‘It’s Huge’: Rubin on Corroborating Testimony from ‘Pro-Trump’ Witnesses Supporting Cohen in N.Y. Trial

RUSH TRANSCRIPT PHANG Lisa ░░░░░░░░ have this for you ░░░░░░░░ part of the defense ░░░░░░░░ that Michael Cohen just ░░░░░░░░ this 130 000 payment ░░░░░░░░ his own accord without ░░░░░░░░ guarantee of ever being ░░░░░░░░ back But we have ░░░░░░░░ witnesses that have testified ░░░░░░░░ it is definitely not ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen could or ░░░░░░░░ even want to do ░░░░░░░░ mean in Hope Hick ░░░░░░░░ testimony Colangelo said and ░░░░░░░░ the idea that Mr ░░░░░░░░ would have made a ░░░░░░░░ 000 payment to Stormy ░░░░░░░░ out of the kindness ░░░░░░░░ his heart was that ░░░░░░░░ with your interactions with ░░░░░░░░ up to that point ░░░░░░░░ I would say that ░░░░░░░░ be out of character ░░░░░░░░ Michael Colangelo why would ░░░░░░░░ be out of character ░░░░░░░░ I didn t know ░░░░░░░░ to be a charitable ░░░░░░░░ or a selfless person ░░░░░░░░ s the kind of ░░░░░░░░ who seeks credit And ░░░░░░░░ Lisa we have in ░░░░░░░░ Pecker s testimony Jushua ░░░░░░░░ you told us that ░░░░░░░░ Cohen told you the ░░░░░░░░ would pay you back ░░░░░░░░ did you feel about ░░░░░░░░ Pecker over the years ░░░░░░░░ I worked with Michael ░░░░░░░░ I know he didn ░░░░░░░░ have any authorization to ░░░░░░░░ or to disperse any ░░░░░░░░ from the Trump organization ░░░░░░░░ time we went even ░░░░░░░░ for lunch I always ░░░░░░░░ He never paid I ░░░░░░░░ t think that he ░░░░░░░░ any authorization to buy ░░░░░░░░ acquire or spend any ░░░░░░░░ Steinglass without Mr Trump ░░░░░░░░ approval Pecker without Mr ░░░░░░░░ s approval How important ░░░░░░░░ it that we have ░░░░░░░░ testimony from pro Trump ░░░░░░░░ RUBIN It s huge ░░░░░░░░ is another conversation that ░░░░░░░░ Pecker testified to as ░░░░░░░░ because Michael Cohen as ░░░░░░░░ remember has represented that ░░░░░░░░ was stiffed on his ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ by almost two thirds ░░░░░░░░ Pecker in his testimony ░░░░░░░░ that Michael Cohen not ░░░░░░░░ shared with him that ░░░░░░░░ has been stiffed on ░░░░░░░░ bonus but has outraged ░░░░░░░░ Trump by late December ░░░░░░░░ 2016 hadn t repaid ░░░░░░░░ He asked Pecker could ░░░░░░░░ talk to the boss ░░░░░░░░ this Pecker said he ░░░░░░░░ had a conversation with ░░░░░░░░ in which Trump never ░░░░░░░░ him directly but instead ░░░░░░░░ the issue of Michael ░░░░░░░░ s significant wealth outside ░░░░░░░░ his work for the ░░░░░░░░ organization including through his ░░░░░░░░ medallion So I think ░░░░░░░░ fact that both David ░░░░░░░░ and Hope Hicks have ░░░░░░░░ that Cohen s paying ░░░░░░░░ his own would be ░░░░░░░░ of character and beyond ░░░░░░░░ authority he had and ░░░░░░░░ Cohen complained to Pecker ░░░░░░░░ about that that s ░░░░░░░░ in terms of bolstering ░░░░░░░░ Cohen and corroborating his ░░░░░░░░