'I saw a defeated man': Michael Cohen describes seeing Donald Trump in court
October 25, 2023
Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, finished his testimony in the New York federal trial on Wednesday afternoon and stepped outside to speak to the press along with his lawyer Danya Perry, to give details about what unfolded over the past two days.
Cohen first addressed what he said Trump's lawyers thought was the "gotcha moment" of his questioning. In 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to tax fraud, a crime he maintains he never committed. Cohen has explained to Raw Story before that he was given 48 hours to respond to a plea agreement from the prosecutors or they would drop another indictment that would include his wife.
"I ask everybody to please take a look at the Petrillo sentencing memo which we put out, something also defense counsel did not want admitted," in court, Cohen said. "Why? Because very much like the GOP when I testified before the House Oversight Committee, as well as the other six different congressional committees, the only thing they know how to do is to attack, attack, attack, attack. That's the Trump way. Denigrate, deflect, and attack."
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Cohen went on to say that Trump's latest attempt to sue him for $500 million was another example of Trump targeting him for intimidation, but he refused to back down. Trump ultimately withdrew his case before he was slated to give a deposition in Miami.
"We didn't take it. We didn't just walk away. We're continuing to fight. Every single act that Mr. Trump tries to throw at me, from the $500 million lawsuit to now a new issue where they want to depose me," Cohen continued. "So I want to thank each and every one of you. I want to ask, something that was completely ignored, the Petrillo sentencing memo. Everyone wanted to see the governance mean book, like 'Mean Girls,' another denigration against me. Didn't work for them today."
He then addressed Trump leaving the courtroom and what he believed was unfolding in the court that prompted it.
"You may have seen Mr. Trump storm out. He stormed out because they wanted to make a motion — they wanted to make a motion to dismiss the case, to which the judge responded, 'Absolutely not.' You know why? Because he will ultimately be held accountable. As I said the other day, that's what this is all about. It's accountability."
A reporter asked if they looked into each other's eyes while in the room, and Cohen said, "several times."
"When you looked him in the eye, what did you see?" the reporter asked.
"A defeated man, somebody that knows it's the end of the Trump Organization, already found guilty of fraud, the license will ultimately be taken, and now this entire case is merely about how much," Cohen explained. "This is merely about how much discouragement the defendant will be seeking."
See the press conference in the video below or at the link here.
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