91
Trump Legal Investigations / Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Last post by corbe on Today at 03:36:31 pm »Defense pushes Cohen on walking back guilty plea
Trump’s attorney is bringing up Cohen’s various statements after he pleaded guilty to tax crimes in which he appeared to walk back his admission of guilt.
In his book, Cohen called the charges “bogus,” and attorney Todd Blanche brought up how the witness at one point had even called one of his judges “corrupt” and “in on it.”
Cohen has repeatedly tried to clarify he doesn’t dispute the underlying facts of his guilty plea, but he believes he should not have been charged because he was not “given the same opportunities” as others to first correct any issues with his taxes.
“I did not believe that it was a crime that I should have been charged with,” Cohen said.
— Zach Schonfeld
Trump’s attorney is bringing up Cohen’s various statements after he pleaded guilty to tax crimes in which he appeared to walk back his admission of guilt.
In his book, Cohen called the charges “bogus,” and attorney Todd Blanche brought up how the witness at one point had even called one of his judges “corrupt” and “in on it.”
Cohen has repeatedly tried to clarify he doesn’t dispute the underlying facts of his guilty plea, but he believes he should not have been charged because he was not “given the same opportunities” as others to first correct any issues with his taxes.
“I did not believe that it was a crime that I should have been charged with,” Cohen said.
— Zach Schonfeld