In the midst of his testimony on Tuesday, Manhattan prosecutors made the surprising announcement that Michael Cohen will be the final witness in their direct case against former president Donald Trump.
Just going by the playbook, it’s a strange call. Prosecutors always want to start strong and end strong. Democratic district attorney Alvin Bragg’s team started with the unlikeable tabloid maven David Pecker and is ending with the repulsive Cohen. Yet Bragg’s case probably calls for throwing the playbook out. For one thing, each of the notable state witnesses — Pecker, Cohen, and Stormy Daniels — has more baggage than Samsonite. There really are no strong witnesses and, well, someone has to be first and someone has to be last, so pick your poison.
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