Amid former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York City, the prosecution's case 'is not even close' to tying him to a fraudulent scheme, attorney and legal analyst Jonathan Turley said on Sunday.Michael Cohen, the former Trump attorney and fixer at the center of the case, is expected to testify on Monday as the prosecution's key witness.
'Regarding Cohen's upcoming testimony, Turley added, 'Cohen has to say that Trump specifically knew and approved of the characterization of the payments as 'legal expenses.' He further has to establish that Trump intended the denotation to conceal the payments for the purposes of election violations or fraud.'Newsweek has reached out to Turley for comment via email.So far, several legal analysts have told Newsweek that Cohen has presented problems for the prosecution.
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