Trump's NY fraud trial began its fourth week with testimony by fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen. A decade ago, he and three other Trump execs called themselves the "Gang of Four," Cohen said. The first Gang of Four, a group of Maoist radicals, got convicted in a highly-publicized show trial. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe "gang" was comprised of four of Trump Org executive vice presidents, including Cohen, then Trump's special counsel. "I was tasked by Mr. Trump to increase the total assets based upon a number that he arbitrarily elected," Cohen testified.

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