Michael Cohen Trump Court.html

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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/nyre ... court.html

Hypocrisy Rating: HIGH

Summary: The article discusses the trial of former President Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen, who admitted to stealing from Trump's company and is the prosecution's star witness. However, the article also mentions Trump's courtroom entourage, including three supporters charged with felonies, and a defense witness who was so defiant that the judge cleared the courtroom. This shows hypocrisy on the part of Trump and his team as they try to defend him while also facing their own legal troubles.

Hypocritical Statements:

1. "Mr. Trump’s courtroom entourage included three supporters charged with felonies of their own." - This is hypocritical as Trump often portrays himself as a law and order president, yet his own supporters are facing legal trouble.

2. "On a pivotal day in the first criminal trial of an American president, the courtroom threatened to spin out of control." - This is hypocritical as Trump has often dismissed any legal actions against him as "witch hunts" and tries to discredit the justice system when it is not in his favor.

3. "But the strategy may not have paid off: The judge promptly lost his patience with Mr. Costello...Are you staring me down?" - This is hypocritical as Trump and his defenders often accuse others of being disrespectful and not adhering to the rules, yet one of his own supporters is being accused of acting the same way in court.