Staff Reports
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team came out swinging against Michael Cohen’s tall tales in court. They accused Cohen of spinning a web of lies about a phone call from way back in October 2016. Cohen claimed the call was with Trump’s bodyguard, Keith Schiller, about a payment to Stormy Daniels. But Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, wasn’t having any of it.
In a dramatic cross-examination during the Trump business records trial, Blanche grilled Cohen about the call. He suggested that Cohen was actually talking to Schiller about nuisance calls from a teenage prankster, not hush money for Stormy Daniels. The New York Times even reported that Blanche pointed out the absurdity of Cohen simultaneously discussing a prankster and a payment with Trump.
Cohen: I did. I found they were 14.
Trump's lawyer Blanche: Then at 7:48 pm you texted Keith Schiller about the 14 year old.
Cohen: Yes
[Shown on screen: 10/24/16 voicemail & call 8:01 & 8:02]
Blanche: You claimed this was about Stormy Daniel
Cohen: Yes sir.— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) May 16, 2024
The details from the Inner City Press added more spice to the courtroom drama. They reported that the call lasted less than two minutes and came in the midst of Cohen dealing with harassing calls. Cohen even sent a text to Schiller about the harasser, indicating he would involve the Secret Service. The plot thickened as texts and calls flew back and forth between Cohen and Schiller that evening, creating a tangled web of communication.
Blanche didn’t hold back, accusing Cohen of fabricating stories and changing his tune on the stand. He challenged Cohen’s memory and credibility, highlighting inconsistencies in his testimony. Despite Cohen’s attempts to juggle the Daniels payment and the teenage prankster narrative, Blanche remained steadfast in his defense of Trump.
The courtroom showdown between Blanche and Cohen intensified as Blanche pressed on, calling out Cohen’s shaky recollections and reliance on documents rather than his own memory. The clash between the two sides reached a boiling point as Cohen tried to justify his statements with the evidence at hand, but Blanche wasn’t buying it.
Cohen, known for his social media antics related to the trial, tried to blur the lines between the Daniels payment and the teenage harasser, but Trump’s legal team was ready to debunk his claims. As the courtroom battle rages on, the truth behind the infamous phone call remains a hot topic of contention in the ongoing legal saga.
