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Somebody's Gotta Win. Well, we are in the final days of the Trump-Hush Money Trial.

This time next week, the prosecution will start closing arguments,

and then defense will give their arguments,

and the jury will deliberate and make a decision.

On Monday the prosecution star witness Michael Cohen faced a particularly brutal cross-examination

when he admitted that he sold $30,000 from the Trump

organization when he was angry that he had a smaller bonus that year. He admitted

that he owed a tech company that manipulates polling $50,000 but he only paid them 20,000 and kept the rest for himself.

He said quote I just felt it was almost like self-help.

He also admitted that he's made about 1.4 million dollars in books and

podcasts based on his rivalry with Donald Trump.

So that was interesting, especially if you believe that this case rests on the

credibility and testimony of Michael Cohen, who's obviously perjured himself before

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