VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“What I was doing, I was doing at the direction of and benefit of Mr. Trump,”
Michael Cohen · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Michael Cohen testified about his actions at Donald Trump's 2024 criminal trial.
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