Donald Trump expected back at civil fraud trial with fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen set to testify
Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, is poised to testify against his old boss as a key witness at the New York civil fraud trial that threatens to upend the former president's real estate empire and wealthy image
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen once proclaimed he'd “take a bullet” for Donald Trump. Now, after breaking with the former president amid his own legal troubles, the fixer-turned-foe is poised to testify against his old boss Tuesday as a key witness at the civil fraud trial that threatens to upend Trump's real estate empire and wealthy image.
Trump is expected to be in court for the highly anticipated testimony, detouring from his usual campaign haunts to the Manhattan courtroom for a sixth day this month. Cohen scrapped their expected showdown last week, citing a health issue. Cohen has said it will be his first time seeing Trump in five years.
Trump attended the trial for two days last week — having planned the trip when it was expected that Cohen would be testifying. Trump was also in court for the trial's first three days in early October. The trial wasn't held Monday because of issues related to an apparent COVID-19 exposure. Trump is expected to testify later in the trial. All of his trips to the case so far have been voluntary.
Each time, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination has complained to TV cameras in the courthouse hallway about a case he's derided as a “sham,” a “scam” and “a continuation of the single greatest witch hunt of all time.”
New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit alleges that Trump and top executives at his company, the Trump Organization, conspired to pad the business mogul-turned-politician's net worth by billions of dollars on
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