‘I’m Still Reeling!’: CNN Anchors Shocked by Revelation that Cohen Stole Money from Trump Org

TAPPER Yeah No it ░░░░░░░░ it s fascinating stuff ░░░░░░░░ I have to say ░░░░░░░░ m still kind of ░░░░░░░░ from the revelation that ░░░░░░░░ Cohen stole money from ░░░░░░░░ Trump Organization And that ░░░░░░░░ t at least to ░░░░░░░░ knowledge that the prosecution ░░░░░░░░ t get that COATES ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER get that out ░░░░░░░░ Because it s not ░░░░░░░░ though the prosecution is ░░░░░░░░ to be helped by ░░░░░░░░ evidence that Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ a shady character COATES ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER I mean let ░░░░░░░░ I ll get to ░░░░░░░░ newest stuff in a ░░░░░░░░ but like I mean ░░░░░░░░ s just what s ░░░░░░░░ reaction to that news ░░░░░░░░ that was just kind ░░░░░░░░ stunning COATES I m ░░░░░░░░ m shocked that we ░░░░░░░░ hearing it for the ░░░░░░░░ time on day three ░░░░░░░░ cross examination of Michael ░░░░░░░░ that the prosecution did ░░░░░░░░ take the sting out ░░░░░░░░ not front it because ░░░░░░░░ goes to the heart ░░░░░░░░ the actual case It ░░░░░░░░ not just about establishing ░░░░░░░░ as a liar They ░░░░░░░░ done that The prosecution ░░░░░░░░ did that We knew ░░░░░░░░ he has convictions But ░░░░░░░░ to the heart of ░░░░░░░░ you were telling your ░░░░░░░░ about what money you ░░░░░░░░ owed and the extent ░░░░░░░░ it We re talking ░░░░░░░░ 420 000 We ve ░░░░░░░░ seen the paying instruction ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Right This isn ░░░░░░░░ like 15 bucks COATES ░░░░░░░░ s not 15 bucks ░░░░░░░░ we I mean if ░░░░░░░░ if you go to ░░░░░░░░ table you can break ░░░░░░░░ what was already know ░░░░░░░░ ve known about what ░░░░░░░░ breakdown of the money ░░░░░░░░ 130 000 to Daniels ░░░░░░░░ her attorney You ve ░░░░░░░░ 50 000 that s ░░░░░░░░ Finch This is important ░░░░░░░░ This was mentioned today ░░░░░░░░ he only gave Red ░░░░░░░░ 20 000 and he ░░░░░░░░ them in a brown ░░░░░░░░ bag by the way ░░░░░░░░ thinking about how odd ░░░░░░░░ is crosstalk TAPPER And ░░░░░░░░ one and just and ░░░░░░░░ one quick note Red ░░░░░░░░ is this political organization ░░░░░░░░ apparently according to Michael ░░░░░░░░ helped them goose these ░░░░░░░░ Internet polls COATES Right ░░░░░░░░ about which candidate is ░░░░░░░░ the lead etc etc ░░░░░░░░ also according to Lanny ░░░░░░░░ provided adoring fans for ░░░░░░░░ s announcement of his ░░░░░░░░ in June 2015 Sorry ░░░░░░░░ Really important point to ░░░░░░░░ why they say they ░░░░░░░░ got 20 000 of ░░░░░░░░ He talked about TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ even though the bill ░░░░░░░░ for fifty COATES 50 ░░░░░░░░ And you have 180 ░░░░░░░░ which is again the ░░░░░░░░ of these two combinations ░░░░░░░░ then a bonus for ░░░░░░░░ Remember all that we ░░░░░░░░ so far to Link ░░░░░░░░ Trump to these payments ░░░░░░░░ part is the statement ░░░░░░░░ quote unquote he approved ░░░░░░░░ We also know we ░░░░░░░░ some we have information ░░░░░░░░ where the checks were ░░░░░░░░ it was signed but ░░░░░░░░ McConney that was one ░░░░░░░░ the controllers of the ░░░░░░░░ Organization taking notes from ░░░░░░░░ Weisselberg about the money ░░░░░░░░ So this is part ░░░░░░░░ what we re talking ░░░░░░░░ Why this is so ░░░░░░░░ here It is because ░░░░░░░░ heart of the matter ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ caused to have this ░░░░░░░░ and knew about the ░░░░░░░░ that was going and ░░░░░░░░ It they can attach ░░░░░░░░ to Michael Cohen as ░░░░░░░░ who is not to ░░░░░░░░ trusted about the amount ░░░░░░░░ money as well then ░░░░░░░░ might be able to ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump had ░░░░░░░░ idea what he was ░░░░░░░░ paying.”
TAPPER: “Yeah.”