Donald Trump’s legal team sought to dismantle the credibility of key prosecution witness Michael Cohen in his Manhattan trial on Tuesday.

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In his cross-examination of Cohen, Mr Blanche dredged up Cohen’s prolific social media posts, podcasts, and media appearances in which the ex-aide had attacked his former boss.

Prosecutors took a risk calling Cohen, who has posted plenty of fodder online for Mr Trump’s lawyers to attack.

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