Donald Trump's lawyers went for the jugular Tuesday in cross-examination of Michael Cohen, casting the prosecution's star witness as a shady character with an intense hatred of the ex-president and financial motivation to lie about the hush-money scheme at the heart of the trial.
Michael Cohen testifies as a Wall Street Journal article is displayed on a screen in Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in New York.
In direct testimony, prosecutors cast Mr. Cohen as a loyal and sympathetic character who worked alongside Mr. Trump to suppress a salacious story from porn star Stormy Daniels near the 2016 election, only to face prison time and regret after investigators dug into efforts to conceal the hush payment.
Mr. Cohen said he didn’t remember what he told prosecutors about going on TV, prompting Mr. Blanche to remark it’s strange he could remember conversations with Mr. Trump from 2016 but not things from recent years.
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