Michael Cohen takes stand for 2nd day in Trump trial
Michael Cohen took the stand for a second day Tuesday in the so-called hush money trial of former President Donald Trump. CBS New York's Alice Gainer has the details.
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Michael Cohen took the stand for a second day Tuesday in the so-called hush money trial of former President Donald Trump. CBS New York's Alice Gainer has the details.
The former president's attorney and "fixer" testified about private conversations he had with Trump in the Oval Office. CBS New York's Derick Waller reports.
In his first day of testimony, Cohen linked the former president to payments made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. CBS New York's Derick Waller has the latest.
At Trump's "hush money" trial on Monday, Michael Cohen testified about covering up a payment to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
On the stand, Michael Cohen told jurors about the decade he spent working for Trump as his self-described "fixer" and attorney.
Cohen told the court Donald Trump "wasn't thinking about Melania. This was all about the campaign," when it came to paying adult film star Stormy Daniels for the rights to her story about an alleged affair. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, is a key witness for the prosecution. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
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Michael Cohen's testimony in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York suggests the prosecution is reaching the home stretch of its case.
Former White House aide Madeleine Westerhout took the stand again Friday. Key witness Michael Cohen is expected to testify next week. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
After another dramatic week at the trial of former President Donald Trump, Hofstra Law Professor James Sample joins CBS News New York to discuss the latest developments. Read more here
Adult film star Stormy Daniels finished testifying Thursday morning in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Stormy Daniels was back on the stand Thursday at former President Donald Trump's so-called hush money criminal trial. He's facing 34 felony counts of falsifying records related to a payment to Daniels before the 2016 election, allegedly to keep her quiet about a sexual encounter. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Daniels was cross examined by Donald Trump's lawyers after she detailed a sexual encounter she had with him. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
The adult film actor is due back on the stand Thursday after sharing details of an alleged affair with the former president. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has a closer look at the case.
Tuesday was an explosive day in court at Donald Trump's trial. An adult film star testified about an alleged sexual encounter. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Stormy Daniels took the stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial Tuesday. She described to the court the night she spent with the former president, detailing everything from promises of a role on his reality show to comparisons to his daughter. CBS New York's Alice Gainer was in the courtroom for her entire testimony.
The start date for former President Trump's classified documents trial was originally scheduled for May 20.
The woman at the center of former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial took the stand Tuesday. Stormy Daniels testified about the alleged sexual encounter she says led to the payment at the center of the case. Her answers on the stand had the defense calling for a mistrial. CBS New York's Alice Gainer was in the courtroom.
The adult film star is a key witness in the case, testifying about her encounter with the former president that she says led to a payment 10 years later in an alleged cover-up scheme before the 2016 election. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports from outside the courthouse.
Prosecutors are expected to call Stormy Daniels to the stand Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial taking place in New York City. Hofstra Law Professor James Sample joins CBS New York to discuss.
The judge agreed with one of four alleged gag order violations prosecutors recently argued and then fined Trump and warned him jail could be next if he doesn't stop. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Hope Hicks, the former White House communications director for Donald Trump, broke down on the stand Friday as she testified in her former boss's criminal hush money trial. CBS New York's Alice Gainer was in the courtroom.
Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's former White House director of communications, took the stand Friday in the former president's criminal hush money trial. The court had to take a brief break after she started crying once the defense began questioning her about her employment at the Trump Organization. CBS New York's Alice Gainer was in the courtroom during testimony.
Ahead of testimony in former President Donald Trump's trial Thursday, there was a hearing over more possible gag order violations, but a judge didn't hand down a decision. CBS New York's Alice Gainer has been covering the trial and has more on Thursday's testimony.
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