{"id":2201406,"date":"2024-03-18T18:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T22:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-bid-to-block-michael-cohens-and-stormy-danielss-testimony-denied\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T18:34:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T22:34:10","slug":"trumps-bid-to-block-michael-cohens-and-stormy-danielss-testimony-denied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-bid-to-block-michael-cohens-and-stormy-danielss-testimony-denied\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Denies Trump&#8217;s Attempt to Prevent Cohen and Daniels from Testifying"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftrumps-bid-to-block-michael-cohens-and-stormy-danielss-testimony-denied%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=2201406&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--><h2>Trump&#8217;s Effort to Exclude Stormy Daniels and Michael \u200dCohen Fails<\/h2>\n<p>In a significant turn of events, former President Donald Trump&#8217;s strategy to \u200cblock key \u200ctestimonies in\u200b his high-profile hush money trial hit a wall of\u200c justice. The testimonies of adult film actress Stormy Daniels and\u200c Trump&#8217;s former attorney Michael Cohen will go \u2063ahead,\u2064 as ruled by \u2063the\u2064 court.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s legal team had\u200d put forth a bold argument: Michael Cohen, they asserted, <strong>lacked\u2064 credibility<\/strong> due to his history of lying. They also claimed \u200dthat Stormy Daniels would see the trial \u200das\u2063 an opportunity to\u200d cash in,\u2064 suggesting\u2062 her account could not be trusted. However, these arguments did not \u200csway the judicial decision.<\/p>\n<h3>Witnesses \u2062Ready\u200d to Take\u2063 the Stand<\/h3>\n<p>Both Daniels and\u200d Cohen \u200dhave found themselves in \u2062the spotlight as\u200d key witnesses in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg&#8217;s case. Bragg is steadfast in his goal to \u200dhold Trump accountable \u200don <strong>34\u200b counts related\u2063 to business fraud<\/strong>, and leveraging these two\u200b testimonies is a critical part \u200dof his\u2062 strategy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Justice Juan Merchan ruled on Monday \u2062that \u2063he will \u200bbe able to.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This definitive ruling reinforces the integrity of the trial proceedings,\u200d ensuring that all \u200drelevant testimonies will be \u2062examined.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\">CLICK HERE\u2064 TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>A Delayed Start to a \u200dHigh-Stakes Trial<\/h3>\n<p>The impending trial, poised to commence on March 25, has now \u2063been postponed, with\u200d proceedings expected to start after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-launches-ukrainian-refugee-sponsorship-program\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Launches Ukrainian Refugee Sponsorship Program\">month-long delay<\/a>. \u200cThe additional time may be used by both sides to bolster their cases for what promises to be a closely-watched legal battle.<\/p>\n<h3>The Heart\u200c of the Case<\/h3>\n<p>The charges levied against Trump center on allegations of falsifying business records. The\u200b prosecution claims that to silence Daniels regarding an affair she alleges took place in 2006, Trump \u200carranged a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Shield Financial Records\">hush money payment<\/a> through Cohen. Trump has emphatically pleaded not guilty and \u2063denies any affair with Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>The case continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-could-make-announcement-on-run-as-independent-on-oct-9\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. may announce independent run on Oct. 9.\">draw national attention<\/a> and\u2063 speculation as the trial\u200b approaches. With these \u200dpivotal testimonies\u200b now secured, all eyes will be on the courtroom when \u2063the \u2062gavel finally falls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court rejects Trump&#8217;s effort to stop Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen from testifying in his hush money case, dismissing claims of Cohen&#8217;s unreliability and Daniels&#8217;s financial motives. 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