Michael Cohen is set to tell jurors in Trump’s hush money trial the only firsthand account of Trump's alleged knowledge of an illegal payment scheme.
’s hush money trial the only firsthand account of how the former president allegedly knew in 2017 that he was party to an illegal payment scheme.is relying on Cohen to say Trump willfully concealed in his financial records the $130,000 hush money payment that Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels right before the 2016 presidential election. Bragg, an elected Democrat, is banking on the jury believing Cohen’s testimony despite the ex-lawyer having deep-seated credibility problems.
Prosecutors plan to conclude presenting their case by the end of this week, and Cohen’s appearance will serve as part of their finale, according to multipleBragg charged Trump with falsifying records of payments to Cohen, which would normally be a misdemeanor. However, the district attorney attached to the charges the allegation that Trump acted “with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof,” elevating them to low-level felonies.
Bragg has been unclear about which specific additional crime Trump committed, but has raised violations of state and federal election laws and skirting taxes as possibilities. However, the public persona Cohen has cultivated in recent years has also worked to undermine his credibility and opened an invitation for Trump’s defense attorneys to conduct a brutal cross-examination of him.
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