Defense questions Cohen about disparaging Trump
Restarting his cross-examination, defense attorney Todd Blanche asked Michael Cohen if he had been following the progress of the trial.
"I have made comments about the jury selection," Cohen said.
"On April 23, so after the trial started, you said that you had actually heard what a witness had testified about?" Blanche asked.
"Possible yes," Cohen replied.
"Do you recall saying on TikTok on April 23 and that's when Mr. Pecker was still on the stand that from everything you have heard David Pecker has corroborated everything you have been saying for six years?" Blanche asked.
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"Somebody called me and told me that Mr. Pecker had corroborated what I'd been saying for a long time," Cohen said.
Under questioning, Cohen conceded that, while the trial has been ongoing, he has said disparaging things about former President Trump.
"You referred to President Trump as a dictator douche bag, didn't you?" Blanche asked.
"Sounds like something I said," Cohen answered.
Blanche asked Cohen if he commented that Donald Trump belongs in a "little cage ... like a f------ animal."
"I recall saying that," Cohen said.
Trump, at the defense table, has been leaning back in his chair and listening with his eyes closed.