NY v Trump: Prosecutors to resume questioning Michael Cohen after testimony on Stormy Daniels payment
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Trump NY Trial: Cohen Challenged During Second Day of Testimony
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The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
It says something about the defense's desperation that instead of focusing on proving Trump didn't do the things he's accused of, Trump's lawyers instead try to undermine the credibility of Cohen. But Cohen held his nerve, didn't do anything to blow up the case, and even came across as sympathetic to the jurors. Trump's defense team has failed him.
Pro-Trump narrative
It doesn't take much to throw doubt on Cohen's credibility — after all, he's a convicted perjurer. There's no way a jury can take Cohen's testimony seriously, and the only way Trump doesn't beat these politically-motivated, overblown charges is if the mostly Democratic jurors can't get over their own biases.