Convicted felon Michael Cohen took the witness stand to testify against former president Donald Trump as a flurry of Congressional supporters watched and listened in the courtroom Monday.
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville showed up in the courtroom Monday in a show of support for the former President.
Giving remarks to the media following a portion of the hearing, Sen. Tuberville blasted the ‘depressing’ court atmosphere and the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Choen.
“He’s (Trump) been here a month. I am disappointed in looking at the Americans, supposedly American citizens in that courtroom, that the D.A. comes in, and he acts like it is his Super Bowl, and I guess it is.” said Tuberville.
“The Republican candidate for president of the United States is going through mental anguish in a courtroom that’s very depressing, very depressing. I’m glad to stand by President Trump. I’m a friend of his, I’m here more of a friend than just backing him as the candidate as president,” said Tuberville.
“I’m sitting there listening to a guy on the stand that they had to get out of house arrest because he lied in another court, testifying this court. He’s a convicted felon. I mean, this guy, he’s up there giving an acting scene and all of a sudden he comes out and says, oh, I have recorded President Trump on my telephone,” said Tuberville.
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“This guy worked for President Trump,” blasted Tuberville. “I mean, how can you be convinced by somebody who is a serial liar? There should be no reason for anybody to listen to this guy. But at the end of the day, the Democrats, The Democrats are trying to beat President Trump in the jury box because they can’t beat him at the Ballot Box; that’s the story.”
Cohen had previously entered a guilty plea to lying to Congress and acknowledged lying under oath to a federal judge.
Before and during the trial, Cohen regularly criticized Trump on social media. He called him “VonShitzInpantz” on Twitter and discussed the issue live on TikTok. Trump is prohibited from publicly discussing witnesses, including Cohen, by his gag order.
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