Donald Trump Outmaneuvered Manhattan DA By Gaining Access To Michael Cohen's Emails. Here's What Will Happen Next
Mar 17, 2024
Last year, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office faced a significant challenge as it sought to prevent former President Donald Trump from obtaining personal emails and text messages of Michael Cohen, a key witness in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Trump's legal team circumvented local prosecutors by appealing directly to federal authorities, who had previously imprisoned Cohen, obtaining over 30,000 emails aimed at undermining Cohen's credibility in the upcoming trial, according to recent report by the Daily Beast. The move has flooded the Manhattan district attorney’s office with documentation from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), complicating the prosecution's efforts in what is set to be the first criminal trial against a former American president. Todd Blanche, Trump's chief defense attorney, has accused the prosecution of withholding ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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