Michael Cohen continues testimony after combative first day
by Callum Jones in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6FVGZ)
Cohen sparred with Trump lawyer Alina Habba and said former president told him to inflate assets
Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen continued giving evidence at his fraud trial on Wednesday in another combative day in which the disgraced lawyer alleged the former president instructed him and other executives to inflate his apparent fortune.
In an often theatrical performance, Trump's attorney Alina Habba painted Cohen as a serial liar and a perjurer who was angry to have been spurned by Trump. You have made a career of publicly attacking President Trump, haven't you?" asked Habba. Yes," replied Cohen.
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