Donald Trump's attorneys want his jury to get a disclaimer when they hear Michael Cohen's upcoming testimony in the election interference case involving an alleged hush money scheme. Lawfare managing editor Tyler McBrien revealed a filing from Trump's team that involves his former lawyer's 2018 guilty plea and imprisonment for campaign finance violations and other charges. Cohen had said he'd made hush money payments to adult movie star Stormy Daniels at Trump's direction to avoid her damaging...
CNN’s Tom Foreman breaks down the evolution of the relationship between former President Donald Trump and his one-time fixer Michael Cohen, and how it fell apart.
Michael Cohen trolled Donald Trump Monday after he was badmouthed by the former president outside the New York City courtroom where Trump faces an ongoing hush money trial."Your attacks of me stink of desperation," Cohen told Trump, using his lewd nickname for the former president. "We are all hoping that you take the stand in your defense."Trump has pleaded not guilty 34 felony counts of falsifying business records linked to hush money payments Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg contends...
Former President Donald Trump has attacked Judge Juan Merchan, the jurist presiding over his criminal hush money case in Manhattan, with one particular line: that he didn't immediately grant the former president time off to attend his fifth child Barron's high school graduation.Trump's one-time attorney Michael Cohen discussed Trump's complaint on the "Political Beatdown" podcast with Ben Meiselas on Tuesday during a heated conversation about the former president. "I wasn't aware that he went to...
Former President Donald Trump's erstwhile attorney and fixer Michael Cohen is making a promise to his former boss: He'll stop talking about the Manhattan criminal trial in public until he takes the witness stand to take down the ex-president.Cohen made the mocking promise in a post to X on Wednesday."Despite not being the gagged defendant, out of respect for Judge Merchan and the prosecutors, I will cease posting anything about Donald on my X (formerly Twitter) account or on the Mea Culpa...
The former president did not hold back in airing his grievances over one of the key witnesses in the case, despite a gag order that requires him not to.
The former president did not hold back in airing his grievances over one of the key witnesses in the case, despite a gag order that requires him not to.
The former president did not hold back in airing his grievances over one of the key witnesses in the case, despite a gag order that requires him not to.
The former president did not hold back in airing his grievances over one of the key witnesses in the case, despite a gag order that requires him not to.
Political expert and veteran newsman Jonathan Alter was sitting in the courtroom Monday with a good view of the jury and the back of Donald Trump and his lawyers. Speaking to MSNBC, Alter explained that the "split screen" between this view and that of his political opponent is not a good one for Trump. President Joe Biden's campaign is hosting "kitchen table" events to discuss voters' concerns and hopes for the future. Trump, however, is sat at the defense table. Hosts Chris Jansing and...
Two days before the start of Donald Trump's New York criminal trial, the former president attacked his former attorney Michael Cohen, who is expected to be a key witness in the case. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Has disgraced attorney and felon Michael Cohen been prosecuted for LYING? Only TRUMP people get prosecuted by this Judge and these thugs! A dark day for our Country." Cohen's allegations that Trump directed him to facilitate hush money payments to adult film actor Stormy...
Donald Trump's first criminal trial will start on Monday. His former personal attorney and one of the potential star witnesses in the case, Michael Cohen joins The Weekend for an exclusive conversation -- his only interview before history is made.