The courtroom drama in the trial of former President Donald Trump took a surprising turn yesterday as the prosecution and defense rested their cases. The most shocking revelation came from Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, who admitted to stealing money from the Trump Organization in a bid to get back at his ex-boss.
Cohen’s testimony took a dramatic turn when he confessed to pocketing $30,000 meant for a tech firm hired by the Trump campaign to discredit unfavorable polls. The former fixer admitted to stealing the money because he was angry about a cut in his bonus, a move that could sway jurors to dismiss him as a money-grubbing thief and vote for Trump’s acquittal.
The defense called veteran lawyer Robert Costello as its main witness, who alleged that Cohen had lied about Trump’s knowledge of hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. Costello’s testimony was met with skepticism from the judge, who reprimanded him for his behavior in the courtroom.
The prosecution has plenty of other witnesses and documents to present, but Cohen remains the key figure tying Trump to the hush money payments. With closing arguments set for next Tuesday, the outcome of the trial hangs in the balance as jurors must decide whether Trump had knowledge of the payments or not.
