The Manhattan District Attorney’s direct examination of former Trump lawyer/fixer Michael Cohen continues Tuesday morning but, as his recounting of events on Monday left off somewhere in early 2017, it’s a near certainty he’ll wrap it up around midday, handing the floor to the Orange Slob’s defense for cross-examination. It’s not much of an exaggeration to say this will be the most important phase of the trial and that whether Cohen can keep his cool while under attack from the cornered, desperate animals on Team Trump is going to be make-or-break for the state’s case.
Bragg’s team have pre-corroborated as much as they possibly can, as well as pretty effectively crippled the defense’s credibility with the jury by pointing out inconsistent statements, however the reality is that it all rests on whether they choose to believe Cohen’s version of events surrounding the actual crimes: 34 felony acts of falsification of business records in the furtherance of another crime – campaign finance fraud intended to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
Stay tuned here for the latest developments sourced from the many talented legal reporters present in the courtroom. Likely going to be a while before we pick up any other news given the witness.