CNN’s Honig: Any Statement Trump Makes in Public or on Social Media During the Trial Is Absolutely Potentially Usable Against Him

BERMAN I want to ░░░░░░░░ something that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ after court shut down ░░░░░░░░ after jury selection when ░░░░░░░░ was in Harlem outside ░░░░░░░░ bodega Listen to what ░░░░░░░░ said Clip starts Trump ░░░░░░░░ was paying a lawyer ░░░░░░░░ marked it down as ░░░░░░░░ legal expense Some accountant ░░░░░░░░ didn t know marked ░░░░░░░░ down as a illegal ░░░░░░░░ That s exactly what ░░░░░░░░ was Clip ends BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump there is ░░░░░░░░ getting to the crux ░░░░░░░░ what this whole case ░░░░░░░░ be about which is ░░░░░░░░ he falsified or knew ░░░░░░░░ the falsification or directed ░░░░░░░░ falsification of records here ░░░░░░░░ he used language there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ at and say wait ░░░░░░░░ second here was he ░░░░░░░░ very close to saying ░░░░░░░░ he was involved HONIG ░░░░░░░░ first of all any ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump makes ░░░░░░░░ public or on social ░░░░░░░░ during the trial is ░░░░░░░░ potentially usable against him ░░░░░░░░ can ask the judge ░░░░░░░░ want to show this ░░░░░░░░ Now that video Donald ░░░░░░░░ s syntax is a ░░░░░░░░ bit garbled there Prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ think are going to ░░░░░░░░ note that it sounds ░░░░░░░░ interpreted a certain way ░░░░░░░░ Trump is saying I ░░░░░░░░ the one who came ░░░░░░░░ with this idea of ░░░░░░░░ s label these hush ░░░░░░░░ payments as attorneys fees ░░░░░░░░ s the falsification at ░░░░░░░░ heart of the case ░░░░░░░░ he s sort of ░░░░░░░░ backtracked and says the ░░░░░░░░ and that John is ░░░░░░░░ preview of the defense ░░░░░░░░ Trump s primary defense ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ if I knew about ░░░░░░░░ hush money payments clearly ░░░░░░░░ did he s going ░░░░░░░░ say the crime is ░░░░░░░░ And the people who ░░░░░░░░ up with this structure ░░░░░░░░ the idea to let ░░░░░░░░ label these and structure ░░░░░░░░ as attorney fees was ░░░░░░░░ Attorney Michael Cohen who ░░░░░░░░ now the star witness ░░░░░░░░ the other side and ░░░░░░░░ accountant Allen Weisselberg So ░░░░░░░░ think that s a ░░░░░░░░ interesting preview of what ░░░░░░░░ defense is going to ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN Yeah very much ░░░░░░░░ We ve heard him ░░░░░░░░ these types of things ░░░░░░░░ and more in the ░░░░░░░░ few days Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ a tendency to read ░░░░░░░░ stage directions People should ░░░░░░░░ paying very close attention ░░░░░░░░ them Of course they ░░░░░░░░ be used in court ░░░░░░░░ Honig great to see ░░░░░░░░ this morning Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”