Trump NY Trial: Cohen Admits He Lied Under Oath
Trump NY Trial: Cohen Admits He Lied Under Oath
The Facts
Michael Cohen faced tough questions Thursday during the defense’s cross-examination in former Pres. Donald Trump’s hush money trial, leading the prosecution’s star witness to admit that he lied about whether he was pressured into pleading guilty to campaign finance violations in 2018.
Michael Cohen, the ex-lawyer for former Pres. Donald Trump, faced tough questions Thursday during the defense’s cross-examination of him in Trump’s New York criminal trial, leading Cohen to admit to lying about whether he was pressured into pleading guilty to campaign finance violations in 2018.
The Spin
Blanche has exposed Cohen’s disdain for Trump and showed the jury he's not a trustworthy witness. Cohen is a serial liar and his testimony was a disaster for Democratic Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s politically-motivated sham prosecution.
Cohen was the perfect witness to expose Trump’s criminal tendencies. Blanche tried to tie a hodgepodge of unrelated attacks together to frame Cohen as a questionable witness, but instead he exposed the efforts Trump will go in order to save himself.
