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Cohen to accuse Trump of criminal conduct

President Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, is due to start testifying on Capitol Hill. A source confirms to CBS News that Cohen plans to accuse the president of criminal conduct in connection with hush money paid to women who claim they had sex with Mr. Trump more than a decade ago. Cohen reportedly will also reveal some of the president's financial statements and accuse him of making racist remarks. Nancy Cordes reports.

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Will Cohen's testimony lead to more probes?

Leslie Sanchez, a CBS News political contributor and Republican strategist, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss whether Michael Cohen's testimony on Capitol Hill this week will lead to more Democratic investigations into possible Russian collusion with the Trump campaign and a bombshell report claiming the president ordered intelligence officials to give Jared Kushner top secret security clearance against their recommendation.

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Checks from Trump to Cohen "corroborative"

The president's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, testifies behind closed doors Thursday on Capitol Hill after an explosive day of public testimony Wednesday. Cohen told the House Oversight Committee the president and his oldest son personally reimbursed him for hush money payments. Mr. Trump called the testimony “shameful.” CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the legal implications of the testimony.

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How the SOTU turned into a prime-time event

President Trump will travel to Capitol Hill for his second official State of the Union address. The speech fulfills the constitutional requirement that the president "from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union." Over two centuries, that simple mandate evolved from a written report into an annual prime-time address, part laundry list of policy proposals, part theatrical performance and always an odd display of applause and silence. John Dickerson reports.

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