Michael Cohen Takes The Stand In Donald Trump Hush Money Trial
deadline.comMichael Cohen, Donald Trump‘s former attorney and fixer who has since turned into one of his chief antagonists, took the stand today in the former president’s hush money trial.
Prosecutors view Cohen as a critical link in their case against the former and possibly future president: the co-conspirator who connects Trump directly to hush money for adult entertainer Stormy Daniels.
Cohen made multiple appearances before the Manhattan grand jury that indicted Trump in 2023. Major news networks all focused on Cohen’s testimony, including an ongoing scroll of text and headlines from reporters in the courthouse.
TV and audio coverage is banned from the proceedings. Cohen comes to the witness stand with baggage: prison time and disbarment after a 2018 guilty plea for tax evasion and federal campaign finance violations — the latter tied to his $130,000 payment to Daniels.
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