Bragg is trying to prove today, and everyday, that Donald Trump committed the perfectly legal act of executing a NDA. But they cannot even prove he did that, or did that with full knowledge, let alone with the intent of committing a nonexistent federal campaign violation. And Cohen’s testimony, scripted as it is by Bragg, not only reveals what a lying sleaze ball Cohen is, but underscores that Cohen was the driving force behind it.

By the way, Cohen has lied in federal court, lied to Congress, and lied to his former client Donald Trump. He lies more than Joe Biden, and that’s saying something.