Todd Blanche

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York City finally heard testimony from his lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen who worked with the National Enquirer editor David Pecker to capture and kill the Stormy Daniels sexual encounter story. Cohen’s testimony is critical for the prosecution’s case

The former president and his lead lawyer were in Criminal Court in New York City seeking to delay his trial for hush money payments to a porn star. It went badly for Trump and worse for his lawyer. Now set for April 15, Trump must spend four days a week in Court for as many as six weeks. He will be lucky to manage three campaign days a week. No US president has ever faced a criminal trial