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WATCH: Dershowitz Says Alvin Bragg Could Be Disbarred If He Uses Michael Cohen’s Testimony Against Trump
Former Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg could be disbarred if he uses Michael Cohen’s testimony to indict former President Donald Trump.
On Sunday, Dershowitz warned against Bragg using Cohen’s testimony because Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, is “a perjuring liar,” Mediate reported.
Dershowitz is not confident an “indictment can actually come forward now after the comments made by [Robert] Costello.”
Costello recently went before the Manhattan grand jury to testify against Cohen’s credibility. Costello was a former legal adviser to Cohen. He said Cohen took all responsibility and initiative in the payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The payments were not directed by Trump, Costello said.
“He has proved that the main witness is going to be a perjuring liar on the witness stand, and that puts the district attorney in a terrible position,” Dershowitz continued, referencing a 2018 incident where Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress.
If D.A. Bragg “uses Cohen as a witness, he could actually lose his bar license. It’s unethical to put a witness on the stand who you know is lying, and he has to know that Cohen will be lying.”
“Or he tries the case without Cohen, which would be very difficult, or he does the right thing: he drops the case,” Dershowitz added.
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Dershowitz: If Alvin Bragg "uses Cohen as a witness, he could actually lose his bar license."
"It’s unethical to put a witness on the stand who you know is lying, and he has to know that Cohen will be lying." pic.twitter.com/hnxuSJC3cD
— Paul Aubert (@_paulaubert) March 26, 2023