Prosecutors: Trump picked Cohen to lie for him

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records related to money paid to Daniels and McDougal.
43% : Trump, 77, is the first former U.S. president to be charged with a felony.
36% : Trump has pleaded not guilty and denied the encounter happened.
33% : Prosecutors used their closing argument Tuesday to tell jurors that former President Donald Trump picked attorney and fixer Michael Cohen to lie on his behalf.
30% : Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass used his time in front of the jury to hammer home some of the points made by witnesses and remind jurors that Trump picked Cohen, not prosecutors.
28% : Prosecutors allege that Trump covered up the payment to Stormy Daniels and another hush money payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal ahead of the election, falsifying records to claim they were legal payments.
27% : Cohen was the only person who directly implicated Trump in the alleged scheme from the witness stand.
26% : "You cannot convict President Trump of any crime beyond a reasonable doubt on the words of Michael Cohen," Blanche said, The Hill reported.
21% : Bragg has alleged Trump broke New York law by falsifying business records with the intent to commit or conceal another crime.

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