Trump trial: Ex-fixer Michael Cohen begins testimony as star witness in hush money case

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Trump trial: Ex-fixer Michael Cohen begins testimony as star witness in hush money case
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Michael Cohen could be the pivotal witness against Donald Trump, who is the first former president to go on trial in a criminal case.

Michael Cohen took the witness stand to testify against his former boss, Donald Trump , at the ex-president's criminal hush money trial in New York .

Trump's reimbursement of Cohen for that payoff while he was serving in the White House is the basis for the Manhattan District Attorney's Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, center, arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court for the trial of former President Donald Trump for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs in New York City, May 13, 2024.Cohen, who in the past has said he had a "blind loyalty" to Trump while working for him, is expected to testify in Manhattan Supreme Court for several days.

Blanche is expected to hammer away at Cohen's self-admitted history of lying — often in the service of Trump — and his federal criminal guilty plea to tax crimes and campaign finance violations in connection with the Stormy Daniels hush money payment.

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