Tag Archives: Michael Cohen

Cohen: Trump Will Have To “Start Liquidating Assets”

“There is a now a judgment against him for over $500 million, not including the $88.6 million he’s going to owe to E. Jean Carroll. It’s an enormous amount of money that he does not have. “I don’t care what anybody wants to write in any newspaper, regardless of what their credentials may be, unless he’s going to show you …

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Cohen: Trump Will Be Found Guilty In Hush Money Case

The Hill reports: Michael Cohen, a former personal lawyer for former President Trump, said he thinks that Trump will be convicted “on all charges” in his New York hush money case. “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 …

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Cohen Loses Prison Retaliation Suit Against Trump

Courthouse News reports: The Second Circuit on Tuesday dashed Michael Cohen’s hopes of reviving his claim that Donald Trump used his presidential powers to jail the ex-attorney to stop him from promoting his tell-all book. Trump’s fixer-turned-critic was transferred to home confinement in May 2020, after serving one-third of his three-year sentence, because of Covid-19 concerns. But as he was …

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Cohen Gave Lawyer Fake Legal Citations Created By AI

The Hill reports: Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s ex-fixer and personal lawyer, said in newly unsealed court filings that he accidentally gave his lawyer fake legal citations concocted by the artificial intelligence program Google Bard. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman called three case citations into question earlier this month after they were used in a motion to end Cohen’s supervised …

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GOP Reps Demand Criminal Probe Into Michael Cohen

NBC News reports: House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Turner asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Michael Cohen, after Donald Trump’s former fixer told a New York court that he had lied about his handling of the former president’s business dealings in sworn testimony to Congress. Appearing as a key witness …

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Cohen: Trump Would Sell Out US Secrets From Prison

The Hill reports: Michael Cohen, previously a personal attorney of former President Trump, argued it could be “dangerous” to put his former boss behind bars, advocating instead for a prison-like house arrest. “He needs to be held accountable,” Cohen said in an interview on CNN Monday, when asked if the former president deserved jail time in any of his mounting …

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Red-Faced Trump Glowered At Cohen In NYC Court

Politico reports: As Cohen delivered that testimony, Trump, who was seated at the defense table, grew red in the face and shook his head. Trump didn’t look at Cohen as he entered the courtroom, but as Cohen spoke on the witness stand, Trump trained his eyes on him and either crossed his arms or leaned forward over the defense table. …

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Cohen Testifies: Trump Ordered Me To Cook The Books

The Messenger reports: “I was tasked by Mr. Trump to increase the total assets based upon a number that he arbitrarily elected,” Cohen alleged. “And my responsibility, along with Allen Weisselberg, predominantly, was the reverse-engineer the various asset classes — increase those assets to achieve the number that Mr. Trump asked us.” Asked which number, Cohen responded: “Whatever Mr. Trump …

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Cohen-Trump Courtroom Showdown Reset For Tuesday

CNN reports: Michael Cohen plans to testify Tuesday at the Trump civil fraud trial in New York, Donald Trump’s ex-attorney said, with the former president expected to attend. “It appears that I will be reunited with my old client @realDonaldTrump when I testify this Tuesday, October 24th at the @NewYorkStateAG civil fraud trial. See you there!” Cohen posted on the …

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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 …

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Trump To Appear In NYC Court For Cohen’s Testimony

The Messenger reports: The former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner plans to fly from Iowa after a Monday rally and head to New York State Supreme Court on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, according to a source familiar with his travel plans. “He wants to be there. This is his personal business, his family business. So it cuts a little closer,” …

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Trump Drops His $500M Suit Against Michael Cohen

Bloomberg News reports: Donald Trump gave up on the $500 million lawsuit he filed against his estranged former lawyer Michael Cohen, just four days before the former president was due to answer questions under oath in the case. Trump’s notice of voluntary dismissal was filed Thursday night in federal court in Miami, without giving a reason. It comes at the …

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Cohen: Trump Inflated Worth To Increase Forbes Rank

The Hill reports: Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s attorney and fixer, said in a deposition shown Monday in a New York courtroom that he and former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg were tasked with inflating assets to “obtain the number that Mr. Trump wanted.” Cohen, in a deposition to prosecutors, gave an example in which the former president might want …

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Michael Cohen May Run For Jerry Nadler’s House Seat

Semafor reports: Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s ex-attorney-turned-critic who has characterized his former boss as a “conman” and “racist,” is considering a run for Congress. Cohen said he would run as a Democrat, potentially mounting a primary challenge against U.S Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., the party’s top member on the House Judiciary Committee. “I am interested and there’s a multitude of …

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Cohen To Trump’s Co-Defendants: “Run” From Him

The Hill reports: Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s longtime fixer and now a key witness in the criminal case against him in Manhattan, warned the former president’s co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case to “run” or “end up behind bars.” “Sadly, I’ve made this statement to many different people, starting with like Rudy ‘Collude-y’ Giuliani and so many others,” Cohen …

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NYT: Michael Cohen To Settle Suit Against Trump Org

The New York Times reports: Michael D. Cohen, the longtime fixer to Donald J. Trump, who was set to go to trial next week against his former boss’s company in a dispute over legal fees, is expected to settle his lawsuit with the Trump Organization, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Mr. Cohen’s lawsuit, filed in 2019, …

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Trump Files $500 Million Lawsuit Against Michael Cohen

Reuters reports: Former U.S. President Donald Trump is suing his former lawyer Michael Cohen for more than $500 million, according to a filing in federal court in Florida on Wednesday. The lawsuit comes after Cohen, once Trump’s loyal “fixer,” testified before a Manhattan grand jury that later indicted Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, marking the first …

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TODAY: Cohen To Testify In Trump Hush Money Probe

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is poised to testify Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments he arranged and made on the former president’s behalf. Cohen’s closed-door testimony is coming at a critical time as the Manhattan district attorney’s office closes in on a decision on whether to seek charges …

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Cohen To Testify As Likely Trump Indictment Looms

The New York Times reports: Michael D. Cohen, the former fixer who for years did Donald J. Trump’s dirty work, is expected to testify before a Manhattan grand jury next week, a sign that prosecutors are poised to indict the former president for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to people with knowledge of the …

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Cohen: NYC Trump/Stormy Case Is About To “Take Off”

Politico reports: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen expressed confidence Wednesday about the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into the former president’s hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels. “I believe that there is a case,” Cohen told reporters outside Manhattan Supreme Court before meeting with prosecutors for District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The “seriousness of the prosecutorial team” was “evident by their in-depth …

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