Lawrence O’Donnell Tries to Downplay the Fact that Michael Cohen Stole from Trump Org: He Was Trying to ‘Rebalance the Bonus’

JANSING Let me bring ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC Lawrence O Donnell ░░░░░░░░ of the Last Word ░░░░░░░░ Lawrence O Donnell who ░░░░░░░░ been inside the courtroom ░░░░░░░░ there almost every day ░░░░░░░░ have the strength of ░░░░░░░░ mortal men But what ░░░░░░░░ what was worth it ░░░░░░░░ you today What did ░░░░░░░░ see What did you ░░░░░░░░ O DONNELL Well you ░░░░░░░░ the courtroom is where ░░░░░░░░ began as a writer ░░░░░░░░ a Reporter a long ░░░░░░░░ ago So this is ░░░░░░░░ homecoming for me in ░░░░░░░░ of the a workplace ░░░░░░░░ the shocking thing at ░░░░░░░░ end of that cross ░░░░░░░░ and I I just ░░░░░░░░ t tell you how ░░░░░░░░ how stunning it was ░░░░░░░░ it s the thing ░░░░░░░░ I was waiting for ░░░░░░░░ saw everything Todd Blanche ░░░░░░░░ ve seen every minute ░░░░░░░░ cross examination seen every ░░░░░░░░ question he s asked ░░░░░░░░ he sat down and ░░░░░░░░ ended his cross examination ░░░░░░░░ asking a single question ░░░░░░░░ the 130 000 that ░░░░░░░░ on the Allen Weisselberg ░░░░░░░░ about how they were ░░░░░░░░ the payments to Michael ░░░░░░░░ He asked about the ░░░░░░░░ 000 That s irrelevant ░░░░░░░░ the 130 000 And ░░░░░░░░ s where he very ░░░░░░░░ got Michael Cohen to ░░░░░░░░ to agree that yes ░░░░░░░░ stole 30 000 Later ░░░░░░░░ Cohen was asked about ░░░░░░░░ on redirect by the ░░░░░░░░ it didn t really ░░░░░░░░ like stealing 30 000 ░░░░░░░░ sounded a lot like ░░░░░░░░ Cohen doing the little ░░░░░░░░ he could within that ░░░░░░░░ to rebalance the bonus ░░░░░░░░ thought he was deserved ░░░░░░░░ it still came out ░░░░░░░░ less than the bonus ░░░░░░░░ thought he deserved and ░░░░░░░░ bonus he d gotten ░░░░░░░░ year before.”