The former president has been persecuted in countless lawsuits. But now one of them is coming crashing down.
Because Michael Cohen made a stunning admission that could end Trump’s NY court case.
Most Americans know that Trump’s court cases are nothing more than a sham political witch hunt.
And they all seem to be unravelling before our very eyes.
We saw Fani Willis get exposed as an anti-Trump activist who put her “significant other” in place to prosecute Trump.
And now his NYC trial is eating itself alive.
Michael Cohen, the prosecution witness in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in New York City, acknowledged to stealing from the Trump Organization in 2017.
Cohen, who had previously worked as Trump’s lawyer and fixer, responded affirmatively when defense attorney Todd Blanche pushed him on an IT business he recruited to manipulate votes, according to The New York Times.
According to reporter Maggie Haberman’s blog, RedFinch was owed $50,000, but Cohen only paid the firm $20,000, despite having requested a $50,000 reimbursement from the Trump Organization.
One of Haberman’s colleagues who accompanied her in court claimed Blanche led a line of questions that “makes Cohen sound extra shady,” asking him about having “like, a duffle bag of cash?”
When asked if he stole from the Trump Organization after being repaid more than he owed — $100,000, with the amount quadrupled for tax purposes — Cohen said, “Yes, sir.”
Trump shook his head in response, according to The New York Times blog.
Susanne Craig, a reporter, wrote that the revelation was “another big ding to Cohen’s credibility.”
In response to the latest developments in the trial, George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley wrote on X, “These are hits below the waterline for Cohen but also the prosecutors.”
He added, “They had a man admitting to a major larceny but never charged Cohen. That made Cohen not only their man, but allowed him to keep stolen money…”
In 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to several offenses, including lying to Congress, and was sentenced to prison.
However, Cohen admitted on Monday that he never pled guilty to larceny, despite telling prosecutors.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is likely to rest his case after Cohen’s testimony, which focuses on his involvement in coordinating payments to women who allegedly had romances with Trump.
Trump, who denies the allegations, is charged with 34 felonies for fabricating business documents in order to conceal negative information and cover up payments as part of a conspiracy to influence the 2016 election.
The former president has pleaded not guilty and blasted what he calls “political persecution” as he prepares to run for president again in 2024.
Stay tuned to the DC Daily Journal.
