out there. does it give more to motivation, that could affect what a grand jury might consider. the idea being that he has a grudge, a vendetta, he has an ax to grind because he feels betrayed. and that s sort of to answer the question, what would be his incentive to lie at this point? he s served jail time for this. you might wonder, why would cohen be telling the truth. the grand jury may not find any of that particularly helpful, and may not ask him any questions, may not do anything with it at all. especially if bragg s office can bring cohen back in to explain what if any questions the grand jury might have about the credibility. reporting was costello was told cohen didn t have much on trump for the trump s family. bragg s team gets to ask, what did you mean by that? if he can rehabilitate him, again.
donald trump must be treated like any other citizen, and there aren t two systems of justice. no person is above the law. that s what we re facing now. we have indisputable evidence from the southern district of new york after an investigation that donald trump instructed michael cohen to commit a crime. cohen went to jail for it. now it s time for accountability. the charge does come, it could come as early as this week. it s monday, so maybe soon. donald trump says he s preparing for it. he s asking for his supporters to protest it. and now the gop is finding itself in the same position it did after the 2020 election. defend donald trump after another violent incident or don t defend him and face getting voted out of office. senior legal correspondent, laura jarrett, and nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard in west palm beach near former
after mr. cohen testifies if they choose to call him in, and then they have to charge him on the law, ask them to vote, and then they sign an indictment, they file that with the court under seal because he s not arrested yet. and then typically they make arrangements with the trump team to surrender, so that he can show up voluntarily, and he ll be processed the way every other defendant is handled in new york, whether you re a democrat or a republican, the manhattan d.a. s office has a long history of prosecuting people without fear or favor. they don t look at things like what party you re with, and he will be processed and finger printed and photographed and arrest processed, and he ll be arraigned, told what charges he is facing, and i m 100% certain he will enter a plea of not guilty. and that s that. he ll go home after that. this is not a bail eligible offense in new york because it s
and former legal adviser to michael cohen is expected to testify that cohen is not the guy you want to rely on. a source familiar with jonathan dienst says costello is prepared to say that cohen is a liar, a convicted perjure, an embellisher who s out for revenge, that he s furious with donald trump and blames him for all of his troubles, that the hush money payments were made because cohen felt it was important to keep the stormy daniels matter a secret from melania trump in order to protect their marriage. we are keeping an eye on that courtroom in case costello comes out to speak with reporters, he could. we re also watching for michael cohen who says he s been asked to rebut costello to the grand jury if need be. here s some of what cohen would likely say from his own attorney who just spoke with wnbc.
that s our basic understanding. instead of donald trump testifying himself, you can send in this witness. query whether the grand jury gives it any weight. bragg is in the driver s seat. the approximation is going to be the one that questions costello, and could cross examine, and bring cohen back in to rehabilitate himself. there s a book called the fixer by a couple of wall street journal reporters, and they document a number of meetings that costello had with michael cohen. you might ask, is that attorney/client privilege. michael cohen never signed a retainer, so i guess it s not. they document how it appears cohen is very upset about what happened to him, blames donald trump, and the evolution from going from donald trump s loyal warrior to a guy who feels like he has nothing left to lose, when costello lays that out for the grand jury, i mean, we re talking about that michael cohen s credibility is already