It might seem strange that prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office are eliciting such testimony about their central witness, especially given that the defense has already begun attacking Mr. Cohen’s credibility.
Mr. Cohen, who pleaded guilty to federal crimes in 2018, was often belligerent as he did Mr. Trump’s bidding.
It appears that the district attorney’s office will seek to turn that to their advantage: So far, they’ve drawn smiles and chuckles from jurors when asking witnesses to discuss Mr. Cohen.
“I didn’t want to receive a million frustrating phone calls from Michael,” said the lawyer, Keith Davidson, who in 2016 represented a porn star, Stormy Daniels, who received the hush money.
Prosecutors have accused the former president of falsifying business records to cover up the hush money deal and charged him with 34 felonies.
Persons:
Cohen, they’ve, “, Michael, ”, Keith Davidson, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, Trump
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Prosecutors
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Manhattan