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Michael Cohen will take the stand Monday as prosecutors are wrapping up their case against Donald Trump.
The Associated Press reported:
Michael Cohen, the star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, will take the stand on Monday and is poised to give testimony that could decide the outcome of the first criminal case against a US president.
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, is the Manhattan district attorney’s most important witness in the case, and his appearance signals the trial is entering its final stages. Prosecutors say they may finish presenting evidence by the end of this week.
Testimony from a witness so knowledgeable about Trump’s activities could increase the potential Republican presidential nominee’s legal exposure if jurors find him sufficiently trustworthy. But politically, prosecutors’ reliance on a witness with such a checkered past (Cohen has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the payments and to lying to Congress) is legal. This could be a boon for President Trump, who has raised money from the plight of the victims and portrayed the incident as follows. A product of a tainted criminal justice system.
Some Republican politicians went to New York City to support Donald Trump.
Republican lawmakers have been gathering in New York City in recent days to support former President Trump as he attends his hush money trial.
President Trump’s entourage on Monday included several members of Congress: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who represents parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn. Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (New York).
All three senators sit side by side in the second row of the bleachers, about 10 feet from the former president.
While waiting for the case to begin, Vance and Malliotakis chatted. Tuberville mostly looked around the courtroom.
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