Donald Trump's ex-attorney Michael Cohen admitted Monday to stealing from the Trump Organization during testimony in the former president's hush money payment trial.Cohen, who served as Trump's longtime lawyer and 'fixer,' is continuing his testimony this week in the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Legal analysts told Newsweek that the admission looks bad for Cohen as a central witness in the prosecution's case.Michael McAuliffe, a former federal prosecutor and former elected state attorney, told Newsweek that 'it will come as little to no surprise to the jurors that Cohen padded an invoice and kept the overage.
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