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Lauren Aratani and Callum Jones in New York

Michael Cohen says he inflated assets to ‘whatever number Trump told us to’

Michael Cohen arrives in court on Tuesday. His highly anticipated testimony is at the heart of the prosecutors’ case.
Michael Cohen arrives in court on Tuesday. His highly anticipated testimony is at the heart of the prosecutors’ case. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

Donald Trump’s ex-fixer inflated the valuation of the former president’s assets to “whatever number Mr Trump told us to”, he has testified.

Michael Cohen made the allegation as he took the stand at Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York. His highly anticipated testimony is at the heart of the prosecutors’ case against his former boss.

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