NBC’s Cevallos: Michael Cohen Lying Not a ‘Devastating Blow’ to the Prosecution

SELLERS Danny let s ░░░░░░░░ you in here How ░░░░░░░░ a moment was that ░░░░░░░░ mean does that really ░░░░░░░░ the jury something to ░░░░░░░░ here CEVALLOS It s ░░░░░░░░ But I appear to ░░░░░░░░ in the minority A ░░░░░░░░ of folks seem to ░░░░░░░░ this was a devastating ░░░░░░░░ for the prosecution I ░░░░░░░░ t see it that ░░░░░░░░ I doubt the prosecution ░░░░░░░░ it that way I ░░░░░░░░ bet the defense doesn ░░░░░░░░ even consider it that ░░░░░░░░ Cohen is a cooperating ░░░░░░░░ By definition he s ░░░░░░░░ guy who has credibility ░░░░░░░░ So when you re ░░░░░░░░ him about a phone ░░░░░░░░ and if you catch ░░░░░░░░ they are going to ░░░░░░░░ in a lie or ░░░░░░░░ forgetting what the reason ░░░░░░░░ for his phone call ░░░░░░░░ years ago a couple ░░░░░░░░ could happen The jury ░░░░░░░░ think Oh he s ░░░░░░░░ it which is bad ░░░░░░░░ the prosecution or they ░░░░░░░░ just conclude it was ░░░░░░░░ years ago he just ░░░░░░░░ t remember So really ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ a devastating blow to ░░░░░░░░ prosecution but it s ░░░░░░░░ they may want to ░░░░░░░░ up on redirect Do ░░░░░░░░ for the defense to ░░░░░░░░ on that phone call ░░░░░░░░ their closing and say ░░░░░░░░ Cohen himself has reasonable ░░░░░░░░ about whether or not ░░░░░░░░ even called Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ should have reasonable doubt ░░░░░░░░ his story He s ░░░░░░░░ liar he s got ░░░░░░░░ motive to lie and ░░░░░░░░ even caught him in ░░░░░░░░ particular lie Expect something ░░░░░░░░ that for them to ░░░░░░░░ on that one moment ░░░░░░░░ a cross examination that ░░░░░░░░ didn t have a ░░░░░░░░ of a ha moments ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So because of ░░░░░░░░ no court today we ░░░░░░░░ this cross will wrap ░░░░░░░░ on Monday what more ░░░░░░░░ you think the defense ░░░░░░░░ to do to try ░░░░░░░░ make their case here ░░░░░░░░ Needs to Nothing They ░░░░░░░░ t have the burden ░░░░░░░░ prove anything and they ░░░░░░░░ say that several times ░░░░░░░░ their closing That s ░░░░░░░░ you may see the ░░░░░░░░ call zero witnesses It ░░░░░░░░ more often than you ░░░░░░░░ I frequently call no ░░░░░░░░ It s a risk ░░░░░░░░ move to do so ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be surprised ░░░░░░░░ they rest with no ░░░░░░░░ no witnesses and then ░░░░░░░░ proceed to closing arguments ░░░░░░░░ really try to argue ░░░░░░░░ the state has not ░░░░░░░░ the case beyond a ░░░░░░░░ doubt.”