Prosecutors want to expose former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's negative points before his cross-examination.
Prosecutors are exposing Michael Cohen's bullying and lying to take the sting out of his cross-examination, an attorney told Newsweek.Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, said it's better to expose Cohen's worst points before his cross-examination, which is expected to take place on Tuesday. 'The prosecution is trying to elicit this testimony on direct examination to take out the sting during cross.
He is now an implacable opponent of Trump, and they have attacked each other's characters on social-media posts since the trial began.In his testimony on Monday, Cohen agreed with prosecutor Susan Hoffinger that he would sometimes bully people on Trump's behalf. He said the only thing that was on his mind at that time was 'to make happy.'He also agreed with Hoffinger that he would also lie to people on the former president's behalf.
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