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THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

Michael Cohen’s Testimony Exposes the Ugly Lunacy of the Trump “Cult”

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

The New Republic

News, Politics

4.4800 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

On Tuesday, when Michael Cohen testified against Donald Trump, the former president’s lawyers reminded jurors that Cohen was once slavishly devoted to Trump and used to lie relentlessly on his behalf—before Cohen turned on him. Cohen responded by admitting it: Yes, he was once a member of the Trump “cult.” Which is apt: Again and again, Trump’s own lawyers have seemingly designed their strategy around flattering Trump as much as serving his legal needs. We talked to Ankush Khardori, a former federal prosecutor and senior writer for Politico Magazine, who explained how Trump’s lawyers are making serious mistakes that are rooted in his demand for absolute devotion.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is the Daily Blast from the New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.

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I'm your host, Greg Sargent.

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On Tuesday, Michael Cohen testified against Donald Trump in his hush money trial in Manhattan.

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In brief, prosecutors elicited some damning testimony from Cohen about the scheme, and Trump's defense lawyers worked furiously to undermine Cohen's credibility by highlighting his previous

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willingness to lie on Trump's behalf and highlighting how Cohen has now turned on Trump, supposedly

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for vengeance against him. But we think something funny is happening here.

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Every time Trump's lawyers tell us Cohen used to be Trump's loyal henchmen,

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all it does is remind everyone that Trump hired Cohen for exactly that purpose.

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And every time Trump's lawyers get Cohen to admit that he used to be devoted to Trump,

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