Alvin Bragg Under Pressure Over Michael Cohen Testimony

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has come under fire for calling Michael Cohen as the star witness in Donald Trump's hush money case.

Cohen, a former Trump attorney and fixer who is now a vocal critic of the former president, testified for four days during the trial . Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Trump staffer Paul Ingrassia said Cohen's testimony should have led to the case being "dismissed." "President Trump and his legal team should feel triumphant," he writes. "No sane jury would ever in a million years rule in Bragg's favor." The trial, which is drawing to a close, will determine whether Trump falsified business records over payments facilitated by Cohen to former adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep an alleged affair secret before the 2016 election, as alleged in a criminal indictment by Bragg's office.

Trump has denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to all 34 charges. He also denies an affair with Daniels, and claims the trial is part of a political witch hunt against him.