'I know what you’re doing': Michael Cohen bashes Jim Jordan — 'I wrote that playbook'
1 year, 9 months ago

'I know what you’re doing': Michael Cohen bashes Jim Jordan — 'I wrote that playbook'

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen had a message for people trying to destroy his credibility as a witness in the hush money case against his old boss, former President Donald Trump. His reference to Jordan dated back to a House Oversight Committee hearing at which the Congressman questioned the credibility of Trump's former lawyer before Cohen went to prison on charges of campaign finance charges and lying to Congress in 2018. Rep. Dan Goldman handed it to Jordan last week in the committee, saying that Jordan is alleging that the DOJ is being weaponized against the First Amendment rights of conservatives. Yet, Jordan refuses to look at well-documented incidents that unfolded in court regarding the restriction of Cohen's rights under Trump.

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Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen’s case alleging retribution by Trump over tell-all book
2 months ago

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen’s case alleging retribution by Trump over tell-all book

The Independent  

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Michael Cohen Paints Frightening Picture Of What Trump's Capable Of Now
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Cohen Paints Frightening Picture Of What Trump's Capable Of Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michael Cohen says his former boss Donald Trump is capable of “absolutely anything and everything” should he return to the White House now that the Supreme Court has granted presidents total immunity for official acts. “You allow your mind to wander into the farthest level of dystopia, and then you will finally get a small glimpse into …

On Trump trial closing arguments day, you could feel the gravity in the room.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

On Trump trial closing arguments day, you could feel the gravity in the room.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. As the jury heard closing arguments in Donald Trump’s hush money trial over the span of 10 grueling hours on Tuesday, the gravity around what was about to take place was palpable. Todd Blanche, Trump’s lead attorney, spent about three hours shredding Michael Cohen’s credibility as Trump’s former fixer …

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch
7 months ago

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors’ last and star witness back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president’s lawyers get their chance to put on a case. The landmark trial will kick back off in Manhattan with more defense cross-examination of former Trump …

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

Hindustan Times  

With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness' pivotal testimony. Michael Cohen is asked about taking an oath as he is cross-examined by defense lawyer Todd Blanche during former …

Michael Cohen pressed on crimes and lies at Trump's hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen pressed on crimes and lies at Trump's hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers accused the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial of lying to jurors, portraying Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen on Thursday as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars. As Trump looked on, defense attorney Todd Blanche pressed Cohen for hours with questions that focused as …

Michael Cohen is pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump trial witness
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen is pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump trial witness

LA Times  

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court on Thursday. With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness’ pivotal testimony. Gaetz later posted a …

What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen’s pivotal testimony in the hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen’s pivotal testimony in the hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Once Donald Trump’s loyal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen pointed the finger at his former boss Monday in pivotal testimony about hush money payments at the center of the first criminal trial of a former American president. “The task he gave to me was finished, accomplished and done,” Cohen testified, before pointing to a second reason for …

Michael Cohen 'will exceed expectations': attorney who grilled him
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen 'will exceed expectations': attorney who grilled him

Raw Story  

Hours before former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen takes the stand as a prosecution witness in the former president's multi-felony hush money triall, an attorney who has already had Cohen under oath claimed he may surprise his detractors once he is sworn in on Monday. In a column for CNN, attorney Norm Eisen, who was part of the legal team …

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Former Trump lawyer’s testimony is key in ex-president’s criminal prosecution, six months before US election. The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Michael Cohen, has accused the former United States president of taking part in a scheme to suppress negative media coverage before the 2016 election. Cohen also testified about his role in arranging hush money payments …

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. As Trump’s trial opened, prosecutors took pains to portray Cohen as just one piece of their evidence against Trump, telling jurors that corroboration would come via other witnesses, documents and the ex-president’s own recorded words. Other witnesses have testified about the hush money dealings, but Cohen …

'The irony': CNN reports laughter erupts in hush money trial over historic Trump tweet
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'The irony': CNN reports laughter erupts in hush money trial over historic Trump tweet

Raw Story  

Laughter erupted in Manhattan criminal court as prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial read a now-infamous tweet: "If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!" The analysts suggested Trump's social media messages — particularly April 21, 2018 tweets and another on Aug. 22, …

George Conway Dumps On Key Donald Trump Trial Tactic: 'A Huge Mistake'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

George Conway Dumps On Key Donald Trump Trial Tactic: 'A Huge Mistake'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Conservative attorney George Conway has questioned the strategy that has been adopted by Donald Trump and the ex-president’s legal team of relentlessly attempting to attack the credibility of former Trump attorney and fixer Michael Cohen ahead of Cohen’s testimony in Trump’s hush money trial. They are “making a huge mistake in going after Michael Cohen the way …

Jurors hear Trump and Cohen's 2016 elections conversation in hush money trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jurors hear Trump and Cohen's 2016 elections conversation in hush money trial

Hindustan Times  

The prosecution's star witness has yet to take the stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 2, 2024. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael …

Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But jurors are already hearing Michael Cohen's words as …

'Michael Cohen is playing Trump perfectly': Expert suggests ex-president walking into trap
8 months ago

'Michael Cohen is playing Trump perfectly': Expert suggests ex-president walking into trap

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, responded to a hearing into accusations of multiple gag order violations by the ex-president Monday — and vowed that Trump cannot stop him from testifying in the hush money trial. Tuesday's hearing came after prosecutors said Trump had violated a gag order at least 10 times since Trump's hush money trial began last week. …

Michael Cohen can’t hold Donald Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, appeals court says
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen can’t hold Donald Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, appeals court says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen can’t hold his former boss, ex-president Donald Trump, liable because he was jailed for what he claimed was retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir, an appeals court said Tuesday. A three-judge panel concluded Cohen already obtained relief by getting a judge to order his release from imprisonment to home confinement several weeks after he was …

Michael Cohen's fight to discover who ordered his silence as condition of prison release fails
1 year, 4 months ago

Michael Cohen's fight to discover who ordered his silence as condition of prison release fails

Raw Story  

A Freedom of Information Act filed by former President Donald Trump's one-time personal attorney and fixer Michael Cohen in an effort to find out why he was forced to sign an agreement not to write a tell-all book before being released from prison has been rejected. Cohen claims the extremely unusual move was imposed on Trump's orders because the former …

Michael Cohen sounds the alarm about what will happen to Trump's critics if he is ever elected again
1 year, 8 months ago

Michael Cohen sounds the alarm about what will happen to Trump's critics if he is ever elected again

Raw Story  

Rep. Jim Jordan was in New York on Monday, claiming that he sought to get to the bottom of violent crime in New York City. However, New York isn't the place with the highest violent crime in the U.S. — it's one of just two counties in America where the district attorney is conducting an investigation that could cost Donald …

Trump's 'quest for payback' against Michael Cohen could blow up in his face: former prosecutor
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump's 'quest for payback' against Michael Cohen could blow up in his face: former prosecutor

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's decision to sue former attorney Michael Cohen for $500 million could end up being a major misstep that the former president might regret, a former prosecutor says. Viewed as retaliation against the former Trump "fixer" over his part in providing testimony against the former president that led to a 34-count felony indictment in a Manhattan courtroom, former prosecutor …

'Nervous' Trump's Michael Cohen lawsuit is a sign Alvin Bragg has him cornered: legal expert
1 year, 8 months ago

'Nervous' Trump's Michael Cohen lawsuit is a sign Alvin Bragg has him cornered: legal expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's decision to sue Michael Cohen for $500 million is a sure sign of desperation and indicates he fears Manhattan District Attorney has him dead to rights on the 35 felony counts filed against him last week. Levinson noted that Trump is trying to assert that Cohen is a serial liar who also happens to have exposed factual information …

Jim Jordan subpoenas former Trump hush money payoff prosecutor who said ex-president is ‘guilty’
1 year, 8 months ago

Jim Jordan subpoenas former Trump hush money payoff prosecutor who said ex-president is ‘guilty’

Raw Story  

House Republican Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, ignoring a stern warning from Alvin Bragg to not interfere with his hush money payoff probe into Donald Trump, has issued a subpoena to one of two former New York prosecutors who resigned over what appeared at the time to be the Manhattan District Attorney's decision to stall the investigation. In a statement from …

Jim Jordan buried by Michael Cohen attorney for running interference for Trump
1 year, 8 months ago

Jim Jordan buried by Michael Cohen attorney for running interference for Trump

Raw Story  

During an appearance on MSNBC early Saturday morning, attorney Lanny Davis, who is representing former Donald Trump "fixer" Michael Cohen, targeted House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan for attempting to run interference for the former president. "This is probably the ultimate hypocrisy and that is to have Congressman Jordan, of all people, talking about the weaponization of the Justice Department …

Trump 'knows what’s coming': Michael Cohen
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump 'knows what’s coming': Michael Cohen

Raw Story  

Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman and Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen met on Monday on MSNBC to discuss recent comments from Trump ally Robert Costello. Host Ari Melber played a clip of Trump's lawyer Joe Tacopina, who spoke last week to MSNBC. We did the exact same thing at the Trump University case with Schneiderman when we found out …

Jim Jordan shredded as his 'weaponization' probe chases a 'mirage'
1 year, 9 months ago

Jim Jordan shredded as his 'weaponization' probe chases a 'mirage'

Raw Story  

Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan is facing a wave of criticism over his investigation into the "weaponization" of U.S. agencies against conservatives, with people saying it hasn't uncovered the bombshells Jordan alleges. "For example, a lot of planning went into the opening hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which Jordan leads," Benen writes, calling …

'That's weaponization': Dem smacks down Jim Jordan for ignoring Trump DOJ corruption
1 year, 9 months ago

'That's weaponization': Dem smacks down Jim Jordan for ignoring Trump DOJ corruption

Raw Story  

Rep. Steve Cohen called out House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan because he had no plans to investigate abuses at the Justice Department during the Trump administration. "I've been concerned about the weaponization of the federal government program," Cohen said. "My Chairman, it's my time; I'm going to reclaim it," Cohen said. "The issue is the weaponization of the Justice …

Jim Jordan blasted by Biden official for trying ‘to obstruct justice’ with new subcommittee
1 year, 10 months ago

Jim Jordan blasted by Biden official for trying ‘to obstruct justice’ with new subcommittee

Raw Story  

Representative Jim Jordan's new political strategy of being less of an alarmist with slower, more strategic responses is being met with skepticism from his Democratic colleagues on the other side of the aisle, according to a new CNN report. IN OTHER NEWS: Manhattan DA pursued a racketeering case against Trump: new book Jordan's new persona was on full display during …

Cohen meets Trump prosecutors amid renewed hush money probe
1 year, 11 months ago

Cohen meets Trump prosecutors amid renewed hush money probe

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, said he met for 2½ hours Tuesday with Manhattan prosecutors who have revived a years-old investigation into payments made to a porn star to keep her quiet about an alleged extramarital tryst. No charges were brought against Trump during the tenure of former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who shifted …

Jim Jordan refuses to tell Jan. 6 panel about Trump calls after claiming he had “nothing to hide”
2 years, 11 months ago

Jim Jordan refuses to tell Jan. 6 panel about Trump calls after claiming he had “nothing to hide”

Salon  

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said on Sunday that he is refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, after previously claiming he had "nothing to hide." Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., last month asked Jordan to provide information about his "multiple communications" with former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. But in a letter …

Legal experts explain why Michael Cohen is one of the most important cases against the Trump administration
3 years ago

Legal experts explain why Michael Cohen is one of the most important cases against the Trump administration

Raw Story  

A few legal experts are speaking out about the importance of Michael Cohen's lawsuit against former President Donald Trump's administration and Attorney General Bill Barr. Cohen sued, winning the case with a judge who said, "I find that the purpose of transferring Mr. Cohen from furlough and home confinement to jail is retaliatory, and it’s retaliatory because of his desire …

'This is really crazy stuff': Michael Cohen eviscerates Trump for trying to change the story on Jan. 6
3 years ago

'This is really crazy stuff': Michael Cohen eviscerates Trump for trying to change the story on Jan. 6

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen spoke to MSNBC on Sunday to trash comments made by the ex-leader during a small rally over the weekend in Houston, Texas. Trump explained that if he had it to do over again, he would have deployed the National Guard to do more on Jan. 6 as his supporters went after the U.S. …

Michael Cohen sues Donald Trump and Bill Barr for violating his First Amendment rights
3 years ago

Michael Cohen sues Donald Trump and Bill Barr for violating his First Amendment rights

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen announced Thursday that he will be filing a lawsuit against his former boss and former Attorney General Bill Barr after they tried to kill his First Amendment rights. To let him out, however, Cohen was told he'd have to sign a statement promising he wouldn't publish his book until he had served his …

'Welcome to the Meadows Moron Club': Michael Cohen taunts Jim Jordan after his Jan. 6 texts fall under scrutiny
3 years ago

'Welcome to the Meadows Moron Club': Michael Cohen taunts Jim Jordan after his Jan. 6 texts fall under scrutiny

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen taunted Rep. Jim Jordan as the lawmaker faces fresh scrutiny for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The Ohio Republican's office confirmed that Jordan was among the lawmakers whose text messages to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows were released by the House select committee, and Cohen seemed to delight in the possibility that Jordan …

Michael Cohen Says Donald Trump’s Hatred For Barack Obama Is ‘Purely Racial’
4 years, 3 months ago

Michael Cohen Says Donald Trump’s Hatred For Barack Obama Is ‘Purely Racial’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s contempt for former President Barack Obama ― shown in a long history of scorn from the racist birther conspiracy theory to the false allegations of campaign spying ― is “purely racial,” according to Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen, speaking on Monday’s broadcast of “The View” on ABC, said Trump was never …

US drops efforts to gag former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
4 years, 4 months ago

US drops efforts to gag former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

Al Jazeera  

Agreement allows Cohen to proceed with publication of a book expected to be highly critical of his former boss. The United States government dropped its effort to silence President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying it will no longer demand that Michael Cohen not speak with the media in the weeks before his book critical of his former …

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