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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Wednesday, May 15th, 2024. This is the

exit.

Today a look at the cross-examination of Michael Cohen,

while some Republicans are already spreading doubts about 2024 election results,

and we talk about fatal dog attacks.

Michael Cohen faced questioning from Donald Trump's defense team yesterday

as the former president's hush money trial rolls on.

It was the defense's first shot at Cohen after the disbarred lawyer told jurors on

Monday that he was following Trump's orders when he bought porn star Stormy Daniel's

silence about an alleged affair with Trump.

But Trump attorney Todd Blanch avoided addressing the specifics of the payoff at the center of the case

while working to show that Cohen, Trump's one-time attorney and fixer,

may have had motive to lie about his former boss.

At one point he asked if Cohen had been obsessed with Trump,

who he once idolized.

Trump is charged with falsifying business records to cover up the true purpose of his reimbursements to Cohen in an effort to save his candidacy from damaging disclosures in the 2016 presidential election.

But Cohen strengthened the prosecution's case yesterday,

testifying that he made the payment to Daniels, quote,

to ensure that the story would not come out,

would not affect Mr. Trump's chances of becoming

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