The Trump Trial Could End Next Week

The criminal trial of former president Donald Trump wrapped up for the week with Michael Cohen still on cross-examination. Trump’s former lawyer, Cohen is the deeply flawed but nonetheless essential witness in the prosecution brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg — an elected Democrat who pursued the case after federal prosecutors elected not to charge Trump — knowing they’d otherwise have to rely on Cohen — and after Bragg himself shut the investigation down in 2022 before reviving it the following year.

The trial is not in session today because Judge Juan Merchan accommodated Trump’s request to attend the high-school graduation of his youngest son.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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The criminal trial of former president Donald Trump wrapped up for the week with Michael Cohen still on cross-examination. Trump’s former lawyer, Cohen is the deeply flawed but nonetheless essential witness in the prosecution brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg — an elected Democrat who pursued the case after federal prosecutors elected not to charge Trump — knowing they’d otherwise have to rely on Cohen — and after Bragg himself shut the investigation down in 2022 before reviving it the following year.

The trial is not in session today because Judge Juan Merchan accommodated Trump’s request to attend the high-school graduation of his youngest son.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.