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Trump NY Trial: Cohen Admits He Lied Under Oath

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Trump NY Trial: Cohen Admits He Lied Under Oath
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The Spin


MichaelBlanche Cohen’shas testimonyexposed had multiple moments that could have individually tanked Alvin BraggCohen’s flimsydisdain casefor against former Pres. Trump, and it’sshowed apparent the prosecution’jury he's starnot witness is a serialtrustworthy liar with a personal vendettawitness. Cohen liedis undera oathserial toliar Congress and in federal court, and his patterntestimony ofwas dishonestya continueddisaster infor thisDemocratic trialManhattan asDA well.Alvin Todd Blanche exposed Michael CohenBragg’s clearpolitically-motivated disdainsham for Trump and showed the jury that he is not a trustworthy witness in any wayprosecution. Cohen’s disaster has tanked Bragg’

While Michael Cohen maywas not be the most trustworthy person or a morally righteous character, he is a perfect witness to expose Donald Trump’s selfish and criminal tendencies. Todd Blanche tried to tie a bunchhodgepodge of scattered and unrelated attacks together to frame Cohen as a questionable witness, but instead he actually just exposed the efforts Trump will go in order to save himself. Cohen lied under oath in order to protect Trump, and he was acting as his representative. If anything, Cohen perfectly exemplifies how Trump oper


Metaculus Prediction

There's a 70% chance that Trump will be found guilty of at least one felony in his New York "hush money" criminal trial, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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