Judge says Michael Cohen may have committed perjury, denies early probation end

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Engoron said that while Cohen had an "incentive to lie" after falling out with Trump, he found the ex-lawyer's testimony credible based in part on his relaxed manner and the general plausibility of his statements.
37% : When Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges in 2018, he said Trump directed him to arrange the payment of hush money to two women to fend off damage to his 2016 presidential bid.
36% : Last year, Trump pleaded not guilty in New York state court in Manhattan to 34 felony charges alleging that he falsified internal business records at his private company to cover up his involvement in the payouts.
33% : " Pressed on cross-examination, Cohen conceded that Trump never told him to inflate the numbers -- though Cohen later said Trump signaled it indirectly, and "we understood what he wanted.
29% : Federal prosecutors did not charge Trump.
28% : He recently committed perjury, on the stand and under oath, at a civil trial involving President Trump.
22% : " Trump lost the case and was ordered last month to pay a $454 million penalty.
21% : Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has repeatedly attacked Cohen's credibility, saying he "committed MASSIVE PERJURY" in the civil fraud case "at a level seldom seen on the stand before.
4% : " Trump, who was accused in the case of lying about his wealth on financial statements used to secure loans and make deals, reacted after Cohen backtracked from initial testimony that Trump had directed him to boost the value of assets to "whatever number Trump told us to.

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