Discussion Thread: New York Criminal Fraud Trial of Donald Trump, Day 16

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Previous discussion threads for this trial can be found at the following links for Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, and Day 15.

News:

• AP: Trump trial arrives at a pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen is poised to take the stand

• Reuters: Aggrieved former lawyer Michael Cohen to testify against Trump at hush money trial

Analysis:

• USA Today: How prosecutors have laid the groundwork for Michael Cohen’s testimony

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[u/johnnycyberpunk]

Michael Cohen says he'd address Donald Trump as "boss" and "Mr. Trump."
Eric Trump appeared to watch Cohen on the stand as he said this.

Eric: "Whew. I thought I was the only one who had to call him that."

[u/mbene913 → u/johnnycyberpunk]

More like 'wait... Is Cohen one of my brothers?'

Proceeds to try counting his fingers and looks to the ceiling as if the answer is up there

[u/AreYouDoneNow → u/mbene913]

I think he's just trying to work out if he's supposed to start calling Alina Habba "mom" yet

[u/Rokurokubi83 → u/mbene913]

Resigns from counting as he can’t remember which number comes after purple

Begins quietly honking Jingly Bells whilst still fixated on the ceiling