Cohen Admits to Stealing and the Judge Clears the Court Room
On Monday, May 20, during a heated court hearing, a witness for the prosecution against former President Donald Trump confessed to stealing large amounts of money, while the presiding judge chastised a witness for the defense. Viewers are enthralled with the grand finale of the only case against Trump that is likely to be decided before the November election, with one week remaining in this historic trial and a move to dismiss the case outright under review by the judge.
A week ago, attorney Robert Costello made news when he testified before Congress regarding Michael Cohen's falsehoods. On Monday, Costello created a whole different atmosphere in the Trump trial about the payments to Stormy Daniels. After dismissing the jury, Judge Juan Merchan cleared the room to chastise Costello. On cross-examination, however, Mr. Cohen's fraud and theft against Trump were covered in more detail prior to those fireworks. We discovered that Cohen "made" millions by using his connection with Trump for financial advantage, then betraying him by booking appearances critical of his former client.
The defense's ongoing cross-examination of Michael Cohen came first. He said he was using the money to settle a past-due obligation to Red Finch, a technological services company, but eventually he admitted to stealing $30,000 from Trump. Trump gave Cohen $50,000 for the payment, but Cohen only gave him $20,000.
Cohen acknowledged that he had stolen money from the Trump Organization, but Todd Blanche, the Trump organization's attorney, questioned if Cohen had "been punished for larceny or even required to give it back?" "Nah, sir," Cohen answered.
The cherry on top was that he was collecting the loan because Red Finch's CEO was a friend of his. With pals such as Cohen... The disgraced and barred former attorney acknowledged that he had stolen from Trump as well as Red Finch. The implications of this discovery for the prosecution are profound. Alvin Bragg, the Democratic Manhattan District Attorney who organized and prosecuted the case, has been charged by Trump and others with engaging in lawfare—that is, using his official authority to punish a political rival rather than pursue justice. Cohen's candid statement makes it clear that Bragg disregarded a large-scale fraud that involved several victims, including Donald Trump, in order to find the former president guilty of misreporting settlement funds.
The lawyer Robert Costello, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan, was the next to speak. He was Cohen's lawyer for a while and is an ally of Trump, but he was shorted on payment. To anybody who would listen, Costello has been stating that Cohen is lying about a lot of things in his testimony, such as whether or not Trump knew about the Stormy Daniels payoff, let alone agreed to it.
As he has been in the courtroom from the beginning, Matthew Russell Lee is an independent reporter for his Inner City Press and an attorney. "His forthright inspection was like nothing I have ever seen," he remarked of Costello. A limited range of Mr. Costello's testimony was permitted, and "almost everything was objected to, and almost everything was maintained." However, Costello answered questions that the judge said were out of order and did not testify within the boundaries set by Merchan:
A week has been added to the trial, in other developments. Prior to this, Merchan had stated that the trial would probably conclude on Tuesday, May 21. Following the extended Memorial Day holiday, closing arguments are now set for Tuesday, May 28. As the lead witness, Mr. Cohen's testimony is deemed untrustworthy by Mr. Trump's attorneys, who have filed a move to dismiss the case before to a jury trial. This motion is pending a decision from Judge Merchan.
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