Trump Group exec Jeffrey McConney is testifying as prosecutors have launched proof that Donald Trump cooked the books to cover reimbursing hush cash to Michael Cohen.
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MSNBC’s Katie Phang tweeted:
Subsequent up is the 1099 for the Donald J. Trump private account from tax 12 months 2017 for Michael Cohen funds.
On the 1099 FORM: “Non-employee compensation: $315,000”
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) Could 6, 2024
McConney testifies concerning the Workplace of Authorities Ethics (OGE), to which Trump would ship his annual monetary disclosures when he was a candidate and as president.
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) Could 6, 2024
Trump lied on his disclosure type to the Workplace of Authorities Ethics when he took workplace, which is so on model and in character for Trump that it will be surprising if not a single eye blinked within the courtroom.
Certainly one of Donald Trump’s greatest issues on this case is that there isn’t a proof on his aspect to stability out the prosecution’s argument. Trump’s protection comes all the way down to a declare that he didn’t do it and that Michael Cohen acted alone.
If that is true, why are there no communications or testimony that Trump condemned Cohen’s actions or put a cease to them?
The testimony to this point on this trial has been that Trump knew concerning the conferences, participated within the catch and kill, and supported preserving this data away from voters earlier than Election Day 2016.
On this case, there’s a paper trial main straight to Donald J. Trump.
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