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Michael Cohen testifies Trump backed payments to suppress news that could hurt 2016 campaign

Michael Cohen implicated Donald Trump in a hush money scheme, revealing hefty payouts to suppress damaging stories about Trump's 2016 campaign.
Trump instructed Cohen to handle situations involving claims of extramarital affairs in order to protect his image.
Cohen's testimony could increase legal risks for Trump, with potential ties to 34 felony charges related to falsifying business records.

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The Guardian

Trump trial: Michael Cohen tells court he would lie or bully people for ex-boss

Key prosecution witness begins testimony after tough week for Trump in which court heard vivid details from Stormy Daniels

25 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

What Michael Cohen said on the stand in Trump hush money case

The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial took the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president.

25 days ago·Canada

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The Independent

Trump trial live news: Michael Cohen testifies in hush money case

Former president face to face with estranged ex-‘fixer’ in Judge Merchan’s Manhattan courtroom in what promises to be another explosive week of testimony

25 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Michael Cohen testifies Trump backed payments to suppress news that could hurt 2016 campaign

Donald Trump's estranged former fixer Michael Cohen told jurors on Monday that he secretly arranged with the Republican presidential candidate and a tabloid publisher to suppress negative stories that could damage his 2016 campaign, as prosecutors aim to prove that Trump illegally hid a hush money payment to a porn star.

25 days ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme

The star prosecution witness at Donald Trump's hush money trial says Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo

25 days ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Michael Cohen testifies that he would ‘lie’ and ‘bully’ on behalf of ‘the boss’ Trump

Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, characterised his celebrity client as a hands-on manager and said he sometimes lied for him and bullied others on his behalf during highly anticipated testimony today in the former president's hush money trial.

25 days ago·Ireland

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