Coverage dated October 23, 2023 to October 24, 2023

Michael Cohen Implicates Trump In Fraud Scheme At Trial

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The attorney testified he and ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg would “reverse engineer” numbers to get the net worth Trump wanted.

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Rolling Stone
Michael Cohen Testifies That He Inflated Asset Values to 'Whatever Number' Trump Wanted (opens Rolling Stone)
Published Oct 23, 2023
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Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen testified against Donald Trump today in New York’s civil fraud lawsuit against the former president.
Politico
As Trump glowers, Michael Cohen takes the stand against him (opens Politico)
Published Oct 23, 2023
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Cohen testified that Donald Trump directed him to “reverse engineer” the value of Trump’s assets to inflate Trump’s net worth.
Forbes
Michael Cohen Implicates Trump In Fraud Scheme At Trial (opens Forbes)
Published Oct 23, 2023
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The attorney testified he and ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg would “reverse engineer” numbers to get the net worth Trump wanted.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In court faceoff, Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in fraud trial. Trump shrugs: 'Proven liar' (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Oct 23, 2023
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In a courtroom showdown five years in the making, Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen testified Tuesday that he worked to boost the supposed value of the former president's assets to ''whatever number Trump told us to."
Courthouse News Service
Trump told Michael Cohen to ‘reverse-engineer’ net worth statements: Testimony (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published Oct 23, 2023
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Donald Trump used doctored financial statements when he tried to buy the Buffalo Bills, Cohen testified, and provided the fudged numbers to a journalist reporting on his net worth.
Wall Street Journal
Michael Cohen Testifies Against Trump in Civil Fraud Trial (opens Wall Street Journal)
Published Oct 23, 2023
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The former president’s fixer-turned-foe claimed his former boss ordered him to inflate asset values.
Insider
Michael Cohen's fraud trial bombshell: Trump had me inflate his total assets based on a number he 'arbitrarily' picked (opens Insider)
Published Oct 23, 2023
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Michael Cohen saw Trump for the first time in 5 years at his fraud trial. He testified the ex-president directed him to fake his net worth.
Forbes
Trump Ex-‘Fixer’ Michael Cohen Admits To Lying Under Oath In Testy Fraud Trial Testimony (opens Forbes)
Published Oct 24, 2023
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Trump’s former attorney testified Tuesday that Trump directed him to change asset valuations in order to reach Trump’s desired net worth.
Fortune
Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen testifies in fraud trial that he inflated the value of ex-president's assets to 'whatever number Trump told us to' (opens Fortune)
Published Oct 24, 2023
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“The witness is totally discredited,” Trump said outside court. "He’s a disgraced felon, and that’s the way it’s coming out.”

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