Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Christopher Conroy made a significant error during Donald Trump’s hush-money trial. While questioning Michael Cohen about a phone call he made to Trump’s bodyguard, Keith Schiller, on October 26, 2016, Conroy presented phone records that suggested the call lasted longer than it actually did and implied Cohen was lying about its purpose.
Conroy attempted to establish that the call was about the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels. However, Trump’s defense team quickly pointed out that Cohen had testified that the call was to discuss harassment he was receiving, not Daniels. The defense then produced additional phone records showing Cohen had actually texted Schiller prior to the call to request him to call back to discuss the harassment.
This discrepancy undermined the prosecution’s attempt to discredit Cohen’s testimony and potentially strengthened the defense’s argument that Cohen is unreliable. The mistake was widely reported and highlighted the challenges the prosecution faces in building a case that relies heavily on Cohen’s credibility. The incident allowed Trump’s team to argue that the prosecution was misrepresenting evidence and cast doubt on the entire case.
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