Michael Cohen predicts Trump will be found 'guilty on all charges' in Manhattan trial
Michael Cohen — who was former President Donald Trump's longtime "fixer" for years prior to Trump's presidency — is saying a jury will almost certainly find his former boss guilty in New York next month.
In a recent interview on CNN, Cohen told host Erin Burnett that he thinks the case against Trump is "very simple," that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will wrap up the trial in approximately four weeks and that it won't be difficult to convict the 45th president of the United States on felony charges.
"I believe based upon the information that I know, and based upon not just the documentary evidence but the corroborating testimony from so many people, I believe that he will be found guilty on all charges," Cohen said.
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"This case could and should be over in a month with a decision," he added.
Bragg was the first prosecutor to indict the former president in early 2023, with Trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stephanie Clifford (also known as Stormy Daniels). While the charge is typically a misdemeanor, Bragg is arguing that because the alleged payment was authorized as a means of silencing Clifford ahead of the 2016 presidential election, it constituted a campaign expenditure.
Cohen, who is testifying against Trump in the upcoming trial, already served time behind bars for his role in the hush money scheme. According to a Department of Justice press release, Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, making false statements and two separate hush money payments. Trump's former fixer also paid hefty fines and restitution totaling more than $1.5 million.
Because the hush money case is a state charge, Trump would not be able to pardon himself or have his appointed attorney general dismiss the case like he would with a federal conviction should he win the 2024 presidential election.
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