Untrustworthy? Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen takes the stand | Planet America | ABC News
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - ‘Star witness’ Michael Cohen takes the stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
03:12 - Can Michael Cohen’s testimony be trusted? Our interview with professor Anna Cominsky, of New York Law School
08:26 - A recap of Trump's many and varied trials
10:52 - Why Biden’s push to pause weapons to Israel backfired
16:09 - Gold, bribes and favours for Egypt. New Jersey senator Bob Menendez in the spotlight
19:58 - As Bob’s corruption trial gets underway, attention is turning to his wife Nadine
23:39 - Campaign update and it’s not looking good for Biden
28:29 - Trump and the “Great late Hannibal Lecter”
This week: Untrustworthy? Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen takes the stand, while Republicans show they stand with Trump.
Also, gold bars, bribes, and favours for Egypt: the damning evidence in Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial.
And battleground polls: are voters bailing on Biden? Planet America 9pm AEST iView / 10pm AEST ABC TV
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Michael Johnson is "Old Testament" vengeance.
@Mark1526374859
26 күн бұрын
No, he’s an awful example of a Christian.
Playing circus theme music during your polls review would be more fitting for the unreliable sourcing of this data
You guys tell the News about us our msn doesn't tell us (Regan delaying aid when it was Israel and Lebanon) then report on our actions that stem from our not knowing that news!
Yay! Comments! 🎉
Your "What's At Stake" list is fantastic 👏😂...🤔...😭
That Menendez stuff is shocking.
Could you guys give us an easy breakdown of Project 2025. Is it what Trump said in his Time interview?
@Aaine784
25 күн бұрын
Go and look at the website. It's pretty self explanatory. The fact they aren't even TRYING to disguise what they are planning to do is telling.
Love your work team!
Why is the audio so low?
11:55 do republicans not understand what a political favour versus a humanitarian rights favour???
@ttacking_you
26 күн бұрын
Dizzamn! A "u" in favor; oh we're international now baby! Heeeyyyyy-ooooohh
@Zei33
26 күн бұрын
@@ttacking_you clearly you are lost.
@ttacking_you
26 күн бұрын
@@Zei33 unh uh son fort Worf Texas ! Representing! I'm from the land of grime!
@roughhabit9085
25 күн бұрын
@@ttacking_you Excuse him for spelling an English word in English.
Love this show. "Trump's Tower: The white house Edition" You guys provide such a great analysis of it all!
@jim-se5xc
26 күн бұрын
Michael Johnson is a naughty, naughty, little donut.
MoralE boost, yes. Moral boost, no.
Why is it called the Hush Money trial? Shouldn’t it have a criminal title? What is the crime?
@Terror1983
26 күн бұрын
Hush money trial name is what media nick named it. It's about falsity payments which is an election interference crime generally
@marcusaurelius9123
26 күн бұрын
Falsifying records to conceal the payment of hush money to unlawfully influence an election...that's why it's called the hush money trial
@SkandiaAUS
26 күн бұрын
I believe it is a criminal trial "The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump". Guess the Hush Money name is used by media?
@alexforagen5208
26 күн бұрын
FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE FIRST DEGREE, P.L. §175.10, 34 Cts. The Falsifying Business Records In the 1st Degree Case doesn't really sound too good, does it?
@gingercat777
25 күн бұрын
@@alexforagen5208 ....To interfere in a fair and free election....Even worse.
so many factual errors in this report ..... so political is the ABC
Why are yo calling him President Trump.
@outbacknoir
26 күн бұрын
In the US the title “President” gets used in perpetuity, even after a president has finished their term.
@roughhabit9085
25 күн бұрын
Because it’s the obvious outcome.
@finishedwork
25 күн бұрын
You may not like or agree but it's because he always was and is and will be president. It was 100% stolen from him. The dirty tricks the left played and always plays are now going to backfire biggly.
@TheWaynos73
23 күн бұрын
Because he will be President. By a landslide. Look at the polling. Numbers do not lie.
@edthebumblingfool
19 күн бұрын
@@outbacknoir or as in this case if you refuse to reconise an election result
I think we need to prepare ourselves for a trump presidency. Therefore three planet America shows and two pod casts because there is going to be so much to talk about!!
@donjezza
25 күн бұрын
Let's get peppy! No time for Chas to sleep
@TheWaynos73
23 күн бұрын
As opposed to America right now as it exists under the left? Please.
@user-mu9tn4on7w
23 күн бұрын
More like the ‘trump derangement syndrome’ or more ‘sharpie gate’ episodes. But don’t forget, planet American was off the air for a while but did come back on when presidents changed, or did I miss something?
I'm loving John's chairs high heels.
It’s good to see Trump’s devout Christian friends supporting him in this case. Hopefully putting their self-interest ahead of their beliefs will show voters how many Christian politicians use their beliefs as a tool.
@nikolatesla3985
20 күн бұрын
Do you know that literally every person in politics that opposes Trump is war mongering corrupt devil, like everyone! I was in on Obama I finally thought we might get somewhere as a human race, I was played, he proceeded to be one of the worst human beings ever if that’s possible, after Clinton or Bush.. he dropped more 💣 s on innocent children than anyone else before him! These trials against Trump are a joke, you do even know what he is charged with in this Stormy Daniel’s trial, they are saying he should have used campaign funds to pay her off instead of private funds? But if he used Campaign funds that would be illegal!!! No matter how bad Trump is at the very least he didn’t start wars killing innocent babies! Do you not understand that! You have never seen war so you believe that it has merit in some instances! It’s doesn’t my friend only innocents suffers! Name 1 policy of Trumps you think is bad 1! I’ll wait!
The host in the suit words are the perfect example of elitism & why so many people are stepping away the left side of politics simply because of the change in the last decade.
The Family Values Candidate.. guilty of crimes or not he IS guilty of "slimeballing"
@phillipaclemons7261
26 күн бұрын
Apparently evangelicals see him as Samson, a strong, sexually virile hero. Is Stormy his Delilah?
@saffronwetter2221
25 күн бұрын
Stormy Daniel's and Michael Cohen are lying Trump haters and if Trump goes to prison Michael Cohen or Stormy Daniel's will never be known as nothing but liars!!
What about STORMIE saying and signing her name saying there was NEVER any sex? That Michael and STORMIE was extorting Mr Trump
@TheWaynos73
23 күн бұрын
So Stormy goes on Piers Morgan a couple of weeks ago and denies on air, that she never slept with Trump, that there was no affair - but all of a sudden on the stand in court she said that it happened. She’s a liar and a grifter. As is Coen.
@TheWaynos73
23 күн бұрын
Stormy even admitted on Piers Morgan a couple of weeks ago that she never slept with Trump - that the affair never happened. But lordy - all of a sudden shes at a trial saying that it did happen - are the Democrats paying her?
@edthebumblingfool
19 күн бұрын
she know about trumps penis from not having sex with him?
How much money Cohen has acquired for doing this?
@TheWaynos73
23 күн бұрын
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Democrats have bought the jury already - this whole trial is an utter sham. Funny how all these events with the ‘hush money’ happened back in 2016 but the trial is NOW - before an election the Democrats know they will lose. This is pure political interference.
@edthebumblingfool
19 күн бұрын
far less than the Trump family got from him being president
@Simmo_AU
19 күн бұрын
@@edthebumblingfool *cough* Burisma *cough*
So glad Donald is half Scottish,aye Donald
Hatch Act?
BS
Poll's are not correct
@phoenixmodellingphotography
26 күн бұрын
How and why?
@Scott-up3bq
24 күн бұрын
Don't hold your breath
@TheWaynos73
23 күн бұрын
Yeah but the rallies are the real polls - Trump is filling stadiums and Biden can’t fill a small room 😂 lol. This is a landslide, everyone knows it - thats why Trump’s trial just happens to be now. Why not two years ago? Too much of a coincidence. This has Democrat and Hilary Clinton’s slime all over it.
The late great Hannibal Lecter is the funniest thing in American politics since Rudy went to Four seasons total landscaping
I wish that you had noted that Trump’s “large crowd had mostly left throughout his talk. It appears that they like the circus but maybe not the animal in the center ring.
This show is certainly worth around 8c a day. What's the bet these turkeys get their info from Reddit and NPR.
At 1:24 Trump says "Don't pay with cash" but they omit "don't" -- just like Kevin Clinesmith altering the email saying "Carter Page is a CIA asset" to "Carter Page is NOT a CIA asset" and thereby provided the lie the FISA court needed to accept the Müller investigation. Just a tiny little alteration. What damage could that do?
@AnthonyMoss-pm1vc
25 күн бұрын
Still playing the victim.
@rocknral
25 күн бұрын
What are you on about. 1:24 ????
@user-yf3vp2no9i
25 күн бұрын
@@rocknral wake up fool
@user-yf3vp2no9i
25 күн бұрын
@@AnthonyMoss-pm1vc go to China
@neox6439
24 күн бұрын
Social Engeneering
Nothing like unbiased reporting by our far left ABC 😂.
@alvaskins
25 күн бұрын
Which part, can you give an example?
@roughhabit9085
24 күн бұрын
Of course my non profane comment gets deleted.
@roughhabit9085
24 күн бұрын
More censorship here than Russia or China.
@roughhabit9085
24 күн бұрын
Very touchy about being labelled press agents for big government.
@TheWaynos73
23 күн бұрын
I have no faith in the ABC after the lies they told about Alice Springs last year.
Hannibal Lecter🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@jnagarya519
26 күн бұрын
I've been pointing to the fact that Trump is a cannibal.
26:04 what’s up with Trumps voice ?
Lol trump farted in a packed courtroom!!😂😂😂
@philhogan5623
26 күн бұрын
I think it was worse than that. It sounds like he sharted.
@Peter-hs7zn
26 күн бұрын
That's why his eyes are closed scared of farting.
@phoenixmodellingphotography
26 күн бұрын
What is exactly is this fixation of weak Marxists being obsessed with the concept of farting and associating it with strong leaders consistently throughout history all about l? Genuinely I'm so curious
The fact that Americans can still support Trump even after all this is truly mind blowing.
@joanfrellburg4901
26 күн бұрын
Waiting for a mass murder charge. Oh wait...
@ARTIC7051
26 күн бұрын
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
@user-yf3vp2no9i
26 күн бұрын
You act so blind you must be Chinese.
@phoenixmodellingphotography
26 күн бұрын
Are you serious? This has only improved his support to it's greatest heights yet because it's the most flagrant example of the establishment doing everything they possibly can to eliminate one of their political opponents no matter what the cost, short of a JFK reenactment. The fact that you can still support this out in the open corruption while feeling morally justified is a strong indication that you may feel more at home in Soviet era Russia, because I don't know if even the USA can handle your rabid desire for bootlicking
@saffronwetter2221
25 күн бұрын
If I was Michael Cohen And Stormy Daniel's I would go somewhere and hide 🤔 because they're both liars, getting their sweet Revenge!!
Thanks team (Algo) Chas do you disagree with Ana? You've said even 1% for melania reasons = not guilty. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts 🎉
@tomstruct
25 күн бұрын
Excuse me, Professor Cominsky
It is a foundational principle of Christianity that people can change their wicked ways, repent, with remorse, and straighten out. Christians on the jury are obligated to take Cohen's testimony with this in mind and heart and to accept what he is saying as the truth.
@Terror1983
26 күн бұрын
And where does Donald Trump fit into changing his wicked ways repenting and being remorseful to the American people 🤔
@phoenixmodellingphotography
26 күн бұрын
Are you still buying that old lazy talking point about Trump supporters just being evangelical Christian wackos after all these years? It does you no favours peddling this same old stuff that nobody without a specific agenda actually buys anymore
Cohen brings the facts or evidence. Trump is in big trouble
@saffronwetter2221
25 күн бұрын
Know one will never ever trust 💯 that liar ever again he's a backstabbing Snake 🐍
@mickjackaman1589
24 күн бұрын
Maybe Cohen recorded it in his confidential lawyer meeting where Cohen and his Girlfriend are extorting Trump.
Trump. 🎺 🎺 🎺 🎺 🎺 🎺 🎺 🎺 🎺 .. Trump. 🎺 🎺 🎺 🎺
This show is an embarrassing,, you are reading comics to get your so called information. SHAME on you.
Trump leading in the polls shows sadly how many American's need a mental health evaluation..
@Marcosnationalistos
25 күн бұрын
And Biden Supporters are of sound mind??
@marycull3607
24 күн бұрын
So you would prefer old rogue Joe who sold his country out to fund two wars. Get a grip.
@TheWaynos73
23 күн бұрын
Yeah they are seeing the left bullsht for what it is and this is the beginning of the end for woke ideology. 😂
So does Trump still remain the preferred Republican candidate if he is convicted? Does the US Constitution allow for a convicted criminal to be President?
@matthew3688
26 күн бұрын
Yes. He can serve as President even if convicted
@sandragill9916
26 күн бұрын
That is rediculous, can convicts vote in America
@philhogan5623
26 күн бұрын
@@sandragill9916 they can't vote but they can be president.
@DuckReach432
26 күн бұрын
A previous episode of Planet America mentioned a union figure who campaigned for President from prison, about a century ago. They said he got close to a million votes.
@HectorGomez-kf1fq
26 күн бұрын
Vote Blue 💙🙏🏽💯
Guys what are you doing. I've been following this trial as I have followed the Gaza war. The bias in your reporting is quite disturbing with significantly important details being omitted. Time the ABC stopped playing politics and started presenting a factual objective report on these deeply concerning events.
Morale Boost? They're all there to show loyalty to their leader and several are borderline begging to be Veep
@kathyconway5327
25 күн бұрын
And why not. The guy’s still walking, almost talking, but clearly not long for this world.
Gooo Trump❤❤❤
Cohen seems unable to tell the truth no matter what. Eternal Judge knows it all. Yippee. Bring it on Lord yet Cohe is doing it all by himself.
Bias
Prof. Cominsky said Trump could be convicted if it was shown that he paid the money at least partly to protect his 2016 presidential campaign even it was also to avoid private embarrassment with his family. Chas, is that different to what you have said previously that if there is any private motive he can’t be convicted?
@kathyconway5327
25 күн бұрын
I believe Chas said that if the motive were merely personal the case could be chucked. If it were merely personal I imagine he would have divorced as he had done twice previously. But that is why Cohens statements are so pivotal.
@scottemersonqld
23 күн бұрын
Looks like Chas clarified it on PEP today. Yes, Cominsky had a different view to him.
"Player, player; G5". Trump got it from Tom Cruise.
Cohen was a loyal soldier until the Boss threw him under the bus!
Cohen replaces Harris as VP candidate.
@TheWaynos73
23 күн бұрын
Mamma-la Harris 😂😂😂
Is it ethical to support the testimony of a convicted perjurer? Shouldn’t the ABC be more prudent?
@marcusaurelius9123
26 күн бұрын
His evidence is supported by documentary trail.
@Terror1983
26 күн бұрын
Are you serious
@joancooney7724
26 күн бұрын
😂😂
@Aaine784
25 күн бұрын
Fortunately we don't have to take his word for it. There is irrefutable, documentary evidence to support every single claim in his testimony. That's how the system works.
13:15 how would you know what Biden is concerned about? Our taxes pay for your show. At least PRETEND to be journalists???
@garbar99
25 күн бұрын
?
Yeah us poor Latino's are flooding you Aussies with YAYO
@debclarke1746
26 күн бұрын
What's Yayo?
@ttacking_you
26 күн бұрын
@@debclarke1746 cocaine hci - that GOOOOOD ish. It should come in one lump, stick to the mirror when you're trying to smash it, and one line SHOULD produce a three hour high. If it's that Goo-OOOD... Which I HOPE a few of you are getting? At least, that's what WE get in the Lone Star state, anyways? But meth is a better deal
@ttacking_you
26 күн бұрын
@@debclarke1746 that scramble.
@joelhungerford8388
26 күн бұрын
Just the Mexicans are doing that, and it's just acouple Mexican cartels... Along with calabrians and relatively new to the game here Albainians
@joancooney7724
26 күн бұрын
@@debclarke1746Dont bother dictating to us, we dont have shitshows like America and its so called fox news
Its so obvious which way U are biased. Ive never watched your channel & wont be watching it ever agin since U share things to push ur own agenda, rather than just sharing facts
@roughhabit9085
25 күн бұрын
It’s a government broadcaster! Of course they are going to be press agents for ever expanding government ( i.e the left) . Anger is futile. Ridicule is a better recourse
Joe🇱🇷Biden🧢is a very😊good President💦🌊 Biden and Harris 2024🇱🇷
@alexforagen5208
26 күн бұрын
That's the Liberian flag.
Trump is innocent 100% ..🇺🇸KING TRIUMP2024-🇺🇸
What is the case here? Sex made long timr ago why Trump now being indicted ? Im a woman but its been long time ago save the tax dollar usedvin court make housing for our veterans and lower the price of foods will be happy than waste our tax money to this useless case
@BassLiberators
26 күн бұрын
Because it didn't become illegal to cover it up until he ran for president.
@ciknay547
25 күн бұрын
It's the fact Trump (allegedly) used campaign funds to cover it up, which is illegal.
Palestinians are much nicer people than Americans.
28:27 not showing the footage of people leaving by the thousands whilst Trump is still rambling on stage in the background?
@neox6439
24 күн бұрын
Didn't happen
@strikeforce448
24 күн бұрын
@neox6439 oh look, a brainwashed MAGA cult member incapable of accepting reality has entered the conversation 🙄
Trump has redefined the word untrustworthy
For real TRUMP coverage Meidas Touch Network
@user-zb8vh4tk5l
23 күн бұрын
second that. at least they are practising lawyers that can actually provide a legal breakdown of what's going on in court, not some journalist who thinks they do.
It is easy to tell if someone is lying, they have a motive.