Trump prosecutors taking a dangerous gamble, ex-prosecutor warns

EXCITEMENT OVER HERE. >> Lawrence: "FOX AND FRIENDS" NEWS ALERT. IN AN HOUR, MICHAEL COHEN WILL TAKE THE STAND. >> Ainsley: NEXT GUEST WARNS CALLING A FORMER CRIMINAL TO THE STAND IS A RISKY MOVE. HI. I LIKE THE Y'ALL. TALKING ABOUT TEXAS. YOU SAID YOU HAVE CALLED CONVICTED FELONS TO THE STAND AND IT IS DANGEROUS. >> IT IS DANGEROUS, CONVICTED FELONS HAVE LITTLE CREDIBILITY AND MICHAEL COHEN IS A CONVICTED LIAR, HUGE RISK FOR PROSECUTION TO PUT HIM ON. IT WOULD BE A HUGE RISK IN ANY COURTROOM EXCEPT NEW YORK CITY, WHERE I HAVE A FEELING THE JURY IS EAGER TO HEAR ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT DONALD TRUMP. >> Lawrence: HE'S A COMPLICATED WITNESS, NOT JUST BECAUSE HE LIES, HE IS THE ATTORNEY WHO GAVE THE LEGAL ADVICE. ANALYSTS SAID THEY HAD TO BRING HIM ON THE STAND. WHY DID HE HAVE TO BE A WITNESS? >> WELL, LAWRENCE, BECAUSE NOT A SINGLE OTHER WITNESS HAS GIVEN ANY EVIDENCE OF A CRIME, MUCH LESS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP SITTING IN THE DOCK COMMITTED THAT CRIME. COHEN, I THINK, WILL BE ONLY ONE WHO TESTIFIES THAT TRUMP COMMITTED SOME CRIME AND I ASSUME IT IS GOING TO BE THIS BUSINESS RECORD VIOLATION AND THEY'LL TRY TO BOOT STRAP SOME SORT OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATION. AND THE JURY OUGHT TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING HE SAYS, NOT BECAUSE HE WAS TRUMP'S FORMER LAWYER, BUT BECAUSE HE'S A CONVICTED FELON. THE JURY SHOULD NOT LIKE THE FACT HE IS WILLING TO BASH TRUMP AFTER REPRESENTING HIM SO LONG. >> Ainsley: THE JURY MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH MICHAEL COHEN'S PAST THAT HE WAS CONVICTED FOR TAX EVASION AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS. WILL TRUMP'S TEAM BRING ALL THAT UP? >> GREAT POINT. THAT IS TRUMP TEAM'S JOB TODAY OR TOMORROW, WHENEVER THEY GET TO CROSS-EXAMPLEATION, TO MAKE SURE THE JURY UNDERSTANDS WHO MICHAEL COHEN IS, WHAT HE'S DONE AND WHAT HIS BIASES ARE AS HE COMES INTO THIS CASE. WAY HE'S BEEN TRYING TO EARN MONEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA BASHING TRUMP IS HIGHLY RELEVANT AND SHOULD MAKE THE JURY FIND HIM INCREDIBLE. >> Lawrence: WE HAVE ABOUT 15 SECONDS, ARE YOU SURPRISED COURT ADMONISHED DONALD TRUMP AND GAGGED HIM, BUT MICHAEL COHEN, THE JUDGE SAID NO, YOU GET HIM UNDER CONTROL, NOT THE COURT. >> IT SHOWS JUDGE MERCHAN IS NOT A MUTUAL ARBITTER. HE COULD HAVE GAGGED MICHAEL COHEN OR STORMY DANIELS OR ANYBODY HE WANTED TO UNDER SUBPOENA. HE CHOSE THE DEFENDANT. >> Ainsley: MICHAEL COHEN AND STORMY DANIELS WHO DON'T LIKE THE PRESIDENT, SHE SAID SHE HATES THE PRESIDENT AND BOTH

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Length: 4min 4sec (244 seconds)

Published: Mon May 13 2024