Donald Trump will get another chance to stare down Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney, in court, as Cohen testifies in Trump’s fraud trial.
A judge on Wednesday fined former President Donald Trump $10,000 for violating the gag order in his $250 million New York business fraud trial.Trump and his attorneys attacked Cohen's credibility as a witness during his first day on the stand.A judge on Wednesday fined former President Donald Trump $10,000 for violating the gag order in his $250 million New York business fraud trial.
Under questioning from Engoron about his latest remarks, Trump said that he was referring to Michael Cohen, his former personal lawyer who has been testifying throughout the trial day.Engoron’s ruling is the second time Trump has been found in violation of his gag order in the civil fraud trial. Engoron fined Trump $5,000 last week, warning that future violations could carry much more severe sanctions, including imprisonment.
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil case accuses Trump, his two adult sons, the Trump Organization and top executives of falsely inflating the values of Trump’s real estate properties and other assets in order to get tax benefits and better loan terms. But Trump’s attorney Alina Habba grilled Cohen on cross-examination, highlighting his 2018 guilty plea on charges including lying to Congress. Habba asked him if he lied to the judge in that case during his plea hearing, and Cohen replied that he had.
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