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Wow if Cohen is the Key Witness the case will blow up upon examination by a defense attorney.
Is that so, what about a case so weak that the star witness served time in prison for lying to Congress as well as other illegal acts. Going after a former president, for political purposes and to fulfill a canpaign promise, with a case that has no chance of holding up, NOW that is Stunning
Yeah, but the sword cuts both ways - Trump will also be questioned under oath.
Not really as Mr. Cohen had the foresight to know whom he was dealing with and took precautions such as recording and paperwork. You're correct that his unsupported, raw testimony would be questionable, but reportedly he has support to prove his contentions.
If the star witness conspired with the defendant and has already served his time so he is not testifying for leniency or any other favor, it many not be as vulnerable as you think.
one thing for certain he is not going to be as creditable as some might hope. He is going to get sliced and diced on cross examination
There is more evidence that just Cohen. Keep in mind the whole scheme. There is a paper trail. They have Trump's falsified documents. There are other people aware of the scheme, and they were brought in for interviews.
He went to prison for committing the crime that the crimes Trump has been charged with were meant to cover up. So, he’s a “expert witness” in that case.
Any and all of those things are subject to validation as well as questioning the intent of those communications, this is a weak case at best, can they get a conviction? Well it is NY and Trump is about as unpopular there as anyone can possibly be so maybe.
And since Trump allowed him to go to prison when he could have pardoned him, he is also a biased witness, he has a score to settle with Trump which in addition to his well established reputation for not telling the truth makes him a very poor witness. He just has little to no credibility.
Well yeah. The records are Trump's. The records are Cohen's. The recording is of Trump and Cohen. Can't get more validity than that.
I’m sure a competent defense attorney will advise the jury of Mr Cohen’s “motives”, during cross-examination, yes.
