Michael Cohen is questioned by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger during former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 13, 2024, in this courtroom sketch. (REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg )
"Michael Cohen is going to have a really bad day," Marshall said. "He's got a lot of explaining to do, and the only thing the jury is going to be able to conclude is that while Michael Cohen made a career on monetizing his relationship with Donald Trump, his testimony in this case was designed to monetize his ability to get Donald Trump a conviction, and that is not going to play very well"
Marshall said that "the best resolution" to this case, in his view, is for the court to enter a judgment of acquittal.
"And by the time the defense team has this testimony, he's going to be completely discredited," Marshall said, adding that he believes the defense will move for an acquittal.
"What seemingly gets lost in the discussion is what this case is about, and that is, false business entries into the records on Trump that inherently, according to the prosecution, lead to some other criminal offense, some conspiracy to commit some other crime. And I haven't seen it," Marshall said.
"And the discussion about the NDA negotiations with Stormy Daniels' lawyers, the references to what took place, had no bearing on what the prosecution ultimately has to prove — which is that Donald Trump was aware of false entries, did so with a fraudulent intent and that that was designed to be able to commit another offense — which is yet has not been disclosed," Marshall added.
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Former president Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)
Marshall said Bragg's case against Trump is an "affront" to what state prosecutors are meant to do.
"I've worked in the criminal justice system as a voice for victims in law enforcement. I care desperately about what that system represents and what it is that prosecutors are supposed to do, and this case is an affront to that," Marshall told Fox News Digital.
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Bragg's office did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Brianna Herlihy is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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