Norm Eisen: ‘Most Compelling’ Witness of Hush Money Trial Is David Pecker

Dean You have been ░░░░░░░░ the courtroom for this ░░░░░░░░ which has been probably ░░░░░░░░ interesting You described it ░░░░░░░░ there being electricity surging ░░░░░░░░ the courtroom when Hope ░░░░░░░░ was testifying on Friday ░░░░░░░░ you consider her the ░░░░░░░░ compelling witness so far ░░░░░░░░ She was perhaps the ░░░░░░░░ dramatic Jessica but in ░░░░░░░░ ways the most compelling ░░░░░░░░ so far was David ░░░░░░░░ the former publisher of ░░░░░░░░ National Enquirer because Pecker ░░░░░░░░ us inside the most ░░░░░░░░ issue for this case ░░░░░░░░ s intent Did he ░░░░░░░░ the intent to commit ░░░░░░░░ crime and then to ░░░░░░░░ it up with these ░░░░░░░░ allegedly false documents and ░░░░░░░░ said he and Michael ░░░░░░░░ and Trump agreed at ░░░░░░░░ 2015 meeting at Trump ░░░░░░░░ that that was what ░░░░░░░░ would do They would ░░░░░░░░ the campaign through these ░░░░░░░░ payments If that s ░░░░░░░░ that s a campaign ░░░░░░░░ election conspiracy which is ░░░░░░░░ of the prosecutors case ░░░░░░░░ Pecker and Hicks both ░░░░░░░░ important Dean And Tom ░░░░░░░░ of Hicks testimony focused ░░░░░░░░ how Trump was more ░░░░░░░░ about how his wife ░░░░░░░░ would perceive this Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal story about his ░░░░░░░░ affair with Stormy Daniels ░░░░░░░░ she testified He wanted ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ newspapers weren t delivered ░░░░░░░░ his residence that morning ░░░░░░░░ you think that she ░░░░░░░░ the defense a lifeline ░░░░░░░░ that they re going ░░░░░░░░ argue and have been ░░░░░░░░ look he was just ░░░░░░░░ to defend himself personally ░░░░░░░░ home with his wife ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely I think there ░░░░░░░░ no doubt that when ░░░░░░░░ comes time for closing ░░░░░░░░ the defense team is ░░░░░░░░ to circle back to ░░░░░░░░ testimony on exactly that ░░░░░░░░ To be fair she ░░░░░░░░ talk a lot about ░░░░░░░░ mixed motive that obviously ░░░░░░░░ Trump candidate Trump was ░░░░░░░░ what would happen politically ░░░░░░░░ the Stormy Daniels story ░░░░░░░░ before the election But ░░░░░░░░ your point she also ░░░░░░░░ that Trump was worried ░░░░░░░░ what his wife would ░░░░░░░░ and went so far ░░░░░░░░ kind of almost a ░░░░░░░░ effort to conceal the ░░░░░░░░ from her by preventing ░░░░░░░░ newspapers from being delivered ░░░░░░░░ their apartment in Trump ░░░░░░░░ I suspect the defense ░░░░░░░░ writing furiously as she ░░░░░░░░ testifying and that we ░░░░░░░░ going to see that ░░░░░░░░ recur throughout this trial ░░░░░░░░ in the closing when ░░░░░░░░ say that Trump was ░░░░░░░░ not so much to ░░░░░░░░ his election interests but ░░░░░░░░ to keep all of ░░░░░░░░ sort of business from ░░░░░░░░ wife Dean What do ░░░░░░░░ think Norm I saw ░░░░░░░░ nodding your head while ░░░░░░░░ was talking EISEN As ░░░░░░░░ matter of law if ░░░░░░░░ prosecution can show that ░░░░░░░░ had a mixed motive ░░░░░░░░ he would not have ░░░░░░░░ these payments but for ░░░░░░░░ campaign legally the judge ░░░░░░░░ going to instruct the ░░░░░░░░ that s enough to ░░░░░░░░ the intent to commit ░░░░░░░░ crime Then you have ░░░░░░░░ phony documents you have ░░░░░░░░ cover up guilty if ░░░░░░░░ find beyond a reasonable ░░░░░░░░ Now the other evidence ░░░░░░░░ the prosecution wants also ░░░░░░░░ in through Hicks because ░░░░░░░░ also testified that Trump ░░░░░░░░ did not believe some ░░░░░░░░ what Donald Trump told ░░░░░░░░ and that he made ░░░░░░░░ admissions like Isn t ░░░░░░░░ better that this came ░░░░░░░░ now after the campaign ░░░░░░░░ during the campaign So ░░░░░░░░ was ammunition for both ░░░░░░░░ but that s the ░░░░░░░░ legal issue Jessica Dean ░░░░░░░░ Tom Trump s defense ░░░░░░░░ tried to get Hicks ░░░░░░░░ show that Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ on his own that ░░░░░░░░ wasn t part of ░░░░░░░░ campaign.”