Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer ripped Michael Cohen to tiny bits during Thursday’s court session, with the former president’s lawyer exposing one of Cohen’s many lies to the jury.
Cohen had told prosecutors that he had a call with the former president on Oct. 24 at about 8:02 p.m. that lasted about 96 seconds. Cohen insisted that the call he made to the president was to discuss the hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Anderson Cooper was left stunned by Trump's attorney's cross examination of Michael Cohen
"It was incredible…lawyers want to build a box around the witness & slam it shut–that's what Todd Blanche did to Cohen…it was an extraordinary cross…Cohen was cornered in…a lie" pic.twitter.com/WKnKCs8TkU
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) May 16, 2024
Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, brought up a 14-year-old who had been prank-calling Cohen prior around the same period. Cohen was able to unmask the teenager’s identity because they forgot to hide their caller ID.
Cohen then texted Trump’s personal aide, Keith Schiller, just before 8 p.m. on Oct. 24, asking who he could contact about the prankster. Schiller responded, saying Cohen could call him to discuss the prankster.
Schiller, who is often referred to as Trump’s bodyman, takes all of Trump’s calls before passing them to the then-president. Call logs showed that Cohen made the 96-second call just two minutes after texting Schiller, meaning the call was about the prankster and not to discuss the Hush money payment.
Michael Cohen was exposed today for what he really is: a lying jilted fanatic out for revenge. pic.twitter.com/acR4YOrpVb
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) May 17, 2024
“That was a lie. Because you were actually talking to Mr. Schiller about … you were getting harassing phone calls from a 14-year-old,” Blanche said to Cohen during cross-examination.
Blanche maintained that Cohen could not have discussed the payment to Daniels with the president and still had a conversation about the prankster with Schiller all under 96 seconds.
Cohen admitted to lying on the witness stand multiple times. The judge’s daughter works for a firm raising money off these lies. These Biden trials won’t work. pic.twitter.com/JFFRq07xXA
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) May 16, 2024
“I always ran everything by the boss immediately, and in this case, it would have been saying, ‘Everything’s been taken care of — it’s been resolved,”’ Cohen said, trying to claim that Stormy Daniels’ discussion was brief.
BREAKING: BOMBSHELL from Robert Costello, who was Michael Cohen's attorney! He just stated that DA Alvin Bragg's office hid conversations from the grand jury he had with Cohen that Trump did nothing wrong!!!
THIS TRIAL SHOULD END NOW!👇 pic.twitter.com/c8IJuO6b9I
— Michelle #FJB (@MichelleRM68) May 16, 2024
Blanche responded with a raised voice, saying, “This is a lie; you can admit it.”
“No, sir, I can’t because I am not certain that is accurate,” Cohen responded, adding that he believed he had addressed the Stormy Daniels payment and the prankster with both men on the 96-second call.
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Trump’s lawyer, who had stunned the court into silence at this point, shot back at the squirming Cohen, saying, “We are not asking for your belief.”
Rep. Andy Ogles just ROASTED Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen:
"If I started a story with a convicted felon and a hooker walk into a bar you would immediately know it's a joke. That's what we have here. A joke of a trial." pic.twitter.com/FD3P5y32Dh
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 16, 2024
Trump’s lawyer had spent most of their cross-examination proving to the jury that Cohen, a convicted purger, could not be trusted to tell the truth. Thursday’s cross-examination may have convinced jurors that Cohen is a proven liar.
