Prosecution & Defense Rest in Trump Trial (with Joyce Vance)

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🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In an excerpt from a new episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the cross-examination of former President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, during Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial. Has Trump’s legal team effectively undermined Cohen’s credibility? And how did prosecutors attempt to reaffirm their case on redirect? In the full episode, Preet and Joyce further discuss Cohen’s testimony. They also break down the dramatic testimony by Robert Costello, a lawyer who once advised Cohen, and preview next week’s closing arguments. CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. To become a member of CAFE Insider head to cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast and other exclusive content. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, Preet here.
0:04.0	Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan is drawing to a close.
0:08.0	The prosecution's final witness, Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen,
0:12.0	faced contentious cross-examination by Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen faced contentious cross-examination
0:14.2	by Trump's lawyer Todd Blanch. The prosecutors rested their case once Cohen
0:19.2	left the stand. Trump's defense team then had the opportunity to call witnesses which included Robert Costello,
0:25.6	a lawyer who had once advised Cohen.
0:27.8	The defense team then rested its case without Trump taking the stand.
0:31.8	Joyce Vance and I discuss all that and more
0:34.5	on the Cafe Insider Podcast.
0:36.7	If you're a member of Cafe Insider,
0:38.6	head over to the Insider Feed
0:40.3	or click the link in the show notes of this podcast to listen to the full analysis.
0:44.4	Stay tuned listeners.
0:45.8	Keep listening here for an excerpt from our discussion.
0:48.4	And to become a member of Cafe Insider,
0:50.6	head to Cafe.com slash insider.
0:53.8	You can try the membership for just $1 for one month.
0:56.9	That's cafe.com slash insider.
1:00.2	Now on to the show. There's two distinct issues here.
1:07.0	With respect to the problematic nature of Michael Cohen,
1:09.0	one is that he lies and he's admitted to lying, including oath right that is adjacent to but separate and
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