The testimony of Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer, has testified in the trial against the former Republican president for the Stormy Daniels case. Trump’s defense has tried to hinder Cohen’s testimony, as it is accompanied by emails, invoices and even an audio recording of Trump himself. The lawyer has claimed that Trump tried to blackmail Daniels to prevent his case from affecting the 2016 election campaign (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
Trump’s intention
According to Cohen, Trump expressed his desire to keep the matter under wraps until after the 2016 election. Cohen paraphrased Trump’s words as saying, “I want it to be hidden until after the election. If I win, he won’t have relevance because I’m already president; if I lose, I won’t even care.” The lawyer emphasized that Trump’s obsession with silencing Daniels was to protect his campaign, not to preserve his relationship with his wife, Melania.
The relationship between Trump and Melania
Melania Trump, who has not attended the trial, met Donald Trump in 1998, when she was 28 and he was 52. They married in 2005, a year before the incident with Daniels. If it is proven that the affair took place while Melania was pregnant, it would be a serious fact (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
The payment to Daniels
In order to protect his campaign, Trump reportedly agreed to pay Daniels’ lawyer $130,000 in 2016. However, the payment was delayed, and it was Cohen who advanced the money, later receiving it through of a shell company. This transfer of money has been the subject of controversy.
Cohen’s testimony
Michael Cohen, who worked for Trump for ten years, has fondly recalled his experience at the Trump Organization. He has stated that he enjoyed the responsibility he was given and that he considered his co-workers like a big family.
