Former attorney and fixer for former President Donald Trump is admitting he stole from the Trump Organization.
During cross-examination in Trump’s hush money trial in New York City, Â Todd Blanche, an attorney for the former president, asked Cohen, “You did steal from the Trump Organization, correct?”
“Yes, sir,” the former fixer answered.
As CNBC notes, “Cohen pocketed $30,000 of the $50,000 he received from the Trump Organization and then gave about $20,00 to the tech firm Red Finch, which previously worked for the Trump Organization.”
“Cohen said that although Red Finch’s owner would have preferred getting the full $50,000 he was owed, he was ‘placated for the time being,'” it added.
The outlet points out, “Cohen is a key witness against Trump, having previously testified he paid porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 before the 2016 presidential election to keep her quiet about allegedly having sex with Trump once a decade earlier.”
