Cohen slams judge to whom he pleaded guilty
Defense attorney Todd Blanche confronted Cohen with his past statements about the late Judge William Pauley, to whom he pleaded guilty in 2018 to charges including those related to the Stormy Daniels payment.
“You also believe Judge Pauley is corrupt as well?” Blanche said.
“I have said that,” Cohen said.
“He is deceased, by the way,” Blanche said.
“Yes he is,” Cohen said.
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Cohen confirmed that he at one point described Pauley and prosecutors as “f------ animals.”
“Do you believe that Judge Pauley was in on it?” Blanche asked.
“I do,” Cohen said.
Cohen said he does not believe he should have been charged with federal crimes in 2018.
“I do not believe I should have been charged,” Cohen said.