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Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

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Donald Trump’s lawyers have sought to portray the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee

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    Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Michael Cohen is the most central witness for prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. But Trump’s fixer-turned-foe is also as challenging a star witness as they come. He's expected to take the stand on Monday and offer jurors an insider’s view of the dealings at the heart of…

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Before Michael Cohen's testimony, take a look back at he and Trump's long and tortured history (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, will testify in the former president's hush money trial starting Monday.

  3. The Buffalo News

    Star witness Michael Cohen directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The star prosecution witness at Donald Trump

  4. Al Jazeera

    Star witness Cohen to testify against Trump in hush money trial (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Former lawyer’s testimony viewed as key in former president’s criminal prosecution six months ahead of election.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Star witness Michael Cohen appears at Trump hush money trial – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Cohen was a lawyer for Donald Trump and has since become an outspoken critic of the former president. Trump is accused of paying off adult actress Stormy Daniels to avoid publicly speaking about a sexual encounter.

  6. Kokomo Tribune

    Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, takes the stand as prosecution’s star witness in hush money trial (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, takes the stand as prosecution’s star witness in hush money trial.

  7. New York Post

    Michael Cohen admits to slew of lies during testimony at Trump’s hush money trial (opens New York Post)

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    Michael Cohen, during testimony at the hush money trial against his ex-longtime boss Donald Trump, admitted to a slew of lies he made to protect Trump.

  8. Fortune

    Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen’s testimony in hush money trial was pivotal. Here’s what he said (opens Fortune)

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    Cohen is expected to be on the witness stand for several days, and face intense grilling by Trump's attorneys.

  9. NPR

    Michael Cohen, a key witness in the Trump hush money trial, returns to the stand (opens NPR)

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    He 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.

  10. CNN

    Live updates: Michael Cohen testifies in Donald Trump's hush money trial (opens CNN)

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    Donald Trump's ex-attorney and fixer Michael Cohen continues to testify Tuesday in the former president's criminal hush money trial in New York. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.

  11. WSVN Miami

    Star witness Michael Cohen directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his

  12. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday's Trump hush money trial takeaways (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Donald Trump's attorneys started grilling prosecutors' star witness in his hush money trial Tuesday, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who's determined to see the former president behind bars.

  13. NPR

    Michael Cohen gave new context for events in Trump's hush money trial (opens NPR)

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    Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, testified that he worked to keep negative stories about Trump out of the media and reduce the impact of the Access Hollywood Tape ahead of the 2016 election.

  14. Al Jazeera

    Michael Cohen resumes testimony in Trump hush-money trial (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Trump’s former lawyer set to face tough cross-examination after testifying ex-president took part in hush money scheme.

  15. The Republic

    The Latest | Cohen returns to the stand for more testimony at Trump's hush money trial (opens The Republic)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe returned to the witness stand and could face a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers as soon as Tuesday. Michael Cohen ‘s testimony on Monday linked Trump to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed …

  16. NPR

    Michael Cohen was cross-examined today at Trump's hush money trial (opens NPR)

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    Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a second day of testimony against former President Donald Trump. Cohen testified about receiving payments that prosecutors argue are false business records.

  17. Fox News

    Michael Cohen testimony to continue after ex-lawyer reveals secret recordings of Trump in NY trial (opens Fox News)

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    Former lawyer Michael Cohen will return to the witness stand in former President Trump's New York criminal trial on Tuesday, May 14. Prosecutors argue Cohen was the go-between for hush money payments from Trump to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, payments they say Trump falsified in his bu…

  18. Forbes

    Here’s Why Key Trump Witness Michael Cohen Was Sentenced To Prison (opens Forbes)

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    Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen testified that the Trump Organization falsely labeled former President Donald Trump’s reimbursement for a hush money payment central to Trump’s criminal case in New York.

  19. Washington Times

    Trump’s team hits Michael Cohen as foul-mouthed schemer (opens Washington Times)

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    Donald Trump's lawyers went for the jugular Tuesday in cross-examination of Michael Cohen, casting the prosecution's star witness as a shady character with an intense hatred of the ex-president and financial motivation to lie about the hush money scheme at the heart of the trial.

  20. Green Field Reporter

    Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday's Trump hush money trial takeaways - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s attorneys started grilling prosecutors’ star witness in his hush money trial Tuesday, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who’s determined to see the former president behind bars.

  21. WFMZ Allentown

    Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Donald Trump’s lawyers have sought to portray the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee

  22. MyNorthwest

    The Latest | Defense at Trump hush money trial to cross-examine star witness Michael Cohen (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors' star witness in the hush money case against Donald Trump will be back in the hot seat Thursday as defense lawyers try to chip

  23. Voice of America

    Cohen to testify again at Trump's criminal trial (opens Voice of America)

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    Defense suggests Trump's former lawyer and fixer is motivated by money and revenge

  24. The Republic

    Will jurors believe Michael Cohen? Defense keys on witness' credibility at Trump hush money trial (opens The Republic)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, their star witness will be back in the hot seat Thursday as defense lawyers try to chip away at Michael Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president.

  25. NBC Chicago

    Trump hush money trial: Michael Cohen returns to witness stand for 3rd day of testimony (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Prosecutors' star witness will be back in the hot seat in Donald Trump's hush money trial as defense lawyers try to chip away at Michael Cohen’s crucial...

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