‘Relieved': Key Trump trial witness Michael Cohen reacts to former president's guilty verdict

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Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer Michael Cohen said he's 'relieved' after the former president was found guilty on all 34 counts in a hush…

“As we like to state, nobody is above the law, and today’s verdict demonstrates that,” Cohen said in the interview.and he was on the stand a number of days testifying and facing a cross-examination. The defense hammered at Cohen’s credibility and his previous lies under oath.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 13: Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump's former attorney, arrives at his home after leaving Manhattan Criminal Court on May 13, 2024 in New York City. Cohen was called to testify as the prosecution's star witness in the former president's hush money trial. Cohen's $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels is tied to Trump's 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial.

When asked how he was feeling after the verdict, Cohen said on MSNBC, “I guess the word is relieved. This has been six years in the making.”Cohen said everything he said on the witness stand in 21 hours of testimony was corroborated by other witnesses and documents.Earlier on Thursday, Cohen released a statement saying in part,"Today is an important day for accountability and the rule of law. While it has been a difficult journey for me and my family, the truth always matters.

 

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