Michael Cohen warns that Trump only has to win the elections to evade justice

The lawyer, who served as Donald Trump’s employee for several years, is convinced that the only way the 77-year-old Republican can avoid paying the million-dollar penalties issued by two judges against him is by serving a prison sentence or becoming a prisoner again. president.

Since last year, Four legal accusations were brought against the New York tycoon, but he was also already involved in an old case. for having sexually assaulted columnist E. Jean Carroll and after having defamed her, Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that Trump had to pay $83.3 million dollars.

Subsequently, the former president of the nation received a second blow to his finances, after the magistrate Arthur Engoron fined him $355 million for conspiring to alter his net worth with the aim of receiving tax benefits and insurance.

In this regard, in an interview given to the television channel MSNBCMichael Cohen maintains that the last card Trump has left to avoid being ruined or in jail is to first win the Republican nomination and, then, win the elections to be held in November.

“At this moment the only way out for him, both financially and criminally, with respect to imprisonment, is to win the elections. Donald is not running for president of the United States to do good for the country; he wants to do it for himself. “It is about running with the purpose of saving yourself,” he warned.

Asked whether Trump is in a position to pay the fines imposed, Cohen practically ruled it out.

“It’s a staggering amount of money for pretty much anyone. There may be a handful of people in the country who can write a check for $500 million, but Donald is not one of them.“he emphasized.

Finally, the New York lawyer considers that the ruling against his former boss was fair and even with a lower sanction than that contemplated.

“In fact, I thought the amount would be, and should be, higher. I believe the ruling was fair and equitable. “I think Judge Engoron lays everything out in this more than 90-page decision, especially on page 41, which refers to me, the fact that I told the truth,” he stated.

It is projected that Donald Trump could also be found guilty in the trial filed for having secretly given money to an adult film actress and a former Playboy model, this with the aim of not revealing any indiscretion about the romantic relationship they had.

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