Trump's ex-lawyer is the prosecution's star witness in Trump's hush money case.
Trump's ex-lawyer is the prosecution's star witness in Trump's hush money case.Michael Cohen, former attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to the New York Courthouse in New York City, Mar. 13, 2023.sees Michael Cohen in person, but they have heard plenty about the former president's one-time "fixer."
"Michael Cohen, like other witnesses in this trial, has made mistakes in his past," prosecutor Matthew Colangelo said in his opening statement. "I suspect the defense will go to great lengths to get you to reject his testimony precisely because it is so damming." Early in the trial, jurors heard from Cohen's former banker, Gary Farro, who said Cohen's reputation preceded him.
"Every single time I talked to Michael Cohen he leaned on his close affiliation with Donald Trump," Davidson testified. "I don't know if it was ever explicitly said, 'I am negotiating this matter on behalf of Donald Trump.' It was part of his identity and he let me know it every opportunity he could."
"I received a call from Michael Cohen telling me that the boss wanted to see me," Pecker told jurors about the August 2015 meeting. "When I spoke to Michael Cohen, that's how he would refer to Donald Trump, as the boss." Keith Davidson told jurors that he grew tired of Cohen delaying his payment to Daniels in 2016, telling the jury that Cohen made excuses including blaming computer issues, missing emails, the observance of a Jewish holiday, and Trump's busy schedule on the campaign trail.
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