Cohen sparred with Trump lawyer Alina Habba and said former president told him to inflate assets
Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen will continue giving evidence at his fraud trial today after a combative day in which the disgraced lawyer alleged the former president instructed him and other executives to inflate his apparent fortune.
On Tuesday, Cohen described how Trump would select an “arbitrary” number – $6bn, rather than $4.5bn, for example – and instruct his executives to increase the value of his assets to reach it. Trump sat in court throughout the hearing, often shaking his head seemingly in exasperation.
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