NEW YORK CITY—Government lawyers in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump have taken a carefully calculated approach, seeking to balance lengthy testimony from an admitted perjurer with voluminous phone, email, text, and audio records that they are betting a jury in a deep blue city will find objectively reliable, according to legal experts.
Updated 1 min Ago Trump’s trial in New York is winding down. | Published May 20, 2024 | Updated May 20, 2024 10 mins ago Mr. Cohen said he met with Rep. Dan Goldman twice. Mr. Goldman, a critic of President Trump, has been commenting on the trial in the media. Mr. Blanche followed up
9 mins ago Mr. Blanche asked about the hiring of Marc Kasowitz as President Trump’s personal attorney when special counsel Robert Mueller began his investigation. Mr. Cohen confirmed this had not changed his role or relationship with president Trump. He said the two attorneys were in touch, with Mr. Cohen actively reviewing subpoenaed documents in
4 mins ago Mr. Cohen said from 2017 through summer of 2018 he made $4.5 million, and that between the time he pled guilty and published his book had no income, and many bills to pay. He started his podcast fall 2020 during home confinement and published his book, and has made about $4 million,
19 mins ago Ms. Hoffinger showed the denial statement Mr. Cohen issued about the $130,000 payment he made. “The misleading and deceptive line is, ‘Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a part to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither the Trump Organization nor Mr. Trump directly benefitted,” Mr. Cohen said. Ms.
20 mins ago Prosecutors showed Mr. Cohen a photo, and he identified President Trump and bodyguard Keith Schiller. They sought to enter the photo into evidence and defense attorneys objected. show more 23 mins ago Ms. Hoffinger also asked about the three fake cases that Mr. Cohen submitted to his attorneys to apply for
13 mins ago The defense called as their first witness Daniel Sitko, an analyst who works in defense attorney Todd Blanche’s law firm. Mr. Sitko had been tasked to create a summary chart of phone calls from records shared, and identified calls between Mr. Cohen’s phone number ending in 0114 and three numbers associated with