OAN’s Chloe Hauxwell
6:00 PM – Monday, May 13, 2024
Day 16 of Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York has wrapped up for the day.
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, who has been the most anticipated witness in Trump’s trial, testified before jurors on Monday.
However, his direct examination has not been finished.
Prosecutors used the disbarred lawyer to try and prove that Trump illegally falsified business records after paying off former adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
During his testimony, Cohen notably admitted to secretly recording Trump in the weeks before the 2016 election.
Defense attorneys already told jurors that Cohen is an “admitted liar” with an “obsession to get President Trump.”
Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) utilized X (Twitter) on Monday to highlight six instances where Cohen has deceived Congress in the past.
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