Michael Cohen testified during Trump's criminal trial that it was Melania Trump's idea to play the Access Hollywood tape as locker room talk.
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CNN's Kaitlin Collins is in the courtroom and posted:
“I immediately went to Mr. Trump's office and knocked on the door. “Boss, I need to talk to you.” Cohen said he told Trump what he had learned. 'I told him that. one of the things we have to do is obviously take care of it. He said, 'Absolutely.'
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 13, 2024
Michael Cohen testifies that Donald Trump told him it was Melania's idea to label Access Hollywood's comments as “locker room talk.” (I'm not sure we've heard that before.)
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 13, 2024
Cohen's testimony has lived up to expectations so far. Trump's former lawyer, who went to prison for crimes related to the case, has been waiting years to take his former boss to court and try to convince a jury to hold the ex-president accountable.
For those who think Melania Trump is different from her husband, Cohen's testimony refutes that idea. Melania Trump is still married to a man who bragged on video about sexually assaulting women and was later found liable for rape in civil court.
Given this context, it's no surprise that she came up with the argument that boasting about sexual violence was locker room talk.
Melania Trump is the least popular first lady in history. In January 2021she left the White House with more people disapproving (47%) than approving (42), and Cohen's testimony showed exactly why.
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