 |
|
Not a political judgment at all
Posted on: February 16, 2024 at 22:29:18 CT
ummmm MU
Posts:
44833
Member For:
12.67 yrs
Level:
User
M.O.B. Votes:
0
"Michael Cohen was an important witness on behalf of the plaintiff, although hardly the linchpin
that defendants have attempted to portray him to be. His testimony was significantly
compromised by his having pleaded guilty to perjury and by some seeming contradictions in
what he said at trial. However, carefully parsed, he testified that although Donald Trump did not
expressly direct him to reverse engineer financial statements, he ordered him to do so indirectly,
in his “mob voice.” Although the animosity between the witness and the defendant is palpable,
providing Cohen with an incentive to lie, the Court found his testimony credible, based on the
relaxed manner in which he testified, the general plausibility of his statements, and, most
importantly, the way his testimony was corroborated by other trial evidence. A less-forgiving
factfinder might have concluded differently, might not have believed a single word of a
convicted perjurer. This factfinder does not believe that pleading guilty to perjury means that
you can never tell the truth. Michael Cohen told the truth."
that defendants have attempted to portray him to be. His testimony was significantly
compromised by his having pleaded guilty to perjury and by some seeming contradictions in
what he said at trial. However, carefully parsed, he testified that although Donald Trump did not
expressly direct him to reverse engineer financial statements, he ordered him to do so indirectly,
in his “mob voice.” Although the animosity between the witness and the defendant is palpable,
providing Cohen with an incentive to lie, the Court found his testimony credible, based on the
relaxed manner in which he testified, the general plausibility of his statements, and, most
importantly, the way his testimony was corroborated by other trial evidence. A less-forgiving
factfinder might have concluded differently, might not have believed a single word of a
convicted perjurer. This factfinder does not believe that pleading guilty to perjury means that
you can never tell the truth. Michael Cohen told the truth."
Please explain why this message is being reported.
MESSAGE THREAD
Not a political judgment at all - ummmm MU - 2/16 22:29:18