Thursday, July 18, 2019: Documents: Trump Spoke with Cohen Multiple Times on Same Day Cohen Paid Off Adult Actress

New court documents just released detail how candidate Donald Trump, his lawyer Michael Cohen and close aide Hope Hicks scrambled after the release of that Access Hollywood tape to suppress additional allegations of sexual misbehavior from spilling into public view. Plus, tonight we learn the lineups for the next round of Democratic Presidential debates. Joe Biden is trying to stop a slide in the polls, and the CNN debates could be a last chance for some of the candidates struggling at the bottom of the crowded field. And, chants of "send her back" at a North Carolina Trump rally make clear race and resentment are the President's weapons of choice for 2020. Today's Panel: Toluse Olorunnipa with The Washington Post, Eliana Johnson with POLITICO, Lisa Lerer with The New York Times, and CNN's Phil Mattingly Also on the Program: CNN's Kara Scannell and Legal Analyst Elie Honig

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