Donald Trump’s lawyers question Michael Cohen in the former president’s civil business fraud trial

By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen has returned to witness stand again in his ex-boss Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. The former president’s defense team is trying to undermine the credibility and question the motives of Trump’s onetime personal attorney turned adversary. During his first day of testimony Tuesday, Cohen said he and key executives at Trump’s company worked to inflate the estimated values of their employer’s holdings on documents given to banks and others. On Wednesday, Trump lawyer Alina Habba has been cross-examining Cohen. She’s emphasizing Cohen’s federal criminal convictions and working to portray him as a liar. Cohen has acknowledged that he has “animosity” toward Trump. Trump denies any wrongdoing in the case.