A former legal adviser to Michael Cohen, a key witness in the New York grand jury investigation into former President Donald Trump’s alleged payment to adult actress Stormy Daniels, has claimed that the former Trump attorney is “far from solid evidence.”
Veteran New York Attorney Robert Costello made the comments to reporters shortly after he appeared before a grand jury Monday to challenge the credibility and honesty of Cohen, who testified to the Manhattan grand jury on March 15 and is considered a critical witness in District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into Trump.
Costello has represented a string of Trump allies in the past and claims he briefly acted as a legal adviser to Cohen in 2018 when the FBI raided his home amid a probe into tax evasion, among other criminal charges….