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Donald Trump's defense is struggling: legal experts

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The testimony of Michael Cohen is holding up under intense cross-examination, legal experts believe.

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May 13, 2024
Michael Cohen's testimony appears "credible," legal analysts say
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May 15, 2024Newest
Donald Trump's defense is struggling: legal experts
Headline from Newsweek ·

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Fox News
Michael Cohen to testify in Trump trial on Monday (opens Fox News)
Published May 9, 2024
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Michael Cohen, ex-lawyer for former President Donald Trump, is expected to testify on Monday, Fox News has learned. He is expected to be a start witness for DA Alvin Bragg.
CBS News
Michael Cohen, key witness against Trump, expected to testify today (opens CBS News)
Published May 12, 2024
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Michael Cohen was one of former President Trump's most trusted legal advisers before Trump was elected president in 2016.
Newsweek
Michael Cohen faces "grueling and brutal" cross-examination: Lawyer (opens Newsweek)
Published May 12, 2024
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Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, is due to give evidence in the former president's hush-money case in New York.
Fox News
Trump, defenders show up in force ahead of Cohen testimony (opens Fox News)
Published May 12, 2024
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Former President Trump was flanked by Republican politicians and his legal team ahead of going into court Monday, when witness Michael Cohen is expected to deliver testimony.
Newsweek
Michael Cohen's testimony appears "credible," legal analysts say (opens Newsweek)
Published May 12, 2024
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Cohen took the witness stand against former President Trump during Monday's trial in the hush money case in Manhattan.
Fox News
Michael Cohen expected to take the stand as NY v. Trump trial resumes (opens Fox News)
Published May 12, 2024
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The New York criminal trial against former President Trump resumes Monday, May 13. Prosecutors with Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's office are expected to call former lawyer Michael Cohen to the stand to testify, the star witness in the case.
Newsweek
Michael Cohen was Donald Trump's "groupie": Ex-Trump aide (opens Newsweek)
Published May 12, 2024
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Michael Cohen, a former Trump lawyer, took the stand on Monday to testify in the former president's criminal trial.
Newsweek
Michael Cohen has text messages to use against Donald Trump, lawyer says (opens Newsweek)
Published May 12, 2024
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Michael Cohen, a former Trump lawyer, is expected to testify during the ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan.
Forbes
Michael Cohen Testifies: Ex-Trump Lawyer Says He’d ‘Lie’ And ‘Bully’ People For Trump At Criminal Trial (Live Updates) (opens Forbes)
Published May 12, 2024
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The ex-attorney took the stand Monday as the trial’s central witness—after weeks of attacking Trump on social media.
New York Times
Michael Cohen Is Prosecutors’ Last Witness In Trump’s Trial. Here’s What Happens Next. (opens New York Times)
Published May 13, 2024
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The prosecution is nearing its end. Then, defense lawyers will get their chance to poke holes in the case before the question is put in jurors’ hands.
Newsweek
Michael Cohen cross-examination dangerous territory for Trump: attorney (opens Newsweek)
Published May 13, 2024
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Cross-examining Trump's former lawyer could raise issues the former president doesn't want discussed, an attorney says.
Newsweek
Donald Trump prosecutors setting stage for Cohen cross-examination—attorney (opens Newsweek)
Published May 13, 2024
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Prosecutors want to expose former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's negative points before his cross-examination.
WMUR
Donald Trump trial: Michael Cohen to face cross-examination (opens WMUR)
Published May 13, 2024
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Michael Cohen returns to the stand Tuesday as the prosecution’s star witness, where a day earlier he delivered matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s trial.
Delaware Public Media
Former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen will be back on the witness stand (opens Delaware Public Media)
Published May 13, 2024
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Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen is set to be cross-examined Tuesday in the criminal trial of the former president.
New York Times
Live Updates: Cohen Will Continue Testifying at Trump Trial After Steady Turn on Stand (opens New York Times)
Published May 13, 2024
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Donald J. Trump’s lawyers are likely to attack the credibility and composure of Michael D. Cohen, his former fixer, who painted a damning portrait on Monday of the work he did on Mr. Trump’s behalf.
NBC4 Washington
Michael Cohen returns to the stand for more testimony in Trump's hush money trial (opens NBC4 Washington)
Published May 13, 2024
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Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers after testimony that linked the celebrity client...
CNN
Opinion: Michael Cohen takes Trump trial past this critical threshold (opens CNN)
Published May 13, 2024
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Donald Trump’s onetime lawyer and fixer faced the man he simply called “Boss” on what was the most important day yet in the trial of the century, writes Norm Eisen.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Michael Cohen will face a bruising cross-examination by Trump's lawyers at the hush money trial (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published May 13, 2024
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Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers after testimony that linked the celebrity client...
Herald Bulletin
The Latest | Cohen returns to the stand for more testimony at Trump (opens Herald Bulletin)
Published May 13, 2024
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Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has testified in the ex-president’s hush money trial that an invoice for “services rendered” was false. Jurors on Tuesday were shown 2017 correspondence between
Digital Journal
Ex-fixer Cohen to face defense grilling at Trump trial (opens Digital Journal)
Published May 13, 2024
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Donald Trump's arch-foe and former personal attorney Michael Cohen will undergo grueling cross-examination Tuesday, as senior Republicans increasingly
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Latest | Cohen returning to stand for cross-examination by Trump's lawyers at hush money trial (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published May 13, 2024
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Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe returns to the witness stand Tuesday for a bruising round of questioning from the former president's lawyers.
Deadline
Michael Cohen Expected To Face Questions Of His Credibility In Tough Cross-Examination At Trump Hush Money Trial (opens Deadline)
Published May 13, 2024
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Trump's former lawyer is taking the stand for the second day of testimony.
Salon
"Exceeded expectations": Experts say Michael Cohen is "dismantling" Trump lawyers' defense (opens Salon)
Published May 13, 2024
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Jurors were "feverishly taking notes and looking” during former fixer's testimony.
KEYT Santa Barbara
The Latest | Cohen returning to the stand for more testimony at Trump's at hush money trial (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published May 13, 2024
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The Latest | Cohen returning to the stand for more testimony at Trump's at hush money trial
Wyoming Public Media
The cross examination of Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-fixer, has begun in New York trial (opens Wyoming Public Media)
Published May 13, 2024
Wyoming Public Media's feed description
Cohen once boasted of being Donald Trump's "protector" but now he is testifying to lying for Trump's benefit, including about payments made to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election.

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