Health Issue To Delay Cohen/Trump Court Showdown

NBC News reports:

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen will not testify next week in the $250 million civil fraud case against the former president because of a health-related issue, two sources confirmed to NBC News on Friday. It was not immediately clear how long Cohen’s testimony would be delayed.

“Unfortunately I need to attend to a pre-existing medical condition that impedes my ability to testify this upcoming week. Rest assured, I will testify at the earliest opportunity,” he told NBC in a statement Saturday.

News of Cohen’s absence, which was first reported by the Daily Beast, comes a day after sources confirmed that Trump was planning on attending the trial Tuesday and Wednesday to see him on the stand.

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Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen will not testify next week in the $250 million civil fraud case against the former president because of a health-related issue, two sources tell NBC News. https://t.co/rPoZEfOnJe

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