Michael Cohen, the prosecution’s “star witness,” is scheduled to take the stand Monday in former President Donald Trump’s corporate records trial in Manhattan.
Cohen, a former lawyer and fixer for Trump, is expected to testify about his role in the crimes Trump is accused of, including falsifying business records to influence the 2016 presidential election. .
Specifically, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has accused Trump of classifying payments made through Cohen to adult actress Stormy Daniels as “legal” expenses; should be classified as “election” expenses, and that the fact that Trump knowingly did so constitutes a “crime.” This is to hide an illegal “conspiracy” to win the election. (Legal scholar Jonathan Turley et al. He claimed there was no crime in the incident..) Trump has maintained his innocence.
Stormy Daniels attends the 2024 Adult Video News Awards at Resorts World Las Vegas on January 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Ethan Miller/Getty Images).
Cohen, who is serving time after pleading guilty to federal charges related to the payments and lying to Congress, is considered Bragg’s “most important witness” in the case, according to the Associated Press. He did this before testifying. tease Trump on social media.
On Monday, new york post report That Cohen is shopping his own reality show.He also reportedly considering To run for Congress. Despite Trump being gagged to attack Cohen, Cohen has been free to attack Trump, recently calling him “VonShitzinPants.”
Turley joked in a recent article, “Who would have thought that District Attorney Alvin Bragg calling a porn star to the stand would be the moral high ground for a key witness?” Next up: Qualifications He may be a disbarred and convicted perjurer who is still trying to make money off the case. ”
New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a press conference at the Supreme Court following the acquittal proceedings of Steven Lopez, Monday, July 25, 2022, in New York.(Eduardo Muñoz Alvarez/Associated Press)
Former House Judiciary Committee Counsel Michael Conway I have written On MSNBC.com, “The prosecutor, a liar, perjurer and a convicted felon, must convince all 12 jurors that Cohen is telling the truth this time.” Otherwise, the prosecution’s case may fail.
He added that Cohen’s “toxic baggage is staggering.”
he wrote:
In 2018, Cohen plead guilty He is being sued in federal court on charges of tax evasion, making false statements to banks, and making illegal campaign contributions. In a Justice Department press release, then-Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami said Cohen “has repeatedly chosen to break the law in a variety of ways over many years.”
According to the Associated Press, the defense team conducted a “scorching cross-examination” of Cohen, telling jurors that Cohen was a “confessed liar” with a “vengeance to get his hands on President Trump.” ”.
But Cohen’s testimony suggests the trial is in its final stages and could conclude as early as this weekend.
Last week, another “star witness” for the prosecution, Mr. Daniels, took the stand. Reports from inside the courtroom indicated that jurors did not seem upset or uncomfortable with her testimony.
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