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Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen testified on Monday that he stole money from Trump’s company, an admission that could chip away at his credibility as a star witness at the former U.S. president’s hush money trial.
Questioned by Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche, Cohen acknowledged stealing from the Trump Organization by including a reimbursement to a technology company in his bonus package and pocketing most of the money.
“So you stole from the Trump Organization, right?” Blanche asked.
“Yes sir,” Cohen, 57, testified.
Cohen said he paid roughly $20,000 of the $50,000 that Trump’s company owed to the tech company in cash, handing it off in a brown paper bag at his office. He said he kept the rest. He was reimbursed $100,000 total by the Trump Organization for that payment. (Read more: Reuters, 5/20/2024) (Archive)
BREAKING.🚨
Michael Cohen, ‘star witness’ in Trump’s Manhattan trial, ADMITS to stealing $30,000 from Trump Organization pic.twitter.com/qZeW2mK1WY
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) May 20, 2024