“If they want to go after Donald Trump and they have solid evidence then so be it,” Robert Costello, a Trump ally, said after testifying to a Manhattan grand jury. “But Michael Cohen is far from solid evidence.”
In a do-or-die attempt to keep Donald Trump from being indicted by Manhattan prosecutors, attorney and allyappeared before the grand jury hearing evidence in the hush-money case on Monday at the behest of the former president’s legal team.
After emerging following more than two hours of testimony, Costello spoke extensively to reporters outside, explaining that he’d attempted to discredit Michael Cohen—a former Trump lawyer-turned-key witness for the prosecution, and an ex-client of Costello’s. “If they want to go after Donald Trump and they have solid evidence then so be it,” Costello said. “But Michael Cohen is far from solid evidence.
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