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LIVE UPDATES: Michael Cohen’s cross-examination resumes on Day 18 of Trump's hush money trial

Live updates: Trump hush money trial Day 18

Trump lawyer questions Cohen on admitted lies

MSNBC legal analyst Chuck Rosenberg, New York Law School professor Anna Cominsky and criminal defense attorney Duncan Levin join Ana Cabrera and José Díaz-Balart to discuss the strategy of former President Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche.

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Cross-examination of Cohen resumes

Lawyers for former President Trump are continuing their cross-examination of Michael Cohen in the New York hush money trial. NBC News' Yasmin Vossoughian reports on the questions Cohen is facing and the long bench meeting between the judge and lawyers for both sides at the start of the day.

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What to expect from Day 18

Michael Cohen will be back on the witness stand in Manhattan criminal court Thursday to resume facing off against Donald Trump's defense attorney as the historic criminal case against the former president nears an end.

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