'I'd be furious': Experts say Cohen is 'compromising' Trump case with nightly livestreams

Former Trump lawyer and current witness in the former president's New York hush money trial, Michael Cohen, is discussing details of the trial in nightly livestreams on TikTok, where he appears to be earning money through viewer donations.

Cohen's social media activities don't seem to fall afoul of any court restrictions, but experts tell ABC News that the livestreams aren't doing anything to help his credibility.

"I'd be furious," said former Georgia prosecutor Chris Timmons. "As a prosecutor, the last thing you want your witness to do is to be talking about the case in a forum other than the courtroom."

Defense attorney Jeremy Saland agreed, saying Cohen's actions will only help Trump.

"I have no doubt that Team Trump is scrutinizing and listening and watching whatever they can, and they are rightfully going to weaponize it in a court of law to tear down his credibility," Saland said.

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"If I'm the prosecution, I'm on the phone right now saying, 'Stop what you are doing — right now,'" he added. "I can't make you, but you need to stop for your own sake because it's going to get worse for you in that courtroom. And you are compromising the case."

When asked by ABC News about the livestreams, Cohen said he's "not the defendant in this criminal matter and am not the subject of Judge Merchan's gag order. Donald is."

"Nevertheless, I elected, out of respect to the court and the prosecutors, to cease commenting on Trump and this matter; which I have done," Cohen added.

Cohen made a similar pledge in a Wednesday post to X, where he said he would stop using the platform to comment about Trump and the trial.

"See you in a month (or more)," Cohen wrote.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 charges accusing him of falsifying business records to hide the reimbursement of a hush money payment that Cohen made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in order to hide an affair she and Trump allegedly had before the 2016 election.