With the criminal cases in Georgia, Florida, and Washington D.C. slowing to a halt, New York is the only place where the lawfare show — or perhaps circus — has proceeded in any meaningful way. And it was on full display.
In Manhattan criminal court, the jury heard testimony from the prosecution’s star witness (and admitted liar) Michael Cohen. Cohen’s testimony was so damaging to the prosecution that even CNN’s Anderson Cooper remarked, “If I was a juror in this case watching that, I would think, ‘This guy’s making this up as he’s going along.’”
As the other criminal cases are stalled, it appears nearly certain that President Trump will not face any additional criminal trials before the November election. And in the meantime, the partisan nature of this lawfare becomes more obvious by the day as President Joe Biden taunts and fundraises off of President Trump’s legal prosecutions.
Here’s the latest information you need to know about each case.
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Manhattan, New York: Prosecution by DA Alvin Bragg for NDA Payment
How we got here: In this New York state criminal case, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg — who The New York Times acknowledged had “campaigned as the best candidate to go after the former president” — charged former President Donald Trump in April 2023 with 34 felony charges for alleged falsification of business records. Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen paid pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 presidential election as part of a nondisclosure agreement
