Michael Cohen, the former lawyer for ex-President Donald Trump, has been making headlines due to his pivotal role as a star witness in Trump's hush money trial. Cohen has been providing damning testimony, quoting Trump and implicating him in a hush-money scheme. Despite facing cross-examination and attempts to undermine his credibility, Cohen has remained a central figure in the trial, shedding light on his past dealings with Trump.
Born on August 25, 1966, in the United States, Michael Cohen is a disbarred lawyer who served as Trump's personal attorney from 2006 to 2018. Cohen was also a vice-president of The Trump Organization. Following a falling out with Trump, Cohen has turned into a key figure in legal proceedings against the former president, revealing insights into their past relationship and dealings. Cohen's testimony has been instrumental in the ongoing trial, where he has been portrayed as a reformed truth-teller, sharing secrets of the Trump world while facing scrutiny and threats related to his involvement in the case.
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Michael Cohen’s second day on the witness stand.
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Former Trump lawyer faces cross-examination in New York after accusing ex-president of taking part in hush-money scheme.
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As Donald Trump’s hush money trial reaches a pivotal moment the former president’s allies are out in force and serving as his voice to criticize the process and people while Trump himself is under a gag order
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Todd Blanche repeatedly paints the former ‘fixer’ as a serial liar in dramatic courtroom testimony
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Michael Cohen’s testimony.
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In his long-awaited hush-money trial testimony, Michael Cohen supplied damning testimony by quoting Trump at key moments.
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Entourage of Republicans – including House speaker and others considered vice presidential condenders for 2024 campaign – join ex-president in court
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Cohen is the star witness for the prosecution in Trump's criminal trial.
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The third week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is drawing to a close
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The ex-US president’s lawyer asked her about different accounts she had given of the incident, seeking to undermine the porn star’s credibility as a witness in the hush money trial.
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Since the implosion of Michael Cohen’s relationship with his former boss, he has become a reformed ‘truth-teller’, spilling secrets of Trump world. It’s a role he both relishes and reviles, Kelly Rissman reports
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Stormy Daniels, Hope Hicks and the defendant himself uttered memorable phrases in the last week of testimony.
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‘I felt that Donald Trump was my mentor. He helped me throughout my career,’ testified David Pecker on latest day of hush money trial
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Ex-president’s former lawyer announces self-imposed ‘gag’ after discussing the death threats that he has received related to hush money trial
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Manhattan prosecutors ask for defendant to be fined $10,000 over 10 social media posts that, they argue, breached the terms of the restriction imposed to stop politician discrediting or intimidating key participants
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Opening arguments deliver starkly different portraits of the former US president in historic criminal trial.
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Leaving his NY hush-money trial, Trump said he'll testify. The DA hopes to grill him on a history of lies, falsifying documents, and ignoring judges.
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But will it even matter?