Michael Cohen, DA Bragg's star witness, offers surprise that could sink prosecution's plans

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : He then pilfered an additional $30,000 by inflating the remuneration that he charged Trump.
36% : He handled everything, and Trump was kept in the dark.
34% : When Trump departed for the White House in 2017, his personal attorney was left behind but not neutered as his boss intended.
32% : To prevail, the D.A. must show that Trump understood campaign laws, knew he was violating them, and intended to deceive voters in 2016 when the payments were booked as "legal expenses" in 2017.
30% : Instead of charging him criminally, they made him their central witness in the case against Trump.
29% : In 2018, his ex-client confessed to Costello that Trump did nothing wrong and committed no crimes.
28% : "I swear to God, Bob, I don't have anything on Donald Trump," testified Costello as he recounted numerous conversations with his then-client.
27% : Still, on Monday, the defense moved to dismiss the charges against Trump.
27% : There are sound reasons why federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, as well as Bragg's predecessor, District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., chose not to charge Trump.
25% : Trump is the political nemesis of Democrats.
24% : Incredibly, Cohen tried to rationalize his $60,000 rip-off of his own boss by absurdly claiming that he was exercising "self-help," because Trump did not give him the annual bonus that he expected.
24% : Collectively, they are all counting on a liberal New York jury to also hate Trump enough to ignore the law and convict based on animus.
24% : The D.A. falsely asserts that Trump unlawfully tried to influence the 2016 election.
19% : But Merchan is all in on convicting Trump.

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