RUSH TRANSCRIPT Morning thanks ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ morning I am Maria ░░░░░░░░ I hope you are ░░░░░░░░ a good Thursday morning ░░░░░░░░ may 16 8 A ░░░░░░░░ in 3 seconds 8 ░░░░░░░░ A M on the ░░░░░░░░ east hot topic of ░░░░░░░░ hour day 18 former ░░░░░░░░ Trump so called hush ░░░░░░░░ trial fox business Lydia ░░░░░░░░ outside the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ the latest good morning ░░░░░░░░ morning there Maria that ░░░░░░░░ right cross can say ░░░░░░░░ former Trump attorney general ░░░░░░░░ Cohen will continue today ░░░░░░░░ spend third day in ░░░░░░░░ chair under cross examination ░░░░░░░░ by defense attorney Todd ░░░░░░░░ painting con as angry ░░░░░░░░ out for money wants ░░░░░░░░ see Donald Trump in ░░░░░░░░ some most powerful testimony ░░░░░░░░ cohen happened yesterday wasn ░░░░░░░░ inside criminal court inside ░░░░░░░░ attorney general Robert Costello ░░░░░░░░ on Capitol Hill said ░░░░░░░░ gave cohen advice after ░░░░░░░░ raided cohen s home ░░░░░░░░ office in 2018 said ░░░░░░░░ s testimony in criminal ░░░░░░░░ now that Trump approved ░░░░░░░░ Daniels approved of None ░░░░░░░░ delivery agreement is not ░░░░░░░░ cohen explained negotiated 130 ░░░░░░░░ dollars in exchange for ░░░░░░░░ with Stormy Daniels asked ░░░░░░░░ Trump had knowledge cohen ░░░░░░░░ me no asked whether ░░░░░░░░ got 130 000 dollars ░░░░░░░░ Trump or any Trump ░░░░░░░░ or friend cohen again ░░░░░░░░ no he said to ░░░░░░░░ committee watch He said ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ Melania Trump that is ░░░░░░░░ I decided to take ░░░░░░░░ of this on my ░░░░░░░░ Went back to that ░░░░░░░░ times you he did ░░░░░░░░ on your own On ░░░░░░░░ own Did Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ anything to do with ░░░░░░░░ No Now cross examination ░░░░░░░░ at 9 30 this ░░░░░░░░ we do expect Michael ░░░░░░░░ to be the last ░░░░░░░░ called by the prosecution ░░░░░░░░ the dvrs will have ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to preits case ░░░░░░░░ they decide to call ░░░░░░░░ on Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ whether could include Robert ░░░░░░░░ we will keep you ░░░░░░░░ important testimony from costello ░░░░░░░░ Hu in New York ░░░░░░░░ President Trump stuck in ░░░░░░░░ courtroom all day voters ░░░░░░░░ preference of Trump over ░░░░░░░░ Biden take a look ░░░░░░░░ new Fox News polls ░░░░░░░░ Trump leading Biden by ░░░░░░░░ than 10 points on ░░░░░░░░ big issues the economy ░░░░░░░░ immigration this is what ░░░░░░░░ decide the election your ░░░░░░░░ Trish we are talking ░░░░░░░░ earlier seemed tied Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ play flat strongholds a ░░░░░░░░ problem this case is ░░░░░░░░ not sticking having mook ░░░░░░░░ as star witness is ░░░░░░░░ disaster for the prosecution ░░░░░░░░ has very little credibility ░░░░░░░░ that squandered going on ░░░░░░░░ fund raising off the ░░░░░░░░ wearing a t shirt ░░░░░░░░ Trump even saying on ░░░░░░░░ stand he wants Trump ░░░░░░░░ be convicted based off ░░░░░░░░ counsel he gave former ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous Maria ing amazing ░░░░░░░░ me he can wear ░░░░░░░░ shirts with Trump behind ░░░░░░░░ on TikTok he didn ░░░░░░░░ have a gag order ░░░░░░░░ Trump has gag othered ░░░░░░░░ place threatening jail time ░░░░░░░░ he abuses that Mark ░░░░░░░░ orders supposed to protect ░░░░░░░░ not a witness has ░░░░░░░░ track record of lying ░░░░░░░░ oath so when you ░░░░░░░░ at just kind of ░░░░░░░░ is happening in the ░░░░░░░░ in a Trump is ░░░░░░░░ in these polls I ░░░░░░░░ you really have to ░░░░░░░░ light on the fact ░░░░░░░░ Biden continues to lose ░░░░░░░░ with key voter groups ░░░░░░░░ traction 18 to 29 ░░░░░░░░ range losing Hispanic voters ░░░░░░░░ black voters took them ░░░░░░░░ down in 2020 so ░░░░░░░░ to lose traction there ░░░░░░░░ specifically as you if ░░░░░░░░ kind of tie in ░░░░░░░░ debate video that Biden ░░░░░░░░ out the left and ░░░░░░░░ s handlers continue to ░░░░░░░░ to pick a him ░░░░░░░░ look come aviator Joe ░░░░░░░░ Mike my day line ░░░░░░░░ out of client eastwood ░░░░░░░░ dude nobody thinks you ░░░░░░░░ cool 18 to 29 ░░░░░░░░ old have come to ░░░░░░░░ you are not cool ░░░░░░░░ working it is falling ░░░░░░░░ The commission on presidential ░░░░░░░░ conducted debates since late ░░░░░░░░ proposed three debates September ░░░░░░░░ October 1 October 9 ░░░░░░░░ is like gone to ░░░░░░░░ at this point because ░░░░░░░░ you know said make ░░░░░░░░ day He wants his ░░░░░░░░ Maria he wants his ░░░░░░░░ Trump agreed Not going ░░░░░░░░ matter Trump will destroy ░░░░░░░░ rules or no rules ░░░░░░░░ because American people will ░░░░░░░░ that when pressed with ░░░░░░░░ question that he has ░░░░░░░░ prepped for like a ░░░░░░░░ of the Union going ░░░░░░░░ have to answer it ░░░░░░░░ to fail where Trump ░░░░░░░░ been answering these questions ░░░░░░░░ since 2015 in some ░░░░░░░░ shape or form 37 ░░░░░░░░ let s hope there ░░░░░░░░ pushback when he comes ░░░░░░░░ with fantasy of inflation ░░░░░░░░ 9 when he walked ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office said it ░░░░░░░░ CNN said it again ░░░░░░░░ making false claims about ░░░░░░░░ says levels at 9 ░░░░░░░░ he came into office ░░░░░░░░ no no CPI 1 ░░░░░░░░ when Joe Biden went ░░░░░░░░ office because of spending ░░░░░░░░ Democrats pushed through Joe ░░░░░░░░ signed into law then ░░░░░░░░ to 9 watch this ░░░░░░░░ in America feel pushed ░░░░░░░░ good shape I think ░░░░░░░░ has gone slowly up ░░░░░░░░ 9 when I came ░░░░░░░░ now down about 2 ░░░░░░░░ where Maria are a ░░░░░░░░ saying it fox business ░░░░░░░░ Lawrence asked Karine Jean ░░░░░░░░ why the president keeps ░░░░░░░░ this claim Watch Two ░░░░░░░░ president said inflation was ░░░░░░░░ when he came into ░░░░░░░░ president just not arrives ░░░░░░░░ 1 4 when he ░░░░░░░░ in The point that ░░░░░░░░ was making uh is ░░░░░░░░ the factors that caused ░░░░░░░░ was in place when ░░░░░░░░ walked into the administration ░░░░░░░░ he took office as ░░░░░░░░ know the pandemic caused ░░░░░░░░ around the world to ░░░░░░░░ uh disrupting our economy ░░░░░░░░ breaking our supply chains ░░░░░░░░ president is committed to ░░░░░░░░ everything to fight inflation ░░░░░░░░ is what the president ░░░░░░░░ trying to speak to ░░░░░░░░ let me be clear ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ inflation if anything slowed ░░░░░░░░ economy because stopped buying ░░░░░░░░ stopped going out because ░░░░░░░░ was shut down your ░░░░░░░░ Trish Inflation Reduction Act ░░░░░░░░ more inflationary look Biden ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden has continued ░░░░░░░░ tell don t believe ░░░░░░░░ you experience believe what ░░░░░░░░ tell you American people ░░░░░░░░ simply aren t buying ░░░░░░░░ it new report said ░░░░░░░░ in three gen z ░░░░░░░░ fear finances are going ░░░░░░░░ lead them to homelessness ░░░░░░░░ is horrible for Joe ░░░░░░░░ Maria look at that ░░░░░░░░ inflation hit 9 1 ░░░░░░░░ July of 2022 on ░░░░░░░░ 2022 Mark 17 months ░░░░░░░░ presidency Joan of 2022 ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic was 2020 ░░░░░░░░ guess need a talk ░░░░░░░░ to the answer Edward ░░░░░░░░ s brilliant question going ░░░░░░░░ spin this wallets bank ░░░░░░░░ matter don t lie ░░░░░░░░ people are still feeling ░░░░░░░░ on November 5 or ░░░░░░░░ in vote October September ░░░░░░░░ can t wen under ░░░░░░░░ circumstances Maria are a ░░░░░░░░ have given Republicans a ░░░░░░░░ time recently because viewers ░░░░░░░░ upset that they don ░░░░░░░░ feel that we re ░░░░░░░░ is accountability consequences I ░░░░░░░░ them credit for getting ░░░░░░░░ Costello to explain how ░░░░░░░░ was advisory to Michael ░░░░░░░░ important testimony Timing couldn ░░░░░░░░ be better on that ░░░░░░░░ learned a lot from ░░░░░░░░ just getting started quick ░░░░░░░░ President Trump presidential Biden ░░░░░░░░ to debate before election ░░░░░░░░ debates set for June ░░░░░░░░ Biden has strict