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his name is keith davidson. he's the onetime lawyer for adult film actress and director of stormy daniel's and 1998 playboy playmate of the year. current mcdougal both of whom were allegedly paid hush money for keeping quiet about their liaison with mr. trump, alleged liaison mr. trump denies them. trump's attorney, emil beauvais is right now running the jury through a laundry list of clients with whom davidson dealt on a routine basis, ones that perhaps to some witnesses, to some jury members, to some of you out there are somewhat cd situations bringing up the davidson was at one point suspended from the bar and getting davidson to answer. i don't recall at least half a dozen times. all right. so let us tip toe through the tulips of mr. davidson's client list here, if we can just to help illustrate what exactly the defense is getting at, they talk about bove asked davidson about a tmz story regarding lindsay lohan treatment at a rehab facility hulk hogan sex tape he's bringing up davidson's work related to a t
his name is keith davidson. he's the onetime lawyer for adult film actress and director of stormy daniel's and 1998 playboy playmate of the year. current mcdougal both of whom were allegedly paid hush money for keeping quiet about their liaison with mr. trump, alleged liaison mr. trump denies them. trump's attorney, emil beauvais is right now running the jury through a laundry list of clients with whom davidson dealt on a routine basis, ones that perhaps to some witnesses, to some jury members,...
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it's been keith davidson on the stand, right? but the focus keeps coming back again and again and again to michael cohen a thousand times. he's been name checked in this trial. a lot of what we heard hasn't been flattering, but is that actually part of the state's strategy here? >> here's the thing, cooperating witnesses or people like michael cohen who is cooperating witness-esque, they always have problems. in the grand scheme of things, witnesses like michael cohen and keith davidson aren't all that bad in the spectrum of cooperating witnesses. these are often people who are hardened criminals who may be brought into court in shackles and prison gear. you don't have that with michael cohen or keith davidson, but the people know that these are problematic witnesses because they seem seedy. michael cohen seems impulsive, rude, and possibly even somebody who makes bad decisions all on his own. the people know this, so they're getting out in front of it. they're doing the right thing, what you should always do with cooperators, wh
it's been keith davidson on the stand, right? but the focus keeps coming back again and again and again to michael cohen a thousand times. he's been name checked in this trial. a lot of what we heard hasn't been flattering, but is that actually part of the state's strategy here? >> here's the thing, cooperating witnesses or people like michael cohen who is cooperating witness-esque, they always have problems. in the grand scheme of things, witnesses like michael cohen and keith davidson...
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why is it keith davidson did not trust michael cohen. he felt as if michael cohen was not telling him the truth, and then michael cohen will take the stand as the key witness for the prosecution here. right now though, of course, they're homing in on combing through many of those emails that were exchanged days leading up to the november 2016 election, ana. >> thank you. so tristan, what do you think the prosecution is trying to accomplish with davidson's testimony? >> i think the key there is to show that it's the purpose of all of this. i think that's what they're really leading up toward here. why were they doing this? and the delay is a tell. it gives us a hint as to exactly what team trump was going after here. they were trying to delay the payment until after the election because after that it wasn't really relevant, win or lose. the whole point was to keep this out of the public eye before the election. if he lost the election, we don't know what he would have done next. he might have just decided he wasn't going to run for anythi
why is it keith davidson did not trust michael cohen. he felt as if michael cohen was not telling him the truth, and then michael cohen will take the stand as the key witness for the prosecution here. right now though, of course, they're homing in on combing through many of those emails that were exchanged days leading up to the november 2016 election, ana. >> thank you. so tristan, what do you think the prosecution is trying to accomplish with davidson's testimony? >> i think the...
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that's in another writing by keith davidson. he said the da says how do you square that in terms of truthfulness. he says no one would say they had a relationship. it was just a one night stand. to be fair, mr. davidson said i know this is a technical definition, it did strike me as a clinton-ish definition, but that, in many ways, was doing on direct examination what cross was doing, which is, yes, this is not -- this is not exactly david kendall, the president's council at the top of the bar. we're dealing with people engaged in this kind of work. >> the reason we're dealing with this is because donald trump slept with people he hired. >> they were going -- stormy wanted to somehow tell her story. she wanted to go on jimmy kimmel, but she wanted to not break the agreement that she had brokered with donald trump because she was facing penalties if she did. so we saw her, and she's just being cute, but she gets on jimmy kimmel. "the wall street journal" and one of the reporters that broke that story is now working at the new yor
that's in another writing by keith davidson. he said the da says how do you square that in terms of truthfulness. he says no one would say they had a relationship. it was just a one night stand. to be fair, mr. davidson said i know this is a technical definition, it did strike me as a clinton-ish definition, but that, in many ways, was doing on direct examination what cross was doing, which is, yes, this is not -- this is not exactly david kendall, the president's council at the top of the bar....
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keith davidson arranged a meeting in california in keith davidson's office. question, can you tell us the substance of what ms. mcdougal said about the nature of her interactions with mr. trump during this meeting? answer i can summarize it. that's fine. ms. mcdougal alleges that she had had a romantic affair with donald trump for some years prior. question, when you say romantic, does that include sexual? answer that's what she expressed. that was the blockbuster story. that was for sale to the national enquirer. can google was a playboy magazine model who in 1998 was playmate of the year. karen mcdougal has said in interviews she was in love with donald trump and did not want her story about donald trump to be made public, keith davidson was able to use that story as leverage to use the national enquirer to pay his client, karen mcdougal, $150,000, to work for the national enquirer or its parent company by occasionally maybe writing articles for them the prosecution alleges this was a classic example of the so-called catch and kill scheme the jury has alrea
keith davidson arranged a meeting in california in keith davidson's office. question, can you tell us the substance of what ms. mcdougal said about the nature of her interactions with mr. trump during this meeting? answer i can summarize it. that's fine. ms. mcdougal alleges that she had had a romantic affair with donald trump for some years prior. question, when you say romantic, does that include sexual? answer that's what she expressed. that was the blockbuster story. that was for sale to...
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now, keith davidson initially says no. then later, a meal beauvais says, do you recall saying that mr. cohen i won't be the lisbeth least bit surprised if he comes out and says, as you know what stormy daniel's she wanted this money more than you could ever imagine? i remember hearing her on the phone saying, you, ethene keith davidson, you better settle this god story because if he loses this election and he is going to lose, if he loses this election, we lose all f-ing leverage. this case is worth zero. do you recall saying that to mr. cohen this time davidson says, i okay. >> so this is the sleeves factor and it is through the roof. in this case. and part of it is atmospheric. they want to just turn off the jury. the defense wants the jury to just think who knows, this is a bunch of people who lie and threaten each other and paige other off. but it also goes to an important prong of the defense if the defense believes this is a shakedown, and i'm not talking about the legal elements of extortion just in the normal use o
now, keith davidson initially says no. then later, a meal beauvais says, do you recall saying that mr. cohen i won't be the lisbeth least bit surprised if he comes out and says, as you know what stormy daniel's she wanted this money more than you could ever imagine? i remember hearing her on the phone saying, you, ethene keith davidson, you better settle this god story because if he loses this election and he is going to lose, if he loses this election, we lose all f-ing leverage. this case is...
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keith davidson is terrible. michael cohen is terrible, but the pressure in the process secretion is going to ask at the end of the case, is who benefited from all this? who is who is the person who is above it all of the fine details, but who set this process in motion? the argument that prosecution is going to make is that it was donald trump he was he set it in motion and he was the beneficiary and all these sleeves fact, all these sleazy people were just doing what trump will also is the argument that all these sleazy people are living in the petri dish that donald trump has built. >> well, that's i think the real risk. and i'm curious what the lawyers on this panel thank but i think that is the real risk for the defense with what the jury here says, the jury here, that there's gradations of this or there's the jury hold. donald trump accountable for everything they're going to hear about michael cohen, about david pecker, about keith davidson, that this was what was taking place. michael cohen referred donal
keith davidson is terrible. michael cohen is terrible, but the pressure in the process secretion is going to ask at the end of the case, is who benefited from all this? who is who is the person who is above it all of the fine details, but who set this process in motion? the argument that prosecution is going to make is that it was donald trump he was he set it in motion and he was the beneficiary and all these sleeves fact, all these sleazy people were just doing what trump will also is the...
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you can say keith davidson is a terrible person. you can say "national enquirer" is a tabeloid, so what. if these people, good people or bad, got together and did a scheme to cover up because of this election, they did it. they're all saying they did it. >> keith davidson throughout, david pecker. >> part of it too is these defense lawyers have an uphill battle. michael cohen might be the crappiest witness ever, but donald trump is a pretty crappy defendant too. >> first, do we really think michael cohen is going to be a bad wince. he has done this show a dozen times. michael cohen is a practices communicator. he was donald trump's go-to communicator. he's done podcasts, interviews, he has his own podcast. michael cohen is not going to be a bad witness. it's such a ridiculous argument. >> he'll be able to communicate in ways the jury will find relatable and be able to absorb, but he has a fleet of louis vuitton baggage. >> that all relates to donald trump. >> again, it opens the door for impeaching his credibility. my point is, dona
you can say keith davidson is a terrible person. you can say "national enquirer" is a tabeloid, so what. if these people, good people or bad, got together and did a scheme to cover up because of this election, they did it. they're all saying they did it. >> keith davidson throughout, david pecker. >> part of it too is these defense lawyers have an uphill battle. michael cohen might be the crappiest witness ever, but donald trump is a pretty crappy defendant too. >>...
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as you probably know, keith keith davidson, the lawyer testified that he texted then national enquirer editor dylan howard, and i'm quoting now, what have we done this on election night back in 2016, and howard responded, oh, my god here are two men who were involved in this alleged cover up commenting on making history. what does that say to you it says a lot about the ethics of the 2016 campaign it also might explain why the national enquirer did not want to play a role in the stormy daniels catch and kill so as a certain point pecker and his lieutenants realized that they were engaged in something they shouldn't be doing i wonder though what effect this will all have on the american public's perception of donald trump? >> are they learning anything about the former president that they didn't already know? >> it's a good question. what do you think i think they already know this about donald trump? >> i don't think this affects them either way the sorted details just a reminder of the world in which he operated. and it's a world that he brought to the oval office politically, however
as you probably know, keith keith davidson, the lawyer testified that he texted then national enquirer editor dylan howard, and i'm quoting now, what have we done this on election night back in 2016, and howard responded, oh, my god here are two men who were involved in this alleged cover up commenting on making history. what does that say to you it says a lot about the ethics of the 2016 campaign it also might explain why the national enquirer did not want to play a role in the stormy daniels...
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there is no reasonable doubt left that keith davidson, about keith davidson, negotiating that deal on behalf of stormy daniels with michael cohen. that's the essence of his testimony . that is why he is a witness, but, when your life goes so far off course that you find yourself negotiating hush money payments for adult film stars of presidential candidates so that you can help hide the truth about that candidate from voters, for a fee of $10,000 that you earn from that transaction, it might not be the only unseemly thing you've been involved with in your life. so, on cross-examination, to trump's the light, sure, donald trump's other criminal defense lawyer tried to expose keith davidson's role in trying to arrange hush money payments, in one case, allegedly for as much as $2 million, for other famous men, including hulk hogan and charlie sheen. keith davidson was also involved in trafficking information about the treatment of lindsay lohan in a rehab facility. this testimony, from this person , who has the lead his law career, took place in a building filled with honorable lawyers w
there is no reasonable doubt left that keith davidson, about keith davidson, negotiating that deal on behalf of stormy daniels with michael cohen. that's the essence of his testimony . that is why he is a witness, but, when your life goes so far off course that you find yourself negotiating hush money payments for adult film stars of presidential candidates so that you can help hide the truth about that candidate from voters, for a fee of $10,000 that you earn from that transaction, it might...
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keith davidson, i do. bove, and you represented some clients who helped get paid against charlie sheen. >> i represented clients. and who you extracted pay from? we asserted there were valid settlements executed. bove,ec in 2010 you represented woman named dawn holland, right? >> davidson, yes. bove, and dawn holland leaked information about the treatment of lindsay lohan, correct? davidson, it was reported that's what she did. bove, you helped ms. holland get paid, didn't you? this is when the prosecutor says objection, the court says overruled. david, i helped ms. holland get paid yes. the implication of all this keith davidson is a seedy lawyer in the world of extortion and trump is actually the victim here like charlie sheen and lindsay lohan. it is a weird strategy. after all nobody is disputing this case is about alleged hush money payments meant to cover up trump's m affairs. and painting davidson as an extortionist doesn't fundamentally change that. now, trump's lawyers did try to cast doubt today
keith davidson, i do. bove, and you represented some clients who helped get paid against charlie sheen. >> i represented clients. and who you extracted pay from? we asserted there were valid settlements executed. bove,ec in 2010 you represented woman named dawn holland, right? >> davidson, yes. bove, and dawn holland leaked information about the treatment of lindsay lohan, correct? davidson, it was reported that's what she did. bove, you helped ms. holland get paid, didn't you? this...
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it turns out that keith davidson is an expert in that kind of thing. defense lawyers today peppered davidson with questions about previous pay for dirt arrangements. here is trump attorney emil bove. you have represented some clients who you help to get paid by charlie sheen, right? davidson. i have represented several clients who have claims against charlie sheen. emil bove. who you extracted sums of money from charlie sheen on behalf of, correct? davidson smiles. there was no extraction. emil bove. you took steps to cause charlie sheen to pay, correct? davidson. we asserted there was activity committed and settlements that were executed. then a little later, this happened. emil bove, "in 2010, you presented a woman named dawn holland, right?" davidson, "yes." emil bove, and "and dawn holland leaked information about lindsay lohan at a rehab facility." davidson drinks water, pauses, and respond, "that is reported that is what she did." >> emil bove, "you helped ms. holland get paid for what i said, didn't you?" davidson says, "i helped ms. holland get
it turns out that keith davidson is an expert in that kind of thing. defense lawyers today peppered davidson with questions about previous pay for dirt arrangements. here is trump attorney emil bove. you have represented some clients who you help to get paid by charlie sheen, right? davidson. i have represented several clients who have claims against charlie sheen. emil bove. who you extracted sums of money from charlie sheen on behalf of, correct? davidson smiles. there was no extraction. emil...
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keith davidson who arranged hush money payments is back on the stand. he is testifying about a payment he negotiated on behalf of adult film actress stormy daniels, which is at the heart of this case. now, trump denies the women's claims in all of the charges against him. davidson's testimony follows nearly 45 minute hearing on four more alleged violations of the gag order, imposed on him by the judge. earlier this week, trump was held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 for nine violations of the order banning him from speaking publicly about witnesses, jurors and others connected to the case. with us now to talk more about this, msnbc national correspondent yasmin vossoughian, outside the courthouse, in manhattan, jeffrey sluman, timothy heefy and christie greenburg. so, yasmin, take us into the courtroom, what is happening right now? >> yeah, let's take a step back and i'll go forward, jose, for a moment, as we talk quickly about the gag order hearing that happened earlier today. there were four potential violations made, it seemed as if judge juan
keith davidson who arranged hush money payments is back on the stand. he is testifying about a payment he negotiated on behalf of adult film actress stormy daniels, which is at the heart of this case. now, trump denies the women's claims in all of the charges against him. davidson's testimony follows nearly 45 minute hearing on four more alleged violations of the gag order, imposed on him by the judge. earlier this week, trump was held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 for nine violations...
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but the reason we heard all of this today was because of this man keith davidson, who took the stand. he is the attorney who represented both stormy daniel's the adult film star and director, and karen mcdougal, the 1998 playboy playmate of the year. when negotiating hush money payments arrange to keep them twice quiet about alleged sexual encounters they had with donald trump, ones that mr. trump denies. jurors saw the actual confidential settlement agreement between daniels and trump with mr. trump's signature sure the documents used pseudonyms, the ones that were more available. stormy daniel's was peggy peterson. donald trump was david dennison. and in this document, david dennis and was paying peggy peters and to keep her mouth shut former president dennis and i mean, former president trump paid close attention to cross-examination of keith davidson, the attorney, as the defense attorneys tried to poke holes in mr. davidson's credibility resulting in at least one particularly testy exchange. let's get you up to speed on what's happening in the trial right now with the help of our
but the reason we heard all of this today was because of this man keith davidson, who took the stand. he is the attorney who represented both stormy daniel's the adult film star and director, and karen mcdougal, the 1998 playboy playmate of the year. when negotiating hush money payments arrange to keep them twice quiet about alleged sexual encounters they had with donald trump, ones that mr. trump denies. jurors saw the actual confidential settlement agreement between daniels and trump with mr....
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and with every bit of dirt that keith davidson revealed about himself and every bit of dirt that was thrown at him by donald trump's lawyer, what really mattered in that room is that the oldest person in the room, sitting under a crown of blonde hair at the defense table, lived his life in such a way that his future was in the hands of keith davidson in october, 2016, when he was asking the people of the united states of america to make him the next president. i was sitting in the front row of the reporter section of the courtroom, which is actually the third row of spectator seats. the first row is reserved for circuit sevis agents. -- for secret service agents. the second row is for the family and then there is the third row, where in the afternoon there was nothing, nothing between me and the back of donald trump's head. the same seat was occupied last week by the writer, jonathan alter, who wrote at some length for the washington monthly about his day of contemplation staring at, quote, the back of his head. the meticulously coiffed souffle. what you see under the hair in that co
and with every bit of dirt that keith davidson revealed about himself and every bit of dirt that was thrown at him by donald trump's lawyer, what really mattered in that room is that the oldest person in the room, sitting under a crown of blonde hair at the defense table, lived his life in such a way that his future was in the hands of keith davidson in october, 2016, when he was asking the people of the united states of america to make him the next president. i was sitting in the front row of...
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keith davidson, i do. and you've represented some clients who you helped get paid by charlie sheen, right? i've represented several clients who had claims against charlie sheen and who you extracted sums of money from charlie sheen on behalf of, correct? there was no extraction you took steps to cause mr. xin to pay, correct we asserted that there was tortious activity committed and valid settlements that were executed. so some of this that emil bove is doing here in the courtroom before the jury, it's subtle and it suggestive to the jurors, but it is something that he may try and argue later on that the defense team might try and argue later on whenever they have all of this evidence into the record, there's another really brief exchange, just so you can see how there's wordplay going on here between the defense council and keith davidson about what he was doing and what kind of a person he was bove asked him. i remember i'm asking what you remember. all right. can younswer davidson in answer to what beau
keith davidson, i do. and you've represented some clients who you helped get paid by charlie sheen, right? i've represented several clients who had claims against charlie sheen and who you extracted sums of money from charlie sheen on behalf of, correct? there was no extraction you took steps to cause mr. xin to pay, correct we asserted that there was tortious activity committed and valid settlements that were executed. so some of this that emil bove is doing here in the courtroom before the...
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but you get into the meat of this today as we started to do with keith davidson who was the man who was an attorney for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal and it quickly rolls into this discussion of hulk hogan and all of this stuff. so it is a really remarkable moment to just take exactly what is happening here. we can go into the legal establishment, what they were trying to lay down here today as well. >> john: in terms of keith davidson who you said was the attorney for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal, he is the one that negotiated the deal with michael cohen to pay stormy daniels, negotiated with david parker for the deal for karen mcdougal, he did not seem to be particularly effective witness for the prosecution today. >> yeah. what we watched happen today initially was the prosecution laying down text messages between michael cohen and keith davidson practically sealing the steel working on this agreement they were putting together for stormy daniels. then all of this back and forth over whether or not she would appear first on hannity which she did not do end with jimmy kimmel
but you get into the meat of this today as we started to do with keith davidson who was the man who was an attorney for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal and it quickly rolls into this discussion of hulk hogan and all of this stuff. so it is a really remarkable moment to just take exactly what is happening here. we can go into the legal establishment, what they were trying to lay down here today as well. >> john: in terms of keith davidson who you said was the attorney for stormy daniels...
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keith davidson was trump's first lawyer. it was in his role as karen mcdougal's first lawyer that he texted the editor of the national enquirer, dylan howard, "i have a blockbuster trump story." the prosecutor, who has possession of those text messages, asked the witness to read the text that he sent to dylan howard. "i had a blockbuster trump story. what did you mean by that? sort of an entrie or teaser to dylan to let him know that i had, perhaps, an opportunity for him. and what was the, generally's eking, and certainly without revealing client confidences, what was the opportunity about which you were contacting him? regarding the interaction between karen mcdougal and donald trump. what did mr. howard say, if anything, in response? talk first thing. i will get you more than anyone for it. you know why. what do you understand that to mean? that he would call me in the morning. what did you understand the rest of the text to mean? that, i don't know if i had a clear understanding at that time, but i knew that dylan's boss
keith davidson was trump's first lawyer. it was in his role as karen mcdougal's first lawyer that he texted the editor of the national enquirer, dylan howard, "i have a blockbuster trump story." the prosecutor, who has possession of those text messages, asked the witness to read the text that he sent to dylan howard. "i had a blockbuster trump story. what did you mean by that? sort of an entrie or teaser to dylan to let him know that i had, perhaps, an opportunity for him. and...
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, keith davidson testimony. do you think the defense was actually affected? so that undermining his credibility of even implying he's a shakedown artist well, i don't know about that so much. >> i think the shakedown part of it, again, just gets into what was his motivation, forget to put the unseemly sorted stuff aside. wolf i think it's more about the the client and the lawyers motivations were to extract a payment in exchange for silence. and again, the question is without knowing what former president trump's intent is, what really does that speak to? and as far as his intent is concerned, obviously, the prosecution is going to move on. event actually, to mike michael cohen. well, they'll attempt to supply intent but the jury is going to have to make a judgment about whether or not you have to believe michael cohen in order to believe that that in fact was a donald trump's intent and whether or not michael cohen's testimony, at least in that regard, has been corroborated sufficient that a jury could return a
, keith davidson testimony. do you think the defense was actually affected? so that undermining his credibility of even implying he's a shakedown artist well, i don't know about that so much. >> i think the shakedown part of it, again, just gets into what was his motivation, forget to put the unseemly sorted stuff aside. wolf i think it's more about the the client and the lawyers motivations were to extract a payment in exchange for silence. and again, the question is without knowing what...
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. >> reporter: on the stand today, stormy daniels a former attorney keith davidson who negotiated $130,000 payment from cohen to pay stormy daniels forr story before the election. >> and you have sex? >> yes. >> reporter: the night trump won, writing, what have we done? howard replied, oh, my god. asked to clarify the text, davidson told the attorney there is an understanding their activity might have assisted trump's campaign. trump has denied any wrongdoing and details about the payment, so today, the prosecution played an audio recording, in which rafah until davidson hates the fact we did it. davidson testified that was a reference to the payment for daniels. trump lawyers meanwhile tried to paint davidson is a serial extortionist of celebrities. citing alleged deals related to lindsay lohan, charlie sheen, and hulk hogan. and that he did the same with trump. >> they are doing a good job at showing sort of this cd, dirty underbelly of this world that keith davidson peddles in, by all accounts, this is what this man does for a living. it is bread-and-butter. >> reporter: and today, trum
. >> reporter: on the stand today, stormy daniels a former attorney keith davidson who negotiated $130,000 payment from cohen to pay stormy daniels forr story before the election. >> and you have sex? >> yes. >> reporter: the night trump won, writing, what have we done? howard replied, oh, my god. asked to clarify the text, davidson told the attorney there is an understanding their activity might have assisted trump's campaign. trump has denied any wrongdoing and details...
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these are calls between michael cohen and keith davidson. keith davidson testified that these calls were recorded surreptitiously by michael cohen. i'll read you a little bit from the transcript, and bear with me because it can be hard to follow. here's what it is. michael cohen, saying would you write a book, break away from the entire trump, we'll call it the doctrine. would you go completely rogue, it's not just me that's being affected. it's my entirely family. it's that nobody is thinking about michael. i wasn't going to play penny wise. i'm saying to myself, what about me, and i can't tell you how many times he said we did it, and everyone said it was the right move. what about me and i can't even tell you how many times. that's a repeat, sorry. steinglass asks keith davidson, who did you understand he to be a reference to in that michael cohen call. davidson said mr. trump. steinglass said about what. davidson, stormy daniels settlement. all right. let's try to figure out what's going on here. back with us, adam pollock and catherine
these are calls between michael cohen and keith davidson. keith davidson testified that these calls were recorded surreptitiously by michael cohen. i'll read you a little bit from the transcript, and bear with me because it can be hard to follow. here's what it is. michael cohen, saying would you write a book, break away from the entire trump, we'll call it the doctrine. would you go completely rogue, it's not just me that's being affected. it's my entirely family. it's that nobody is thinking...
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he was doing this on his own. >> but keith davidson did not testify that today keith davidson testified that michael cohen made clear in every chance he got that he was working for donald trump and and he was doing things on his horse. that's his strain. i'm not to saving the polls saying the boss told me to do i'm not done yet. >> he also testified that michael cohen, it was very clear was acting on trump's behalf that michael cohen would not be able to act with his own authority, that he was acting on donald trump's authority that was given. let me jeff, i want to read part of the gag order ruling where the judge addresses trump's claim that that reposts of his comments or retweets or not violations, which is an argument trump has made ad infinitum for years now, the judge said, quote, it is counterintuitive, indeed absurd to read the expanded order to not prescribe statements that defendant intentionally selected and published to maximize exposure. this is not to say that a reposts will always be deemed a statement of the poster as context is directly relevant. however, here under th
he was doing this on his own. >> but keith davidson did not testify that today keith davidson testified that michael cohen made clear in every chance he got that he was working for donald trump and and he was doing things on his horse. that's his strain. i'm not to saving the polls saying the boss told me to do i'm not done yet. >> he also testified that michael cohen, it was very clear was acting on trump's behalf that michael cohen would not be able to act with his own authority,...
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yes, i contacted keith davidson and hope hicks, and david pecker. all of these players are now coming together on why he contacted them so that we can all coalesce around this issue in an attempt to, again, quell potential effects that would result from an article like this. katy, i know we go back to you in these moments all the time, but at that moment of the campaign, the closeness of the election, the pressure that was felt internally, even if no one knew beyond these players what exactly was happening behind the scenes, the intensity of it, back to your point, it makes sense. >> and what did they say, deny, deny, deny, deny, they knew if they were going to win, it was going to be by the wire. they would need to lock up this unlikely base of support that included suburban women, donald trump had an affair with a playboy model or porn star, on the heels of the "access hollywood" tape, they worry that would be the end for donald trump's campaign, and when you got to the election results, the night of the election, come 7:00, it looked like he was
yes, i contacted keith davidson and hope hicks, and david pecker. all of these players are now coming together on why he contacted them so that we can all coalesce around this issue in an attempt to, again, quell potential effects that would result from an article like this. katy, i know we go back to you in these moments all the time, but at that moment of the campaign, the closeness of the election, the pressure that was felt internally, even if no one knew beyond these players what exactly...
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keith davidson. now they're not only losing control of it, they're losing control of their contact with stormy daniels. >> things were spiraling out of control, and that's why there was this feverish pace, and this all happened on the heels of "access hollywood," and you can see how the prosecutors have set this up very well. because we all know the story already, as he's testifying to it, we have all heard it from a number of different witnesses. we've heard it from the perspective of stormy daniels, her lawyer, mr. pecker, the banker, and all of these pieces fit together, and they have done a good job of waiting to do this. >> what did you understand about ms. daniels' story that would end up in the daily mail? that's what we were told and that's what i relayed to mr. trump. >> you see now in some ways how fortunate, whatever you want to call it for donald trump, that he did not text, that he did not send e-mails. >> now they have call logs. >> but they only have one tape, right. >> exactly. you ha
keith davidson. now they're not only losing control of it, they're losing control of their contact with stormy daniels. >> things were spiraling out of control, and that's why there was this feverish pace, and this all happened on the heels of "access hollywood," and you can see how the prosecutors have set this up very well. because we all know the story already, as he's testifying to it, we have all heard it from a number of different witnesses. we've heard it from the...
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keith davidson had a reasonable explanation. he had a client who was chomping at the bit to exploit some of the notoriety she was getting, and at the same time she took seriously the fact that the agreement she had had liquidated damages clause that meant if he/she reach the confidentiality part of the agreement, she could have to pay $1 million for each violation. he was trying to titrate between a client who wanted to be in the public eye, and mitigating risk for her. that is how we chose to do it. from that standpoint, the obnoxiousness of keith davidson trying to be like, this is what i did and it was too cute by half and i did it. it's more sympathetic in the eye, and whether the jury will take that, i'm not sure. i think the prosecution is doing an overall good job situating this story, and the seeming of some of the people involved. they do not have to like these folks. they just have to believe they are telling the truth about the ultimate, allege bad guy, the former president of the united states. >> we have to take a b
keith davidson had a reasonable explanation. he had a client who was chomping at the bit to exploit some of the notoriety she was getting, and at the same time she took seriously the fact that the agreement she had had liquidated damages clause that meant if he/she reach the confidentiality part of the agreement, she could have to pay $1 million for each violation. he was trying to titrate between a client who wanted to be in the public eye, and mitigating risk for her. that is how we chose to...
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keith davidson. a pretty key player in this affair. a lawyer who never got money directly from donald trump it represented stormy daniels and karen mcdougal and negotiated is for both women to withhold their stories. infidelity with trump ahead of the election. in court, davidson walked through -- walked the jury through the text and related the excuses that michael cohen gave when the payoff to stormy daniels failed to materialize., quote,, he stated computer systems are all -- so many fireballs. the secret service is in here. davidson and his client did eventually after a fair amount of follow-up get that $130,000 directly, as you might recall, out of michael cohen's pocket and cohen city was reimbursed for the expense by the then president of these united states. joining your two people who were at the courthouse today. a lot to get to today. let's start right ended on keith davidson. who is an important witness. tell us who davidson is and what he was going through? >> he's the lawyer for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. prosecut
keith davidson. a pretty key player in this affair. a lawyer who never got money directly from donald trump it represented stormy daniels and karen mcdougal and negotiated is for both women to withhold their stories. infidelity with trump ahead of the election. in court, davidson walked through -- walked the jury through the text and related the excuses that michael cohen gave when the payoff to stormy daniels failed to materialize., quote,, he stated computer systems are all -- so many...
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keith davidson? it's the beauty of cross-examination , right? on direct keith davidson being questioned by the prosecutor is very calm, very very cool, little funny on cross when trump's lawyers are asking him combative argumentative he and the aaa really went at each other a couple of times over this question of extortion obviously, the lawyers arguing i didn't extort but anybody have never extorted anyone trump layer also suggested he had threatened people which he denied. and i think trump's team scored some points today in the sense that they made this whole world look dirty and sleazy, and that trump was in some ways in the trump characterization, a celebrity victim of these shakedowns but i'll be honest, even if the jury believes that i don't know how that ultimately matters for the verdict here because stormy daniel's and keith davidson didn't fill out trump's accounting books? >> no. yeah. yeah, it's not the actual is on the actual payment, but here's the thing that i am not understanding my understanding is that an opening statement the
keith davidson? it's the beauty of cross-examination , right? on direct keith davidson being questioned by the prosecutor is very calm, very very cool, little funny on cross when trump's lawyers are asking him combative argumentative he and the aaa really went at each other a couple of times over this question of extortion obviously, the lawyers arguing i didn't extort but anybody have never extorted anyone trump layer also suggested he had threatened people which he denied. and i think trump's...
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keith davidson, how did you see this week ending up from the way that it began? i do not think that a lot of people knew the impact that hope hicks would have, so close to trump that there would be this protective veneer and she threw down some information that i think really helped the prosecution's case, how do you see this case? >> this week was a mixed bag, all good for the prosecution. there are a lot of us that are looking for the marquis maine witnesses. the custodian of records, these people, if you don't have them, you don't have text that were read to the jury, you do not get video recordings. juries are visual creatures. this is how you keep them engaged. to end with hope hicks is perfect. it was great for the prosecution and hope hicks, she knew exactly who he was, if you did not know and she saw who donald trump was, she should've gotten out. she did not, she came back for more, let's be clear. you know, having that level of emotion going into her testimony made her more credible. i put on twitter today that she still put lipstick on a pig, it is not
keith davidson, how did you see this week ending up from the way that it began? i do not think that a lot of people knew the impact that hope hicks would have, so close to trump that there would be this protective veneer and she threw down some information that i think really helped the prosecution's case, how do you see this case? >> this week was a mixed bag, all good for the prosecution. there are a lot of us that are looking for the marquis maine witnesses. the custodian of records,...
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which brings us to keith davidson, a key player in this entire affair. a lawyer who never got money directly from donald trump, but he did represent stormy daniels and karen mcdougal and negotiated deals for both women to withhold their stories of infidelity with trump from public view ahead of the election. in court today, davidson walked the jury through the text on those deals and even relayed to the excuses that trump lawyer michael cohen gave when the payoff to stormy daniels kinda failed to materialize. quote, he stated the computer systems were all up. my personal favorite, the secret service is in here. davidson and his client did, eventually, after a fair amount of follow-up and pestering get that $130,000, directly as you might recall, out of cohen's pocket and he says he was eventually reimbursed by the then president of these united states. joining me now are two people at the courthouse today. former prosecutor harry litman and correspondent lisa rubin. let's start where i ended on keith davidson, who is an important witness. tell us who dav
which brings us to keith davidson, a key player in this entire affair. a lawyer who never got money directly from donald trump, but he did represent stormy daniels and karen mcdougal and negotiated deals for both women to withhold their stories of infidelity with trump from public view ahead of the election. in court today, davidson walked the jury through the text on those deals and even relayed to the excuses that trump lawyer michael cohen gave when the payoff to stormy daniels kinda failed...
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>> tomorrow keith davidson is back on the stand. they'll continue to face questions from the prosecution and then there will be cross-examination and the question is we are still expecting a litany of other witnesses. this is not going to be in short order. it is a matter of who comes next in the story that the prosecution wants to bring. >> we'll continue to turn to both of you. >> thank you very much. >>> up next, donald trump once again trying to have it all ways. he wants immunity from being held accountable ever for the virtue of the fact that he was once president and suggesting that the man who beat him and is the president ought to be prosecuted. good for me, but not for thee. in the presidential politics is our next story. stay with us. l politics is our next story stay with us ing with it, everybody. now i sleep with inspire. inspire? no mask? no hose? just sleep. learn more, and view important safety information at inspiresleep.com -dad, what's with your toenail? -oh, that...? i'm not sure... -it's a nail fungus infection
>> tomorrow keith davidson is back on the stand. they'll continue to face questions from the prosecution and then there will be cross-examination and the question is we are still expecting a litany of other witnesses. this is not going to be in short order. it is a matter of who comes next in the story that the prosecution wants to bring. >> we'll continue to turn to both of you. >> thank you very much. >>> up next, donald trump once again trying to have it all ways....
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i mean, he's calling keith davidson. i'm not sure. many other people knew that michael cohen actually had done this at that time. rudy giuliani, obviously later new because he said it on fox news. but michael cohen's wife didn't even know that this had occurred, and that works two ways. >> remember, we heard the testimony from the banker to suggest that he had a certain amount of money in the bank and then he wanted to match that because his wife buckle cohen's wife, looked at all the finances and he was trying to be very secretive about all these different aspects of it. >> now, if you're the defense, how are you going to use that you're going to say? this man has lied to every branch of government and his wife, but you want it to believe him right now, but if you are the prosecution, think about your working backwards, you're thinking about your closing argument, how to sum out of all things have happened here. and one thing you want to sum up is the use of the word that berman just read repaid or not? i thought if i did this, he mi
i mean, he's calling keith davidson. i'm not sure. many other people knew that michael cohen actually had done this at that time. rudy giuliani, obviously later new because he said it on fox news. but michael cohen's wife didn't even know that this had occurred, and that works two ways. >> remember, we heard the testimony from the banker to suggest that he had a certain amount of money in the bank and then he wanted to match that because his wife buckle cohen's wife, looked at all the...
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and what what keith davidson testified to his correct? but he thought he would be attorney general or chief of staff or some prominent role in the michael cohen thought he would be attorney yeah. okay. good let's not forget that i mean i'm know what entirely possible trump won the election. >> i mean, the figures that we're going in and out of trump tower that people that he wanted to see where michael cohen is someone who wanted to always elevate himself and trump size. he had a lunch with mark cuban and he had them said paparazzi there. so trump would see him having lunch with mark cuban and so he was always someone who thought that trump would be loyal back dam and i think that's really also the tail of what we're seeing here, which is we only know this because michael cohen said a lot of this publicly, even though people discredit him, i understand that. but michael cohen camp in forward and flipped on trump, even though trump was once confident, it's something it's a known quantity now, the breakdown in the relationship, but for peop
and what what keith davidson testified to his correct? but he thought he would be attorney general or chief of staff or some prominent role in the michael cohen thought he would be attorney yeah. okay. good let's not forget that i mean i'm know what entirely possible trump won the election. >> i mean, the figures that we're going in and out of trump tower that people that he wanted to see where michael cohen is someone who wanted to always elevate himself and trump size. he had a lunch...
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keith davidson. — take me through that. keith davidson, stormy _ take me through that. keith davidson, stormy daniels'sl take me through that. keith - davidson, stormy daniels's lawyer who arrange that hush money payment at the centre of this case has been back on the stand and he really took juror�*s right back to election night sharing a text message she had with one of the editors at the tabloid, the national enquirer, asking, what have we done when it became clear that donald trump was winning. explaining that text message, he said that there was an understanding that their efforts had health donald trump ozment campaign. remember, thatis trump ozment campaign. remember, that is a key argument here from prosecutors. that this hush money was paid to influence the election, illegally. donald trump ozment defence team has said that that money was paid to protect his family and his brand. keith davidson then went into the discussions with michael cohen when there were crisis talks when the wall straightjournal published, eventually, the stories of this hush money paym
keith davidson. — take me through that. keith davidson, stormy _ take me through that. keith davidson, stormy daniels'sl take me through that. keith - davidson, stormy daniels's lawyer who arrange that hush money payment at the centre of this case has been back on the stand and he really took juror�*s right back to election night sharing a text message she had with one of the editors at the tabloid, the national enquirer, asking, what have we done when it became clear that donald trump was...
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she's not someone involved in these sort of hollywood underbelly of hollywood stuff like keith davidson. she's somebody who's going to be hard for the defense to attack in terms of her credibility. >> all right, peter baker, thank you so much for providing that insight. when we come back, we'll go back out live to the courthouse in manhattan. for the latest from this morning's witness testimony, stay with us. inois. i'm not an actor. i'm just a regular person. some people say, "why should i take prevagen? i don't have a problem with my memory." memory loss is, is not something that occurs overnight. i started noticing subtle lapses in memory. i want people to know that prevagen has worked for me. it's helped my memory. it's helped my cognitive qualities. give it a try. i want it to help you just like it has helped me. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription. i love your dress. oh thanks! i splurged a little because liberty mutual customized my car insurance and i saved hundreds. that's great. i know, right? i've been telling everyone. baby: liberty. did you hear that? ty j
she's not someone involved in these sort of hollywood underbelly of hollywood stuff like keith davidson. she's somebody who's going to be hard for the defense to attack in terms of her credibility. >> all right, peter baker, thank you so much for providing that insight. when we come back, we'll go back out live to the courthouse in manhattan. for the latest from this morning's witness testimony, stay with us. inois. i'm not an actor. i'm just a regular person. some people say, "why...
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now i'm seeing text messages going on between keith davidson and dylan howard. there are contacts between the campaign and david pecker and it is putting those pieces all together. >> did you ask questions during that time and say wait a minute, this isn't adding up. did you ask questions and not get answers or get wrong answers ? >> of course i asked questions and the word that would come back is this is what david has decided. this is what david wants. it was david publication at the end of the day. american media was his tabloid empire. but, at no point did anyone say we have signed or got into an agreement to help interfere with the 2016 election. there was no communication regarding that. >> hope hicks testified that she didn't recall being in an august 26 meeting where the whole catch and kill scheme was launched. but, said it was possible she was there. did you find her to be a credible witness? we got the gist from katie in the last segment but how about you question >> it was clear when she came out she looked fragile, she didn't want to be there as muc
now i'm seeing text messages going on between keith davidson and dylan howard. there are contacts between the campaign and david pecker and it is putting those pieces all together. >> did you ask questions during that time and say wait a minute, this isn't adding up. did you ask questions and not get answers or get wrong answers ? >> of course i asked questions and the word that would come back is this is what david has decided. this is what david wants. it was david publication at...
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not only financial gains for stormy daniels but for keith davidson. this is week three of this trial. week two of testimony here. not clear who the next witnesses could be. there's been chatter over the course of these weeks that donald trump repeatedly having his eyes closed throughout these hours in the courtroom, donald trump for the first time explicitly responded in a social media post, he said i don't fall asleep during this trial here, i simply close my beautiful blue eyes as i listen intensely and take it all in. >> danny, let's talk about this gag order. he's not supposed to make comments about the jury our witnesses, four instances that the prosecution is pointing to and i think we can play those and then we can talk. >> look at all the lies that cohen did in the last trial, he caught lying in the last trial, he got caught lying. that jury was picked so fast -- 95% democrats. the area is mostly all democrats. just a purely democrat area. >> michael cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever. he was a lawyer and you rely
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so said keith davidson. so said the text from gina rodriguez representing the -- i mean, you had all this evidence. and it seems that what they're coming back to is the kinds of documents that would make you simply believe what you can see right before you. >> right. almost the fact you have to litigate it at all is kind of a wild concept or the fact the defense believes or even tried to justify and make the case that somehow -- that that was not a driving force of any action. i think it was notable here in just the last few moments that josh steinglass was very specific, when talking about the payments to stormy daniels. quote, it's no coincidence the sex happened in 2006 but the payoff happened less than two weeks before the 2016 election. the defendant's primary concern was not his family but the election. and i think that that timeline and the "access hollywood" tape made that crystal clear. and that's where hope hicks' testimony was so crucial to this here. and also the extent to which she engaged in te
so said keith davidson. so said the text from gina rodriguez representing the -- i mean, you had all this evidence. and it seems that what they're coming back to is the kinds of documents that would make you simply believe what you can see right before you. >> right. almost the fact you have to litigate it at all is kind of a wild concept or the fact the defense believes or even tried to justify and make the case that somehow -- that that was not a driving force of any action. i think it...
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what it did do is it introduced to me this notion that some jurors could be reacting to keith davidson who is stormy daniels and karen mcdougal's lawyer or was in the past their lawyer. these two guys, they're just both sleazy and they both don't tell the truth and they both are basically extortionists on cross- examination, keith davidson, who had done pretty well on direct on tuesday. he did not do well on cross. he came across as arrogant. he would say i don't recall when the jury knew perfectly well that he did and he underground -- under cross examination revealed that the cases of hulk hogan and charlie sheen and lindsay lohan and a lot of celebrities in trouble mentioned the courtroom and all of these cases, keith davidson was essentially acting as a sex tape of broker and extortionists whether it cross the line into legal extortion or illegal extortion or not is a separate question. clearly that was the game that he was playing and he was in much more touch with michael cohen in this period then we learned under direct examination . you can see the jury kind of going both of th
what it did do is it introduced to me this notion that some jurors could be reacting to keith davidson who is stormy daniels and karen mcdougal's lawyer or was in the past their lawyer. these two guys, they're just both sleazy and they both don't tell the truth and they both are basically extortionists on cross- examination, keith davidson, who had done pretty well on direct on tuesday. he did not do well on cross. he came across as arrogant. he would say i don't recall when the jury knew...
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, keith davidson, trump didn't like the fact that they made this payment. so that's what was in that testimony. then there was another one, a call between trump and michael cohen that was played for jurors. take a listen to it. >> i need to open up a company for the transfer of all of info regarding our friend david, i spoke to alan about it when it comes time for the final and see which will be what well have to pay yourself. >> getting old now, that call was in regards to the karen mcdougal payment, but again, prosecutors trying to show two jurors that trump knew about all the transactions that were happening now, on the defense, sayyed essentially, they were trying to paint with these recordings that cohen wanted a spot in the white house. he had ulterior motives. when, these recordings were being played prior to that on the defense side, there was some heated moments when keith davis it was on the stand between trump's defense team and keith davidson, as you pointed out, kate they were really trying to poke holes into the credibility of keith davidson t
, keith davidson, trump didn't like the fact that they made this payment. so that's what was in that testimony. then there was another one, a call between trump and michael cohen that was played for jurors. take a listen to it. >> i need to open up a company for the transfer of all of info regarding our friend david, i spoke to alan about it when it comes time for the final and see which will be what well have to pay yourself. >> getting old now, that call was in regards to the...
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one example is with keith davidson. he's trying to he's trying to do a deal here for karen mcdougal he says, quote the that gina rodriguez, that stormy daniels manager calls davidson and says some jerk called me it was very, very aggressive and threatened to sue me. and i would like uk's to call this jerk back and who was that jerk steinglass asked michael cohen, davidson said, so how is this going to impact the jury? do you think when they listened to cohen's testimony, which is expected to be any any day now who was that jerk, nobody wants to hear that. but look, there's a strategy here for the prosecution to put people like keith davidson and these other foundational witnesses on before michael cohen. and the reason is because michael cohen's going to have credibility issues. the fact that he is hectic, the fact that everything's always an emergency. he called them pants on fire that is really not going to be the thing that moves the needle. what's going to be impactful to the jury is what and michael cohen's testimo
one example is with keith davidson. he's trying to he's trying to do a deal here for karen mcdougal he says, quote the that gina rodriguez, that stormy daniels manager calls davidson and says some jerk called me it was very, very aggressive and threatened to sue me. and i would like uk's to call this jerk back and who was that jerk steinglass asked michael cohen, davidson said, so how is this going to impact the jury? do you think when they listened to cohen's testimony, which is expected to be...
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from that standpoint the sort of obnoxiousness of keith davidson trying to be like this is what i did and it was too cute by half and yeah i did it. it is more sympathetic in that i. whether the jury will take that away, i'm not sure, but to mary's point i think the prosecution is doing an overall good job sort of situating this story and seediness of some of the people involved. they don't have to like these folks. they just have to believe they are telling the truth about the ultimate alleged bad guy, the former president of the united states. >> we have to take a break in a moment, but i have been wondering all day what you thought of this trump post where he is is -- he said contrary to the fake news media i don't fall asleep during the crooked d.a.s witchhunt. i simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes, listen intently, and take it all in. george conway. >> that is perfect donald trump. his reputation has been in the past that he is sleepy donald. i've talked to people who wrote books about him back in the day and he never showed up at trump tower before 11:00 a.m. and we k
from that standpoint the sort of obnoxiousness of keith davidson trying to be like this is what i did and it was too cute by half and yeah i did it. it is more sympathetic in that i. whether the jury will take that away, i'm not sure, but to mary's point i think the prosecution is doing an overall good job sort of situating this story and seediness of some of the people involved. they don't have to like these folks. they just have to believe they are telling the truth about the ultimate alleged...
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michael cohen doesn't know what keith davidson testified to. this moment reinforces what we heard from keith davidson, stormy daniels' attorney and stormy daniels as well, did you know the statement of stormy daniels was false. this was in 2018 after the revelation of "the wall street journal" article and subsequently stormy daniels going on jimmy kimmel. we have seen that now played many times in which she was asked by jimmy kimmel if she had a one-night stand or an affair with donald trump and she was kind of coy about that response and denied outright in her statement in 2018 of having an affair and/or a one night stand with donald trump. she addressed that in her testimony just the other day. did you know the statement stormy daniels was falls? cohen says yes and goes on to say wanted to get credit staying loyal so we could have this matter taken care of. reinforcing the moment when this all began in january 2018. leading up to michael cohen pleading guilty in august 2018 and that's when, of course, he then subsequently said it was donald t
michael cohen doesn't know what keith davidson testified to. this moment reinforces what we heard from keith davidson, stormy daniels' attorney and stormy daniels as well, did you know the statement of stormy daniels was false. this was in 2018 after the revelation of "the wall street journal" article and subsequently stormy daniels going on jimmy kimmel. we have seen that now played many times in which she was asked by jimmy kimmel if she had a one-night stand or an affair with...
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you heard from keith davidson. the attorney for karen mcdougal as well as stormy daniels. just weeks before the november 2016 election. there was direct from the prosecution followed by cross examination from the defense. some of the big take aways there, they were trying to discredit not only keith davidson but witnesses like michael cohen and stormy daniels, saying cohen was a liar, that he couldn't be trusted. stormy daniels was out to advance her career, i would say and painted keith davidson as someone who was an ambulance chaser amid celebrity culture. we'll have to wait to see who takes the stand as a witness. >>> now to a massive headache for drivers in the northeast this weekend after a fuel tanker crashed sparking a highway inferno in connecticut. a truck carrying 8500 gallons of fuel crashed into a car, sparking the massive fire. miraculously, no one was seriously injured. that stretch of i-95 is closed down while crews demolish a bridge damaged by the flames. >>> now to austin, texas, a city reeling from the worth outbreak of opioid overdoses in almost a decade
you heard from keith davidson. the attorney for karen mcdougal as well as stormy daniels. just weeks before the november 2016 election. there was direct from the prosecution followed by cross examination from the defense. some of the big take aways there, they were trying to discredit not only keith davidson but witnesses like michael cohen and stormy daniels, saying cohen was a liar, that he couldn't be trusted. stormy daniels was out to advance her career, i would say and painted keith...
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what stood out to me was keith davidson. you know, this -- this -- this strategy that the defense has in really distancing trump from davidson, from these payments in that they established that davidson only communicated with cohen. never trump. they brought out this fact that the only time that davidson had ever been in the same room as trump was in that manhattan courtroom. he had never spoken to him about this. so i think that was a slam dunk for the defense. for the prosecution he served one person and that was to establish that there was a transaction, that cohen did, in fact, pay stormy daniels, that he facilitated this whole thing, $130,000 in exchange for her silence. so for me i think that keith davidson did what he was supposed to do for the prosecution, but i certainly think that he helped the defense. and hope hicks's testimony today corroborated what he said. what he did say after the payments were done, cohen called davidson and complained because he was expecting a job at the white house. i did so much for thi
what stood out to me was keith davidson. you know, this -- this -- this strategy that the defense has in really distancing trump from davidson, from these payments in that they established that davidson only communicated with cohen. never trump. they brought out this fact that the only time that davidson had ever been in the same room as trump was in that manhattan courtroom. he had never spoken to him about this. so i think that was a slam dunk for the defense. for the prosecution he served...
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the defense hoping to discredit keith davidson, the lawyer who negotiated payoffs for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. both threatened to go public of stories of sex with mr. trump ahead of the 2016 election. mr. trump has denied the allegations of both women, and denied any advanced knowledge of the payoff. his defense team suggesting today that davidson had a habit of shaking down celebrities, like charlie sheen for money. davidson saying he never extorted anyone, testifying at lengths about his negotiations with mr. cohen, mr. trump's former attorney. but today saying he never met nor spoke to the former president. instead, he dealt exclusively with cohen, who he painted as desperate and despondent, that then president-elect trump would not make him attorney general or white house chief of staff. describing a phone call where cohen lamented -- "i can't believe i'm not going to washington." cohen saying he saved trump so many times, you don't even know. davidson testifying about cohen, i thought he was going to kill himself. a helpful point for the defense as it tries to cast coh
the defense hoping to discredit keith davidson, the lawyer who negotiated payoffs for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. both threatened to go public of stories of sex with mr. trump ahead of the 2016 election. mr. trump has denied the allegations of both women, and denied any advanced knowledge of the payoff. his defense team suggesting today that davidson had a habit of shaking down celebrities, like charlie sheen for money. davidson saying he never extorted anyone, testifying at lengths...
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they went after key witness, keith davidson, the lawyer who negotiated has many deals for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. they used him to go after another star witness, michael cohen. >> reporter: former president trump arrived in court today, watching his defense team go on offense, casting a key prosecution witness as out to extort him for money. the defense hoped to discredit keith davidson, who negotiated payoffs for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. both threatened to go public with stories of affairs with mr. trump ahead of the 2016 election. trump denied the allegations and denied any advanced knowledge of payoffs. his defense team suggested the davidson had a habit of shaking down celebrities, like charlie sheen, for money. davidson said he never extorted anyone, testifying at length about negotiations with michael cohen, trump's former attorney. he admitted today that he never met nor spoke to the former president. instead, he dealt exclusively with michael cohen, has he -- who he painted as desperate and despondent that trump would not promote him, describing a phone call,
they went after key witness, keith davidson, the lawyer who negotiated has many deals for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. they used him to go after another star witness, michael cohen. >> reporter: former president trump arrived in court today, watching his defense team go on offense, casting a key prosecution witness as out to extort him for money. the defense hoped to discredit keith davidson, who negotiated payoffs for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. both threatened to go public...
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the cross-examination of the la-based lawyer keith debited -- davidson is over. after this break prosecutors will have another opportunity to ask him questions but before this break trump's team presented recorded phone calls between davidson and michael cohen where they discussed the possibility of stormy daniels having "settlers remorse" and in another call davidson said if they don't make a deal and trump loses the election, they would lose leverage. davidson also answered questions about a post about stormy daniels and president trump from 2011. he had the post taken down five years later he negotiated a 130,000-dollar payment from michael cohen to suppress the same story. davidson did not connect any of the deals directly to trump he said cohen told him "f it i will do it myself. he also signed a confidential -- confidentially -- confidentiality agreement. he appeared suicidal after not getting a position in trump's white house after the election. lawyers asked them for the definition of extortion and question him about deals he made with celebrities like li
the cross-examination of the la-based lawyer keith debited -- davidson is over. after this break prosecutors will have another opportunity to ask him questions but before this break trump's team presented recorded phone calls between davidson and michael cohen where they discussed the possibility of stormy daniels having "settlers remorse" and in another call davidson said if they don't make a deal and trump loses the election, they would lose leverage. davidson also answered...
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keith davidson didn't say he remembered cohen saying this is for donald trump. what is the impact of that? >> you know, he said that he understood ultimately that the money was going to come from donald trump. and that was a very hard fought admission. the assistant da leading the questioning, ran into his first big roadblocks yesterday trying to get that cleanly from keith davidson and trying to establish it was his understanding not just his assumptions, ultimately he got that even after cohen got frustrated and said, god blank it i'll pay it myself. he got davidson to say but i understood at the end of the day that money was going to come from donald trump. and one of the ways he understood that, he said that cohen, part of his identity was he, worked for donald trump, he never let you forget it. it was clear whatever cohen was doing he was doing for trump at trump's behest. he could not make the payment without trump's knowledge and permission is the impression that davidson left us with. >> making the point to go step by step witness by witness of every par
keith davidson didn't say he remembered cohen saying this is for donald trump. what is the impact of that? >> you know, he said that he understood ultimately that the money was going to come from donald trump. and that was a very hard fought admission. the assistant da leading the questioning, ran into his first big roadblocks yesterday trying to get that cleanly from keith davidson and trying to establish it was his understanding not just his assumptions, ultimately he got that even...