Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen set to testify at ex-president's civil fraud trial

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Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, is expected to take the stand on Tuesday as a key witness against the former president in a civil fraud case that threatens to break up Trump's business empire.

Trump is expected to be in the courtroom Tuesday, according to a person familiar with his plans. That could set up a tense face-to-face encounter with Cohen, who has become one of Trump's fiercest critics since cutting ties with him five years ago.

Trump has denied wrongdoing and defended the valuations of his properties, saying the case is a “fraud" and a political witch hunt.During opening statements, Trump’s lawyers called Cohen a “serial liar,” citing his two guilty pleas in 2018 on felony charges including tax evasion and lying to Congress during a probe of Trump's Russia ties.

"Interesting that they would question my veracity when my lying to Congress was done at the direction of, in connection with and for the benefit of Donald," he said.

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