The former attorney and fixer returned to the stand on Tuesday and offered more incriminating testimony about his ex-boss
Michael Cohen testifies during Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan state court in New York City, on 14 May 2024 in this courtroom sketch.Michael Cohen testifies during Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan state court in New York City, on 14 May 2024 in this courtroom sketch.’s criminal case, returned to the stand on Tuesday and offered more incriminating testimony about his former boss – before Trump’s lawyers tried to paint him as a jilted liar who’s seeking revenge.
Prosecutors finished questioning Cohen on Tuesday. Trump’s lawyers then got their crack at him in the afternoon, beginning a cross-examination that will continue into Thursday.Michael Cohen is cross-examined by defense lawyer Todd Blanche before Justice Juan Merchan, as Trump watches in Manhattan state court, in New York on 14 May in this courtroom sketch.Cohen says Trump discussed repayment of the hush money at a White House meeting.
Hoffinger then walked Cohen through each invoice he submitted and each check he received from Trump as payment. Cohen said each invoice made the same false representation. When asked if any were for legal services, he replied “No, ma’am, they were for reimbursement” for paying off. He testified that he did less than 10 hours of total legal work for Trump in all of 2017, when he was paid a total of $420,000.Cohen’s home and office were raided by the FBI in April 2018.
He also painted him as a scorned former acolyte who was obsessed with Trump. Blanche pointed out that during the 2016 presidential campaign he’d called Trump a “good man” who was “kind, humble, honest, genuine”, and got Cohen to confirm he’d meant it. “At that time, I was knee-deep into the cult of Donald Trump, yes,” Cohen said.
Tuesday’s entourage included House speaker Mike Johnson, Republican North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and Republican Florida representatives. Byron Donalds and Cory Mills.
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