Trump's Former Lawyer Michael Cohen, Takes the Stand, Reveals Secretly Recorded Conversation with Former President

  • 4 months ago
Michael Cohen is set to return to the witness stand on Thursday in Donald Trump's criminal trial over hush money payments made during the 2016 election. Defense attorneys will focus on cross-examining Cohen's credibility, pointing to inconsistencies with his 2020 memoir, where he previously described some events. Cohen secretly recorded a 2016 conversation where Trump discussed reimbursing David Pecker for the Karen McDougal payment, evidence used in the trial. Cohen expressed frustration over a bonus cut from Trump in 2016 after he personally paid Stormy Daniels, raising the idea of selling her story himself.
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00:00 It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Michael Cohen is set to return to the witness stand on Thursday in Donald Trump's criminal
00:06 trial over hush money payments made during the 2016 election. Defense attorneys will focus on
00:11 cross-examining Cohen's credibility, pointing to inconsistencies with his 2020 memoir where
00:16 he previously described some events. Cohen secretly recorded a 2016 conversation where
00:21 Trump discussed reimbursing David Pecker for the Karen McDougal payment evidence used in the trial.
00:27 Cohen expressed frustration over a bonus cut from Trump in 2016 after he personally paid Stormy
00:32 Daniels, raising the idea of selling her... For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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