'Let me just turn around and say that this is not about Donald Trump versus Michael Cohen or Michael Cohen versus Donald Trump,” Cohen, 57, told reporters gathered outside the courthouse before his testimony began. The former president, accused of inflating the value of his assets by billions of dollars to dupe banks and insurers, was seated at the defense table about 20 feet from Cohen, whose testimony could last into Wednesday. Trump, who has attended the trial periodically since it began three weeks ago, returned on Tuesday amid tight security and a heavy media presence. For the first time in five years, Donald Trump came face to face in court with his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who is now a bitter foe and a star witnesses in New York’s $250 million civil fraud trial against the former president.
