Mr. Cohen detailed his involvement in buying potential tabloid stories, which led to the 34 counts of falsifying business records at the core of the trial.
‘The 34 counts, ladies and gentlemen, are really just pieces of paper,’ the former president’s attorney said of the indictment. ‘None of this was a crime.’
Justice Juan Merchan recently issued several rulings as the April 15 trial date is fast approaching, and defense attorneys appear to be appealing each one.
Trump’s former personal attorney-turned critic Michael Cohen admitted he’s lied in federal court multiple times, then backtracked on his testimony against Trump