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The Daily - The Make-or-Break Testimony of Michael Cohen

This episode contains explicit language.

Michael Cohen, Donald J. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, took the stand in the former president’s hush-money trial. 
Jonah E. Bromwich, a criminal justice reporter, discusses how Mr. Cohen could cause problems for Mr. Trump himself.

The Make-or-Break Testimony of Michael Cohen

614 a.m. Monday May 13th recording one of my little

voicemos again I do feel like a goofball doing it but they keep publishing them.

Today is, well, it's the climax of the prosecution's case today.

fixing his problems, cleaning up his messes.

So, funny that... mess is. Funny that Cohen has become that mess. He's going to face his old

boss in court today and make a giant problem for him if prosecutors had their way. From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro.

What happened when Donald Trump's most loyal lieutenant took the stand against him

in the most important testimony of the Hush Money Trial.

As always, Jonah Bromwich was in the room.

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0:00.0	First floor.
0:04.0	I'm just leaving my apartment again.
0:08.0	I'm just leaving my apartment again.
0:12.0	614 a.m. Monday May 13th recording one of my little
0:19.6	voicemos again I do feel like a goofball doing it but they keep publishing them.
0:29.1	Today is, well, it's the climax of the prosecution's case today.
0:38.0	We're expecting to see Michael Cohen.
0:43.0	He's Trump's former fixer.
0:45.0	Cohen worked for years for Trump,
0:47.0	fixing his problems, cleaning up his messes.
0:51.0	So, funny that... mess is. Funny that Cohen has become that mess. He's going to face his old
1:00.6	boss in court today and make a giant problem for him if prosecutors had their way. From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro.
1:17.0	This is the Daily.
1:20.0	Today.
1:22.0	What happened when Donald Trump's most loyal lieutenant took the stand against him
1:28.0	in the most important testimony of the Hush Money Trial.
1:36.0	As always, Jonah Bromwich was in the room.
1:46.0	It's Thursday, May 16. Hey friend.
1:47.0	How are you?
1:48.0	I'm alright.
1:49.0	It's good.
1:51.0	You rested?
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The Make-or-Break Testimony of Michael Cohen

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