Michael Cohen Testimony on Trump Allegations
The Facts
Michael Cohen, former Pres. Donald Trump's former lawyer, Tuesday resumed his testimony in Trump's New York criminal trial, saying he "violated" his "moral compass" to do the things Trump asked him to do.
But Todd Blanche, Trump's defense attorney, focused on presenting Cohen as a spurned ex-employee out for revenge, confronting Cohen with recent foul-mouthed statements he has made about his former boss.
The Spin
It says something about the defense's desperation that instead of focusing on proving Trump didn't do the things he's accused of, Trump's lawyers built their questioning of Cohen around trying to undermine his credibility. But Cohen held his nerve, didn't do anything to blow up the case, and even came across as sympathetic to the jurors by bringing up his family. Trump's defense team has failed him.
It doesn't take much to throw doubt on Cohen's credibility; after all, he's a convicted perjurer. There's no way a jury can take anything this guys says seriously, and the only way Trump doesn't beat these politically-motivated, overblown charges is if the mostly Democratic jurors can't get over their own biases.
