Prosecutors to continue questioning Michael Cohen on Tuesday after the ex-Trump attorney took the stand Monday to testify against former President Trump in his criminal trial.
Prosecutors will continue their questioning of Michael Cohen on Tuesday after the ex-Trump attorney spent a full day on the stand Monday testifying against former President Trump in his criminal trial. Cohen is said to be the star witness for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his team as they try to prove the former president falsified business records related to a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
The ex-Trump attorney testified that he spoke with Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg about how to fund the payment, with Weisselberg saying he was not in a position to initially foot the bill. 'I ultimately said, ‘OK, I’ll pay it,’' Cohen testified, noting the urgency behind the matter as the election was just days away. Cohen described to the court that Daniels' claims would have been 'catastrophic to Mr.
Cohen argued in his testimony that Trump knew Pecker had purchased the rights to McDougal's claims of an affair and agreed to pay $150,000. 'He already knew based upon conversation with David, which is why he mentioned the number 150,' Cohen said. Cohen testified that he recorded the exchange on his iPhone while sitting across a desk from Trump, who was unaware he was being recorded.
After turning down an offer to be assistant general counsel in the White House, Cohen said he personally pitched Trump on the possibility of being named the personal attorney to the president. 'I thought that he would need it because there were still outstanding matters we were dealing with, and every president has a personal attorney,' he said.
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