Michael Cohen’s testimony comes as prosecutors close in on a decision on whether to seek charges against former President Trump.
They were not authorized to speak publicly about grand jury proceedings and did so on condition of anonymity.
Cohen declined to comment to reporters as he left the meeting, saying he’d be “taking a little bit of time now to stay silent and allow the D.A. build their case.” Prosecutors appear to be looking at whether Trump committed crimes in arranging the payments, or in how they were accounted for internally at Trump’s company, the Trump Organization. One possible charge would be falsifying business records, a misdemeanor unless prosecutors could prove it was done to conceal another crime.Prosecutors this week invited Trump to testify before the grand jury — another sign that phase of the investigation is winding down.
Cohen served prison time after pleading guilty in 2018 to federal charges, including campaign finance violations, for arranging the payouts to porn actor Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal to keep them from going public. Trump has denied the affairs.
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