Trump's 'sworn enemy' is witness in next trial — and he intends to destroy him: expert
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's 'sworn enemy' is witness in next trial — and he intends to destroy him: expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's one-time fixer Michael Cohen is the former president's "sworn enemy" — and the former president "will stop at nothing" to destroy him, according to a MSNBC legal analyst. Lisa Rubin appeared on MSNBC's "Deadline White House" on Tuesday to discuss Trump's upcoming criminal court case linked to accusations that he paid hush money to an adult film star to cover up an affair before the 2016 presidential election. She pointed to Trump's $355 million fraud case in Manhattan civil court — and the way his team put the focus on the credibility of Cohen as a witness. Host Alicia Menendez asked if Cohen's credibility concerns would haunt him in the hush money case, to which Rubin replied, "Yes and no," explaining that it will impact how the judge and the defense deal with Cohen but that Engoron saw Cohen as a credible witness — and that suggests the next judge will, too.

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

Republicans Join Trump's Attacks On Justice System And Campaign Of Vengeance After Guilty Verdict
7 months, 1 week ago

Republicans Join Trump's Attacks On Justice System And Campaign Of Vengeance After Guilty Verdict

Huff Post  

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy listen as former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives to attend his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 14, 2024. And those Republicans who expressed doubts about Trump’s …

Trump Bungled the Trial
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Bungled the Trial

Politico  

In fact, this was probably a winnable case — not in the form of an acquittal perhaps, but in the form of a hung jury that could have resulted by persuading one or more jurors that a case built around Michael Cohen — the former Trump lawyer/fixer turned convicted felon turned media personality — was simply not strong or reliable …

Michael Cohen's former lawyer Lanny Davis discusses Trump verdict
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Cohen's former lawyer Lanny Davis discusses Trump verdict

NPR  

Michael Cohen's former lawyer Lanny Davis discusses Trump verdict NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Lanny Davis, who represented Michael Cohen in the past, about his reaction to the Trump verdict and the role of testimony from the former fixer and lawyer in the trial. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: A lot of the prosecution's case in former President Donald Trump's hush money …

Prosecutor says Trump tried 'to hoodwink voters' while defence attacks key witness in last arguments
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutor says Trump tried 'to hoodwink voters' while defence attacks key witness in last arguments

The Hindu  

Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors on May 28 during closing arguments in the former President’s hush money trial, while a defence lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal. Mr. Blanche, who spoke first, sought to downplay the …

'Nail in the coffin': Hush money prosecutor reveals surprising crux of case against Trump
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Nail in the coffin': Hush money prosecutor reveals surprising crux of case against Trump

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case in Manhattan does not actually turn on the testimony of the former president's one-time attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, argued prosecutor Joshua Steinglass as the trial neared its close. Instead, MSNBC analyst Adam Klasfeld explained in a post on X, the real moment the case was over was when former Trump White …

Trump defense trashes trial star witness Michael Cohen in closing arguments: ‘The GLOAT. Greatest liar of all time’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump defense trashes trial star witness Michael Cohen in closing arguments: ‘The GLOAT. Greatest liar of all time’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Michael Cohen is “the human embodiment of reasonable doubt,” the …

Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday during closing arguments in the former president’s hush money trial, while a defense lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal. He later added: “We’ll never know if this …

Michael Cohen was Trump’s consummate inside man. Now, friends say he’s at risk
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen was Trump’s consummate inside man. Now, friends say he’s at risk

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “His family and Michael are still under risk …

What's the most likely verdict in Trump's hush money trial?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What's the most likely verdict in Trump's hush money trial?

LA Times  

After 20 days, 22 witnesses and intermittent courtroom fireworks, the evidence in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all in. The defense, by contrast, took a scattershot approach focused on undermining the credibility of any and all of the prosecution’s witnesses, particularly Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney and fixer. She confirmed in dramatic terms that Cohen and Allen …

Trump’s lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. Experts say that’s not unusual
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. Experts say that’s not unusual

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s legal team rested its case Tuesday in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense. “The burden is on the prosecution, and it’s a high burden,” said Sarah Krissoff, a white-collar defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor in New …

Here’s what to know as prosecution rests case in the People of New York vs Donald J Trump
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s what to know as prosecution rests case in the People of New York vs Donald J Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The prosecution’s case culminated with former attorney Michael …

Trump's 'defense ended on a horrible note' as witness 'insulted the jury': CNN experts
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's 'defense ended on a horrible note' as witness 'insulted the jury': CNN experts

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's defense team completely dropped the ball by calling Michael Cohen's former legal adviser Robert Costello to the witness stand, where he proceeded to cause courtroom chaos and get completely impeached by his own emails, former federal prosecutor Gene Rossi explained on a CNN panel on Tuesday morning. In doing so, he explained, Trump's team wiped the …

Trump's ‘defense rests’ without him taking the stand in hush money trial despite prior contrasting claims
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's ‘defense rests’ without him taking the stand in hush money trial despite prior contrasting claims

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Bloomberg “Your honor, the defense rests,” Trump …

Trump will not testify in New York hush-money trial as defence rests
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump will not testify in New York hush-money trial as defence rests

Al Jazeera  

Weeks of witness testimony have ended, with closing statements scheduled for next week before jury deliberates. More than four weeks of witness testimony in the New York hush-money trial of former United States President Donald Trump have ended with the defence resting its case. The development on Tuesday means that the trial will be put on pause until next week, …

Defense rests without Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Defense rests without Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial

LA Times  

Former President Trump did not stop to speak to reporters as he left the New York courthouse Tuesday and ignored a question about why he wasn’t testifying. Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial. “Your honor, the defense rests,” Trump lawyer Todd Blanche told the …

Watch: Trump hush money trial continues with another Cohen grilling
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Trump hush money trial continues with another Cohen grilling

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Watch as Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records to conceal …

How Trump’s lawyers scored a real win against Michael Cohen.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump’s lawyers scored a real win against Michael Cohen.

Slate  

On Thursday, following Michael Cohen’s second day of cross-examination in the Donald Trump hush money trial, I packed into an elevator exiting the courthouse with a group that included CNN personalities George Conway and Kaitlan Collins. Earlier in the trial, when Trump was coming back into the courtroom after a lunch break, my colleague Susan Matthews had seen Trump goon …

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Prosecution rests in Trump’s hush money trial; defense now gets its turn to call witnesses
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecution rests in Trump’s hush money trial; defense now gets its turn to call witnesses

LA Times  

Michael Cohen heads to Manhattan criminal court in New York on Monday. Cohen testified Monday that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from Trump’s company — an admission defense lawyers hope to use to undermine Cohen’s credibility as a key prosecution witness. Before Costello took the stand, Judge Juan M. Merchan ruled that he would allow the defense to …

Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s former lawyer is the prosecution’s last witness in the ex-president’s hush-money trial in New York. Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen faces another day of cross-examination, as the ex-United States president’s hush-money trial enters the final stretch this week in New York. The landmark trial kicks back off in Manhattan on Monday morning with more defence questioning of …

Trump team claims Michael Cohen’s testimony ‘collapsed’ under cross-examination. But is that true?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump team claims Michael Cohen’s testimony ‘collapsed’ under cross-examination. But is that true?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy On Thursday, the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money …

I worked with Michael Cohen and covered Donald Trump. Guess which man I trust
7 months, 4 weeks ago

I worked with Michael Cohen and covered Donald Trump. Guess which man I trust

Salon  

To listen to the pundits inside and outside of the courtroom, the Manhattan felony case against former President Trump rests on the testimony and cross-examination of former Trump fixer Michael Cohen. Blanche painted Cohen as a prolific liar with a bone to pick against his former boss and tried to get him to show his anger as he “undertook an …

Donald Trump's lawyer shouts Michael Cohen's testimony ‘was a lie!’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump's lawyer shouts Michael Cohen's testimony ‘was a lie!’

Hindustan Times  

On Thursday, Counsel for Donald Trump strenuously objected to the prosecution and accused the lynchpin witness, Michael Cohen, of being untruthful repeatedly. Trump’s former attorney and “fixer”, Cohen, found himself under intense scrutiny as he recounted a direct conversation with the former president about the payment to pornstar Stormy Daniels. Blanche was quick to counter, raising his voice and slamming …

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
7 months, 4 weeks 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
8 months 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
8 months 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 …

"An unmistakeable sign": Prosecutors appear confident having Michael Cohen as their last witness
8 months ago

"An unmistakeable sign": Prosecutors appear confident having Michael Cohen as their last witness

Salon  

Michael Cohen, the former Trump fixer now testifying for the prosecution at his former boss' hush money trial, might have turned in such a strong performance earlier this week that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is not bringing in any more witnesses afterwards. Former U.S. Army prosecutor and MSNBC legal analyst Gregg Kirschner said in a video that this is …

Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways
8 months ago

Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s attorneys started grilling prosecutors’ star witness in his hush money trial Tuesday, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who’s determined to see the former president behind bars. Cohen told Hoffinger he did not dispute the facts of his guilty plea, but that he didn’t think he should’ve been charged with a crime …

'Getting brutal': Trump's lawyer accused of firing 'totally misleading' questions at Cohen
8 months ago

'Getting brutal': Trump's lawyer accused of firing 'totally misleading' questions at Cohen

Raw Story  

Legal analyst Andrew Weissmann was bothered by one line of questioning of Michael Cohen he said Donald Trump's lawyer was twisting out of context as cross-examination started in the hush money trial Tuesday. MSNBC co-host Chris Jansing hushed the debating panel as they heard reports coming from the courtroom, saying, "It's getting a little brutal." Inside the court, Jansing said …

Trump trial Tuesday: The prosecution actually wants the jury to think Michael Cohen is a pathetic scumbag.
8 months ago

Trump trial Tuesday: The prosecution actually wants the jury to think Michael Cohen is a pathetic scumbag.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. After the jury entered and prosecutor Susan Hoffinger greeted him, he stuttered out a “good afternoon.” The only time Cohen appeared animated throughout Monday and Tuesday’s hours of direct questioning was when prosecutors brought up the time that President-elect Trump shortchanged him on his bonus in the winter of …

MSNBC host aghast to hear testimony that ex-attorney general was 'in cahoots' with Trump
8 months ago

MSNBC host aghast to hear testimony that ex-attorney general was 'in cahoots' with Trump

Raw Story  

MSNBC host Jose Diaz-Balart had a moment of disbelief about some of the statements from Michael Cohen while he was under oath in the hush money trial. Among the things Cohen claimed under oath was that the then-president back in 2019 coordinated with then-Attorney General Bill Barr to grant immunity to longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg to testify in …

Donald Trump's former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen blew the former president's defence on the first day of hush-money trial
8 months ago

Donald Trump's former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen blew the former president's defence on the first day of hush-money trial

Hindustan Times  

On Monday, former US President Donald Trump's “fixer”, Michael Cohen, took a stand in a New York court, and he has created a big gap in the legal defence of the former president. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness in the former president's criminal trial, testified Monday that he lied and bullied for his former …

'Time to testify': Michael Cohen's ex-lawyer taunts Trump over hush money trial promise
8 months ago

'Time to testify': Michael Cohen's ex-lawyer taunts Trump over hush money trial promise

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen's former attorney Lanny Davis dared former President Donald Trump Monday night to make good on a pledge to testify in his historic criminal hush money trial. "Michael Cohen did his time and they found that he was directed by Mr. Trump," Davis said while appearing on CNN. "So if Michael Cohen did the time for the crime, so …

Michael Cohen is boring, and that's trouble for Trump
8 months ago

Michael Cohen is boring, and that's trouble for Trump

LA Times  

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court on Monday. And according to Cohen’s testimony, it was a big deal in Trump world — he and his advisors, including Cohen, feared it would turn off more female voters. Cohen testified that Trump thought, guys may “think it’s cool,” but feared, “women are going to hate …

Michael Cohen resumes testimony in Trump hush-money trial
8 months ago

Michael Cohen resumes testimony in Trump hush-money trial

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s former lawyer set to face tough cross-examination after testifying ex-president took part in hush-money scheme. Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has continued to testify in a New York City courtroom, a day after he accused the ex-United States president of taking part in a scheme to suppress negative media coverage before the 2016 elections. Cohen, the prosecution’s star …

Cohen hits mark as Trump 'made a face' for first time in ex-lawyer's testimony: Fox News
8 months ago

Cohen hits mark as Trump 'made a face' for first time in ex-lawyer's testimony: Fox News

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump appeared to have a visible reaction to testimony from his former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, Fox News reported on Monday. Cohen, who arranged a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels and later served time in prison, is presented as one of the most important witnesses in the Manhattan criminal prosecution of Trump …

Hush money trial: Michael Cohen admits he ‘lied’ and ‘bullied’ people on behalf of Trump
8 months ago

Hush money trial: Michael Cohen admits he ‘lied’ and ‘bullied’ people on behalf of Trump

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness in the former president's historic criminal trial testified Monday that he lied and bullied for his former boss who looked on silently. Michael Cohen testifies on the witness stand with a National Enquirer cover story about Donald Trump displayed on a screen in Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 13, 2024, in …

Michael Cohen 'will exceed expectations': attorney who grilled him
8 months 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 …

The Latest | Cohen expected to take the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week
8 months ago

The Latest | Cohen expected to take the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — The fourth week of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial could be a doozy: Michael Cohen is expected to finally take the stand on Monday. The Latest | Cohen expected to take the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week The long-anticipated testimony from Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer would …

Michael Cohen testimony in Donald Trump hush money trial: A timeline of their relationship.
8 months ago

Michael Cohen testimony in Donald Trump hush money trial: A timeline of their relationship.

Slate  

Michael Cohen and Donald Trump sure seem to hate each other, yet the two men have been inextricably linked for over 20 years. Now Cohen is at the heart of Trump’s latest court battle—the hush money trial prosecuted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that’s currently underway in New York. In order to gain more lenient terms, Cohen implicates Trump …

Trump trial's pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen to take the stand
8 months ago

Trump trial's pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen to take the stand

Hindustan Times  

The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Hush Money Trial: Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen and star witness in hush money trial to take stand today Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and …

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial
8 months ago

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s hush money trial. “Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off,” said Michael Cohen, Trump’s fixer-turned-foe and the prosecution’s star …

Michael Cohen: A Challenging Star Witness In Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial
8 months ago

Michael Cohen: A Challenging Star Witness In Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial

Huff Post  

FILE - Michael Cohen, former attorney to Donald Trump, leaves the District Attorney's office in New York, March 13, 2023. Cohen is prosecutors' most central witness in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. 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 …

‘Stop this from getting out’: Star witness Michael Cohen implicates Trump
8 months ago

‘Stop this from getting out’: Star witness Michael Cohen implicates Trump

LA Times  

Michael Cohen leaves his New York apartment building Monday on his way to court, where he testified as the prosecution’s star witness in the hush-money trial of former President Trump. “Stop this from getting out,” Cohen, the prosecution’s star witness, quoted Trump as telling him in reference to adult film actor Stormy Daniels’ account of a sexual encounter with Trump …

Column: Michael Cohen started testifying against Trump. Here’s what prosecutors need from him
8 months ago

Column: Michael Cohen started testifying against Trump. Here’s what prosecutors need from him

LA Times  

Michael Cohen, perhaps the most anticipated trial witness in modern memory, took the stand Monday morning in the Manhattan district attorney’s hush money prosecution of Donald Trump. In the early hours of his testimony, the former Trump attorney covered the National Enquirer’s alleged agreement to “catch and kill” stories that might damage the then-candidate, which like much of Cohen’s expected …

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial
8 months 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
8 months 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 …

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
8 months ago

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen expected to take the witness stand Monday, the judge in the former president’s hush money case issued prosecutors a stern warning: Get Cohen to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump. Prosecutors have been building up their case ahead of important testimony from Cohen, who arranged the $130,000 payout to …

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his testimony
8 months ago

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his testimony

LA Times  

Former President Trump during a break in his trial at Manhattan criminal court on Friday. With Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen expected to take the witness stand Monday, the judge in the former president’s hush money case issued prosecutors a stern warning: Get Cohen to stop his taunting posts and other jabs at Trump. Prosecutors have been building up their …

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