is already in the public sphere and has already been testified about.

[@bigb1899]

I really doubt Mr. Trump reads you tube comments but it does feel good to yell into the void of the universe

[@jasongray6341]

7 yrs of hating and this is your best? All vindicated now? Lol

[@user-dc7ud4vr1w]

Well name the crime,what is the crime 1000bks say you can't tell me the crime

[@KEN-pl3df]

Always wondered what a nothing burger is, "what financing" sure sounds like Trump is directing Cohen.

[@andytachibanalover9495]

Expert legal witness? What the prosecution axed him to do. Are you freaking kidding?

[@kehindedurowade5029]

Why is this set to an action music background?

[@BonafideGail]

Come on Donald, testify just like you said you would! Time to man up!

[@trainrecked]

He can't, Donnie is a COWARD!

[@robstone7325]

Trumps not a man, he is a 6 yr old child that wears diapers!!!

[@glenscannell1215]

Nope , it a trumped up charge! He should not speak at all. Pun intended

[@anthonytran7566]

Plenty of womanliness with this man !!!!!

[@nappybiscuit]

He did in the last case, so I would imagine he will in this one. We all know what a ham is for attention.

[@jasongray6341]

These poor journalists what a horrible job they have this is terrible

[@Jpm62324]

They really got him this time. 🤣

[@articusam9866]

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@carolmckellar8819]

No he was already released from jail some off you need to go back to watch ing real TV

[@neonmarblerust]

The bots have been all over this

[@rubinyoung9355]

An attorney is an officer of the court. Under a client's statement of rights duty an attorney's job is not to break the law but give his client good advice or suffer liability under cannon rules of professional conduct..

[@carolmckellar8819]

Cannon is corup or she wouldn’t come up with-all the crazy thoughts she was told bye another judge what she said to the jury was incorrect

[@mwdollar]

If the PAB goes all OJ and walks there is no justice. This case is open and shut.

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

Translation: If the prosecution FAILS TO PROVE THEIR CASE, the jury has no choice but to find the defendant not guilty.

[@laughingdaisies]

@@Duke_of_PrunesThere is NO CASE! Hush Money…Oh Brother 🤦🏼‍♀️ This is sooo obviously election interference plain and simple! What a waste of time AND money! 🙄

[@nonicosio]

@@Duke_of_Prunes at OJ trial, prosecuted proved he was guilty, but the jury fell for their inner prejudices; just the same the 4 withe cops were found not guilty of beating King; tribalism at its finest; our justice system is very inadequate;

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

@@nonicosio So you're telling us up front that you don't accept a not guilty verdict, regardless?

[@carlinetorweihe4246]

Wow! and when the readership is non-American how are they to know what your wordage means?

[@TerryDennis-rz8wj]

Is it at all possible for any reporters or news anchors that work for NBC, MSNBC or CNN aswell as others to report on the true facts about the Donald Trumps trump-up court cases and not voice their own one-sided opinions and wishes. I was always taught growing up, that if you were going to do a job, to put your heart and soul into do it right then on pay day you will never feel guilty about receiving your wages and you would sleep peacefully at night. There must be a lot of you that work for these outlets that have many sleepless night's. It's sade these day when "NEWS" outlets "CANNOT" report the TRUE facts.

[@777Macau]

it seems they are all authoritarian leftists.

[@LordFardCry-ck3si]

Okay, so what are the true facts. Please inform us

[@stevejackson1000]

No, it's not possible, out jail early 🤔. Hundreds of politicians have done the same thing. As always, not Trump. It's all they got. All Trump case, democrats have done the same. It's all on record. It's all politics.

[@user-gp5ls5iz7x]

Many people went to jail because of just 0ne man, T

[@1927su]

Truth has a power all its own. Meanwhile? We The People are the ones that will PROTECT DEMOCRACY . VOTE 🗳️ 🌊

[@jeffcundiff2128]

Once again, it's not against the law to pay hush money.

[@Leon-bc8hm]

The Orange Tumor will go down. That is called Justice!

[@teamthinkbiginternational475]

There is no way this dude gets off.. It's truly unbelievable that this guy has managed to escape accountability for so long. I would be surprised if the jury let him off.

[@douglasansah435]

This Trump cannot be a good candidate for republicans party in 2024 that is the fact

[@miguelaldea4823]

Trump is the best man for the republican party in 2024 !!!

[@seand1011]

Creamsicle Mussolini MUST be found guilty. It's just that simple.

[@allenvayner4987]

Soon, there is going to be the rapture. It's when there will be trumpet sounds, and after the trumpet sounds, God will lift his people from here. Also, God said people should be living by the Bible. Amen, and God bless you. ❤* John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have eternal life". ❤

[@asnark7115]

You need to find a crime, first, don't you think?

[@josefeibl8230]

Found guilty because it fits your narrative? Blue communism is real. Wish Trump would be the dictator for a day. Could get Hillary, Pelosi, Obama and slick Willie. And a few more of the degenerate demonrats.

[@tareewoods2434]

​@@allenvayner4987They've been saying that for centuries. We can't wait. Don the con needs to be dealt with NOW!

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

​@@tareewoods2434Here's your chance -- prove he is guilty.

[@sheilastokes1765]

I don't care for the dramatic way the hostess of this show behaves. It's too much, so I didn't listen to the guest speakers.

[@trishhickox5593]

Exactly!

[@juga8803]

Lock him up! Lock him up!

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

Innocent until PROVEN guilty! 😇

[@williamwofford2503]

@@Duke_of_Prunes hide and watch, trump's goose is cooked

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

@@williamwofford2503 You have said that for years. 175 more days. Tick, tick William ⏰

[@williamwofford2503]

@@Duke_of_Prunes hide and watch

[@ASThompson-pp3pq]

Not gonna happen. These bogus trials are going to bring him right back into the White House. Did you see the Sienna poll today? Might want to check it out 🙂

[@liamjohnson2474]

If trump isn't in prison by the end of the year, I'm breaking every law that I ever wanted, because LAWS WILL MEAN NOTHING!

[@robertrobert6788]

I was thinking the same thing

[@ASThompson-pp3pq]

LOL. Even left leaning media is saying, where is the crime here. At most it is a misdemeanor. The only reason he is getting charged over this is because his name is Donald Trump. And the left never got over him winning in 2016. Did you check out the swing state polls today?

[@1927su]

Unless you are wealthy enough to avoid prosecution, I’d definitely think twice about that Jmo

[@AZOffRoadster]

How I miss the days when news wasn't a for-profit operation. They actually had to be honest. And that's the way it is. --Walter Cronkite.

[@socool371]

trump still going to prison

[@laughingdaisies]

@@socool371Trump going to jail FOR what CRIME? A big No No was Cohen secretly recording his client which in New York and the rest of the United States is ILLEGAL! FYI…Client/Attorney privilege! Please use YOUR critical thinking skills! This is a CIRCUS and it really damages our judicial system! Also the “Gag Order” only being done to Trump and no one else! Right there is grounds of over turning this IF convicted!

[@lordlex6315]

trumpanzee😂😂😂

[@roxannecomeaux6962]

​@@socool371For what? No crime was committed..

[@roxannecomeaux6962]

​@@lordlex6315Eat balls

[@CineMasterDamian]

Didn't this guy lie under oath or something in another Trump trail?

[@yaweli2968]

Yes,but the leading question is, why did he lie?

[@socool371]

trump still going to prison 24 or 25

[@captglenn100]

@@yaweli2968 Does not matter why he lied. This case is about a payment and whether it was election interference, which the prosecution has not proven.

[@andrewcullen7729]

Been hearing that for a long time

[@llm8268]

Cohen went to jail as TRump’s fixer, doing trump’s bidding at the request of and for the benefit of trump.

[@saratru9999]

Sounds like extortion.

[@timwalsh8973]

R. I. p. cohen

[@saratru9999]

Netflix deal will die if Cohen fails to be believed. Is it a crime to pay Cohen to stay out of a lawsuit?

[@thelegendarymskatlynn]

if cohen is “glue” in this case, 😂

[@sharonkeetch596]

Well even Donald’s lawyers gagged him not coming out to yap after court.lol

[@user-us3pd7nw6x]

He has a first amendment. Regardless of the outcome, this will immediately be overturned in appeal. This is not about justice, this is about damaging your opponent for an election. Congratulations, your party has turned America into a Banana Republic. I cannot wait until we get our turn to prosecute. You just remember...you made the new rules

[@wandaleebernardo5488]

I don’t understand why those Senators were there to support & not in Washington doing their jobs! ?

[@mikejohnson8522]

Remember what comes around gos around

[@Mattplanespotter]

Stop talking over the guests !!!!!!!!!!!

[@sheilastokes1765]

She's a horrible commentator! I agree with you

[@thomascombs3669]

Headline should say (Convicted Liar takes The Witness Stand)

[@rodneyseymon3135]

You are referring to Trump, right?

[@danmcgilldm]

What situation had him lie ? Oh his involvement with Trump. Curious, why isn't Trump taking the stand 😂😂😂?

[@paulnolan4971]

@@rodneyseymon3135 Of course he is. He's not deaf dumb and blind or naive. He would just look absolutely mental lol

[@paulnolan4971]

@@rodneyseymon3135 Or been living under a rock for 10 years

[@paulnolan4971]

Yea dumpy aint gonna testify bud

[@thetlt22]

Lock him up🎉🎉🎉 Lock him up🎉🎉🎉 Lock him up🎉🎉🎉

[@tomzhao103]

I think Nike Company needs to pay Trump, or suit Trump, for his using the trade mark " Just Do It".😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@janedoe6786]

Why we are spending money on prosecution for paying someone $130,00 to a woman to keep quiet for sleeping with? When it’s costing the state way more per day to have this trial?

[@MLEPOS1]

Because they need to show all evidence to jurors. If Cohen went to jail….Trump will follow!

[@paulawright5785]

Because a CRIME was committed. Surely you understand that??

[@sistersnake4629]

Vaughn is on every hour on every news broad cast for MSNBC and NBC He is a hard working guy .

[@patj2205]

Continue to remain CALM; Mr. Cohen.

[@jrex3575]

Under cross examination the Defense will tear him up and expose him... can't wait for his soon nervous breakdown!

[@crossroads725]

I think Cohen’s going to Steamroll the defense.

[@tareewoods2434]

Just like Stormy did!

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

You better trot out a case, soon -- the election is in 175 days! 🙄

[@annecarroll3429]

What bloody dots ...... ?

[@jennifernorred7457]

Didn’t come to court with incl an hands

[@Jobnyamai-je1gd]

Michael Cohen connects all the dots

[@denoginator1]

sounds like there trying to convince themselves....lol

[@beng7844]

They are.

[@johnbrattan9341]

Who's "they?"

[@denoginator1]

@@johnbrattan9341 the people in the video

[@johnbrattan9341]

@@denoginator1 OK. Convince themselves of what. Trump's on trial. The court transcripts will be out shortly. Why don't you compare those transcripts to what they are reporting here.

[@cassandramcknight2416]

Question: what's the worst that could happen to Trump regarding this case?

[@atedinahalf6288]

1. He goes to jail, he becomes second to Jesus. 2. He doesn't go to jail, he becomes second to Jesus. The boy who cried trump

[@gamergamer7508]

@@atedinahalf6288I’m not really seeing the Christ parallels lol, could you fill me in?

[@atedinahalf6288]

@gamergamer7508 They complained about trump for 8 years while ignoring Americans on every single issue. All they had to do was stop talking about trump. They did this. No matter what happens the people will not care. The magic doesn't work when they can see through the illusion.

[@rodneyseymon3135]

@@atedinahalf6288Do not put Trump in the same sentence with Jesus

[@addictedtominisandlovingit3912]

Because this prosecution is novel, it is political persecution. That makes Trump a martyr. The fact that the case is completely baseless and the judge is incredibly biased only helps this case. There is a reason the video cameras weren't allowed in.

[@Apogge_kings]

NBC equivalent to Trump News Broadcasting Channel

[@andytachibanalover9495]

This 20 minutes of video is an absolute joke. You people are so lost. It’s ridiculous.

[@maxherman7790]

He axed him what to do,😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@FOFGlobal]

Oh it’s filtering

[@truthandjustice.1182]

With all these mouth Trump have this is the time for him to take the stand and say his Truth. A Real man take the stand. A real leader take the stand and say his truth..

[@davidmitchell4092]

He Is simply Not Credible, With His Book Alone.

[@Papatuanuku]

I AM you I am coloured Count on change AS ONe freedom and peace ✌🏾🔥

[@ChristyKrohne]

Where does people like J.D.Vance got all the time to sit in a Court Rom? Dont have work to do on behalf of the American People?

[@mckinleycc.uvxbhwellskcmxh2365]

He knows he's guilty send him to prison

[@llm8268]

Russian bot farm is FULL on this thread.

[@belindai4045]

AT THIS STAGE ITS ONLY COHENS WORDS & STORMYS WORDS ❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓REALLY ❓❓❓❓❓❓⁉️⁉️

[@tviswatchingu]

Block buster video. Lol didn’t blockbuster video go out of business a long time ago. The reason he didn’t care what Melania thought is because she new the truth. HE DIDN’T DO IT.

[@richardraven2178]

GET RID OF HIM

[@benjiwon]

ugh too shouty

And tRUMP does? lol

[@bayareagrl4ever526]

You should watch the interview of Roy Cohens cousin on Medias Touch

[@user-tv7un4bt9e]

Even if he’s convicted I still vote for Trump these cases are useless we don’t care period !!!

[@williamkissane4261]

So ? NDAs are Legal.

[@Glock20AK]

Yes

[@user-tv7un4bt9e]

We are after inflation and open boarders we have to close the boarders and keep these prices down which Biden cannot do

[@xYEETx]

Always the same people, same script. Would love for one day we get a headline that inflation went down or they solved most of the homelessness.

[@rodneyseymon3135]

Did Trump solve all those problems? I remember paying $5.65 for gas when Trump was president and homelessness was everywhere during trumps presidency. I do remember a huge tax cut for the rich and large corporations who didn’t pay a dime in taxes when I had to pay over $3000 in taxes. Your Donald is a thief

[@patmandew22]

Deflation thru the castration of capitalism! You're beginning to see the light.

[@tomcampbell8934]

Right? Trump is the only thing they can talk about because they know how much of a train wreck Biden’s America is and won’t admit it

[@lordlex6315]

Says a trumpanzee troll

[@addictedtominisandlovingit3912]

Talk about " wag the dog."

[@Csio12]

Hallie. She s so loud like that awful J Pirro. What a pity.

[@anthonytran7566]

Loyalty is a one way street !!!!!

[@seguelawrencedoering394]

As much as I believe Trump is guilty I couldn’t finish this segment. The choice of words used by the woman asking information is atrocious, misleading, and sly. WRONG: report unbiased news.

[@tinman67tn]

What law was broken?

[@chrissharp6837]

Can anyone thats a Democrat on here with a straight face tell me they have more than they did when Trump was in office

[@Jobnyamai-je1gd]

Women voters will loose hope in trump

[@clicicc8913]

And now he has to lie again because he’s completing another case the case

[@imcoachrick2]

LOL.. a known liar.. ok, I'll buy that with that swamp land.. LOL

[@hotjava]

Who did his previous lies benefit??? Not great at connecting those dots are you?

[@eliasvargas1267]

He was lying for his boss. The blind leading the blind. Trump is going to jail

[@mr.majestic3851]

Yes Trump is a known liar .

[@smokingcrab2290]

@mr.majestic3851, cry more

[@trainrecked]

Yes!!! TRump is a pathological liar and uses and manipulates people to do his dirty sh*t!! I fixed that for you..He's toast!!

[@BayscoinReacts]

LIES

[@carolinesterquelle2159]

People aren't following the trial because because coverage like your's is a joke.

[@6j6666]

Yet your people are screaming "laptop"😂

[@lindabeal7516]

Keep drinking the kool-aid

[@joemifsud981]

I don't live in the US, neither am I American, so what's your beef about this coverage? I'm not trying to be a wise guy, I'm just trying to get some perspective.

[@6j6666]

@@joemifsud981 it's just trumper sniveling

[@tareewoods2434]

But it would be insightful & perfect if everything was going tRump's way, right?

[@rocknouveau8507]

Trump is apoplectic; somebody call 911.😦

[@carolmckellar8819]

Trump couldn’t keep it up for Stormy

[@spicyirwin5835]

This is so embarrassing for USA but the names & loss of integrity is so funny. Michael Cohen got his soul back which is a good thing!

[@777Macau]

You mean he is being forced to sell his soul again and again.

[@michaelparsons9063]

Blockbuster witness.🤣

[@lisat9802]

Michael Cohen, being a lawyer before all of this, he knows how to testify and how to control things. I am hoping he is still this calm during redirect.

[@larnakeane8940]

Oh. FRAUDSTER ..big time.

[@mikejohnson8522]

No do your homework spin

[@lindaselander9602]

The only breaking news is that the lame stream mafia con is over! 😂

[@fucktheGQP]

How do? I mean your the one turning a blind eye to trumps embezzlement of your money

[@decalogue6841]

Another Trumpite brainwashed…

[@Aces77777]

What a delama This would actually be an amazing movie to make later on

[@victoriamccullough6464]

the films about this will go on until the end of time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lock that turd up

[@Seipher3]

Oh hey it's the guy from those Italian tiktoks

[@causeandefect8252]

Thank you, Hallie and NBC, especially Danny Cevallos for keeping Michael Cohen's testimony, his place in the alleged scheme, and this trial in perspective. Mr. Cohen doesn't have to lie because he's repented of his involvement and paid heavily for his crimes. Now it's the defendant's turn.

[@deescott8312]

It’s like a scene from the house of cards

[@wmp3346]

That was traitor chump’s White House and his bankrupt businesses. The truth will make dumb people dumber

[@Jobnyamai-je1gd]

Payment of schemes

[@patricknoonan3754]

Show the president respect. You only get that when you have respect for others and trump has no respect for anyone

[@qweef69]

JEWISHHHHHH

[@ca8822]

@12:45 Hallie: "we can't hack it up enough here" - truer words never spoken by an employee of network that brought you that idiotic show 'The Apprentice'.

[@Jpm62324]

😂😂😂😂😂😂the music is so dramatic, what a joke

[@victoriamccullough6464]

i agree it is BS

[@kozmiczian]

'MISTER' flump . . . 😊.

[@Rheinmeister09]

No fan of Trump but this ridiculous show that they are making of this trial is a stark reminder of how bad the media are when it comes to Trump. How about some coverage of the actual issues that impact every day people instead of this crap 24/7. Hallie needs to take a serious chill pill and relax. I swear when she does the walk on the Sunday nightly news, I’m afraid she’s going to come through my screen. How difficult is it to get that part of the broadcast right? Kate Snow, Lester Holy and Jose can do it without seeming threatening.

[@jimlawson121]

I am a conservative in Canada and you have to realize like the O.J. Simpson trial that this whole thing is a spectacle. 35% of your country, including the Christian right elected a man who cheated on three wives when you have never even had a divorce guy as the president. I don’t blame Trump. I blame Obama. The guy was a Boy Scout. Trump ran him into the ground every day and he never once retaliated. Trump realized that he could feed on everybody’s racism, fear of immigrants. You had two schools last week renamed in favour of confederate soldiers. Literally Traitors guilty of treason are getting their names on schools because of the knee-jerk reaction to a very good president who happened to be black. The Christian evangelical law and order people are following a man who is the furthest from that definition. That is why it is spectacle. Presidential candidates were ruined for having an attractive girl sit on their lap. Trump talked about what positions he was in when he cheated on his wife on the Howard Stern show. You can do that if you’re a celebrity.

[@williamwofford2503]

you are maga cult and you know it ,only they would say something so ignorant.

[@carolmckellar8819]

You got a lot of lyes even fifty years ago

[@jessvillabroza7696]

Donald J. Trump Landslide 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝

[@anojoke5838]

really what a joke!!!!!

[@6j6666]

"But but the laptop "

[@user-tv7un4bt9e]

We still vote fir Trump no matter what no way I’m voting for demented Biden