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Donald Trump trial updates: Furious Michael Cohen says he stole $60,000 from Trump as 'self-help' because ex-president slashed his bonus - in bombshell testimony blowing the prosecution case wide open
https://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 5/20/2024 | By ROB CRILLY

Posted on 05/20/2024 10:30:41 AM PDT by bitt

The prosecution’s 'star witness' Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day, as the court waits with bated breath to find out whether former President Donald Trump could testify himself.

He finally admitted under oath that he stole $60,000 from the Trump Organization by ‘grossing up’ payments for tax. Donald Trump was seen shaking his head as his former ‘fixer’ made the revelation, confirming he’s a common thief.

Cohen also dramatically revealed that he dealt with an apparent photo ‘extortion’ blackmail attempt involving the ex-president’s daughter, Tiffany.

Cohen admits he was handling Tiffany Trump ‘blackmail’ Blanche continues to press Cohen on other matters he was dealing with that coincided with the Stormy Daniels payoff.

This includes an apparent ‘extortion’ attempt involving the president’s daughter, Tiffany.

‘You agree with me, right, that you had a lot going on both in your personal life and with President Trump in those first two weeks of October?’ Blanche asked. Cohen agreed.

‘You recall on October 25th, you recall her communicating with you concerns about somebody trying to blackmail her?’ Blanche asked.

‘Yes sir,’ he replied. He handled it immediately, and spoke to David Pecker, Tiffany Trump, and others.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cohen; cohentherat; cohenthreat; extortion; sedition; tiffanytrump; trump
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To: bitt
He {Michael Cohen} finally admitted under oath that he stole $60,000 from the Trump Organization by ‘grossing up’ payments for tax. Donald Trump was seen shaking his head as his former ‘fixer’ made the revelation,
confirming he’s a common thief.

Third world creepy show trial...

41 posted on 05/20/2024 11:17:53 AM PDT by GOPJ (FOX NEWS - Send your breakfast teams to black community restauratns. We'd like to hear first hand)
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To: bitt

Da Tupid Judge doesn’t seem to care...


42 posted on 05/20/2024 11:21:11 AM PDT by GOPJ (FOX NEWS - Send your breakfast teams to black community restauratns. We'd like to hear first hand)
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To: bitt

btt


43 posted on 05/20/2024 11:25:53 AM PDT by GailA (Land Grabs, Poisoned Food, KILL the COWS, Bidenomics=BIDEN DEPRESSION. STAGNATION)
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To: GOPJ

What is the relevance of the C-SPAN footage that the prosecution wants to admit into evidence? The corrupt judge has ruled that it is relevant, but Trump’s attorney won’t stipulate to it, arguing that it is hearsay (in a normal trial, the rules of evidence would require a sponsoring witness with knowledge of how it was photographed and what it represents) so there is something going on here.


44 posted on 05/20/2024 11:27:43 AM PDT by nd76
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To: FlyingEagle

Make it down here in San Antonio, they have 2ays of dealing with ... dirtbags ... down here.


45 posted on 05/20/2024 11:29:58 AM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: BipolarBob

And not just Yahoo; they’re everywhere.


46 posted on 05/20/2024 11:34:38 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: marktwain
You presume the judge has an iota of integrity. The presumption is not necessarily correct.

It's looking more and more like there's not a single leftist on this planet that has even one moral cell in his or her body.

47 posted on 05/20/2024 11:35:25 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Lurker
"What an absolute scum ball this guy is."

They'll bring Michael Avanati in to rehabilitate Cohen;)

48 posted on 05/20/2024 11:39:24 AM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: nd76

Must be this stuff:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/nyregion/trump-trial-cspan-evidence.html


49 posted on 05/20/2024 11:41:57 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: bitt

This NY jury will say Cohen did not take enough.


50 posted on 05/20/2024 11:45:20 AM PDT by depressed in 06
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To: bitt

Jury instructions: “If, after careful review of the evidence, the jury finds defendant’s first name is “Donald” and that his last name is “Trump,” then the jury must return a verdict of guilty on all counts.”


51 posted on 05/20/2024 11:47:26 AM PDT by Vesuvian
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To: Fido969

Not if he’s prosecuted. He’d better make sure Trump is found ‘guilty’....and it’s enough to keep him out of the WH.

...except it won’t be, he’s the one steering a sinking ship. He made his bed....


52 posted on 05/20/2024 11:51:53 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: telescope115; Old Retired Army Guy
If the judge isn’t thinking about limiting damage to his own reputation, I’m sure some of the jurors are.
The jurors are all thinking, among other things, how they will personally be “cancelled” if they do what they all know to be right.

The question is whether any (or, strength in numbers, all) jurors are more concerned about their own safety or in the reputation of the US as not being a banana republic.


53 posted on 05/20/2024 11:56:57 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion
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To: gloryblaze

Yes, not just Yahoo! The media is all in on Biden. So is the CIA, FBI and NSA .


54 posted on 05/20/2024 12:04:37 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Why aren't eleven and twelve pronounced like one teen and two teen?)
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To: bitt

DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED?!


55 posted on 05/20/2024 12:06:34 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: FlyingEagle

👍


56 posted on 05/20/2024 12:07:32 PM PDT by nutmeg (FJB)
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To: Tipllub
They want a conviction. Doesn’t matter if it will be overturned on appeal, because that won’t happen until after the election.
There are two ways in which that might not be true. Nominally, normal course of events, reversal would not occur fast. But that is an extreme case of “justice delayed is justice denied” - so extreme that Trump could appeal all the way to SCOTUS, IMHO, on the basis that no lower court would take the appeal on a timely basis.

It would be like allowing an execution to occur while the defendant is waiting for his appeal to be heard. Waging lawfare against the nominee of a major political party is no small thing.


57 posted on 05/20/2024 12:10:14 PM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion
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To: bitt

SUICIDE IS PAINLESS-———


58 posted on 05/20/2024 12:13:04 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Lurker

BORN THAT WAY


59 posted on 05/20/2024 12:13:36 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Vesuvian

I’m wondering if any of the jurors will be thinking “Well, even though there isn’t enough evidence about this case to declare Trump guilty - I just KNOW that he is guilty of something bad at some time, so....”


60 posted on 05/20/2024 12:14:24 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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