The Make-or-Break Testimony of Michael Cohen

This episode contains explicit language. Michael Cohen, Donald J. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, took the stand in the former president’s hush-money trial.  Jonah E. Bromwich, a criminal justice reporter, discusses how Mr. Cohen could cause problems for Mr. Trump himself.  Guest: Jonah E. Bromwich, one of the lead reporters covering the Manhattan criminal trial of Donald J. Trump for The New York Times. Background reading:  • Michael Cohen is the central witness (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/ny...) in the first criminal trial of an American president. • Mr. Cohen’s account of an arrangement struck in the White House (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/ny...) was the only personal testimony tying Donald J. Trump to falsified documents. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-t...) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-acce.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.