Prosecution’s Star Witness Michael Cohen Calls for Dismissal of Trump Criminal Case

For most of last spring, Donald Trump He spent his days in a dreary Manhattan courtroom, reliving some of the dirtier aspects of the 2016 campaign. Past and future presidents followed as prominent personalities of that micro-era:michael cohen, Stormy Daniels, Hope Hicks– he testified as he looked on wordlessly, flanked by a new cadre of cause supporters –Matt Gaetz, JD Vance, Vivek Ramaswamy.

In May, at the end of a month-long hearing, Trump prisoner The lawsuit was filed on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment made to Daniels, who claimed he had sex with her in 2006. (Trump has always denied the relationship.) But his sentence was postponed after this year’s election. In the weeks since his victory, the various charges in multiple indictments against the president-elect have all but dissipated. special advisor jack smithThe person overseeing federal cases against Trump plans to quit his job and leave the Department of Justice. The public’s appetite for any further litigation has largely disappeared. “End Criminal Cases Against Trump,” read a recent newspaper headline. New York Times guest article.

Although he is no longer a leading critic of Trump, even Cohen is advocating dismissal of the hush action. On Tuesday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office recommended Delaying Trump’s sentence until after his term ends in 2029. Cohen, the president-elect’s former fixer who arranged the payment to Daniels and became the prosecution’s star witness, wrote in an email to the following address: Vanity Fair He said he would go one step further.

It would be “sensible and prudent” for Justice to do so, Cohen wrote. Juan MerchanThe judge in the case accepted the recommendation.

Still, Cohen said: “The American people spoke and re-elected Donald Trump. Therefore, I believe that we should all accept and respect the office of the President and immediately dismiss the case.”

Paying hush money to Daniels led to Cohen’s falling out with Trump and turned him into a national character; He wrote a memoir on the subject and maintains a chatty presence on social media covering similar areas. His contrite but firm testimony during the spring trial made for the most explosive viewing of the proceedings.

Along with his defense team, he was one of several lawyers in the courtroom whose fortunes rose and fell with Trump’s. The president-elect recently selected two of his current attorneys, Todd Blanche And Emil Bove, To senior roles in the next administration’s Department of Justice.