{"id":1901252,"date":"2023-03-20T10:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-cohen-confirms-he-will-be-rebuttal-witness-in-manhattan-district-attorney-hush-money-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T10:26:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:26:34","slug":"michael-cohen-confirms-he-will-be-rebuttal-witness-in-manhattan-district-attorney-hush-money-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-cohen-confirms-he-will-be-rebuttal-witness-in-manhattan-district-attorney-hush-money-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Cohen to Serve as a Rebuttal Witness in Manhattan District Attorney&#8217;s Hush Money Inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-cohen-confirms-he-will-be-rebuttal-witness-in-manhattan-district-attorney-hush-money-inquiry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1901252&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78208886\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kari Lake on short list of candidates Trump wants as 2024 running mate: Report\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is reportedly among the short list of female candidates former President Donald Trump is considering as his 2024 running mate. 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The grand jury is investigating an alleged $130,000 hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election cycle in exchange for her signing a nondisclosure agreement to stay quiet about an alleged affair with Trump a decade earlier. Prosecutors are also examining the alleged falsification of business records related to the payment. <\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Robert Costello, who briefly advised Cohen during an FBI raid on his home and office in 2018, is also scheduled to testify. Cohen has already waived attorney-client privilege claims with Costello, paving the way for his testimony, according to the Wall Street Journal. In relation to this, Cohen was unsure whether he would come before the grand jury or just meet with prosecutors. <\/p>\n<p>Explaining his role to MSNBC&#8217;s Alex Witt, Cohen said: &#8220;I was asked to make myself available and to be at the DA\u2019s office tomorrow as a rebuttal witness.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to charges related to the alleged payment to Daniels, also known as Stephanie Gregory Clifford. Costello did not represent him on that deal. <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing, has not taken up the opportunity to deliver testimony before the panel and has decried the inquiry as a witch hunt. On Saturday, he suggested he &#8220;will be arrested on Tuesday&#8221; and called for &#8220;protest, take our nation back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/michael-cohen-confirms-rebuttal-witness-hush-money-inquiry\">&#8220;Michael Cohen confirms he will be rebuttal witness in Manhattan district attorney hush money inquiry&#8221;<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Cohen, the ex-lawyer and fixer for former President Donald Trump, confirmed that he will be available as a rebuttal witness for Manhattan prosecutors on Monday. A grand jury investigating an alleged hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels is expected to hear from lawyer Robert Costello. 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