Trump then said, This is going to be one heck of a ride in D.C., Cohen recalled.
Of the latter, Cohen admitted on the stand that he overcharged for that work.
Prosecutors contend that the reimbursement was made using deliberately falsified paperwork in violation of New York business laws.
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I didnt want the role, Cohen testified, saying he doubted he was competent to handle it.
I just wanted my name to be included, Cohen said.
It was more about my ego than anything.
Donald Trump with his attorneys in court on Monday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Cohen said he was beyond angry, truly insulted and personally hurt.
He wrote down that the LLC was for management consulting and HR marketing.
I was, even for myself, unusually angry, Cohen said.
Cohen said he believes that Weisselberg told Trump about the tirade.
He also said, Dont worry about that other thing.
Im gonna take care of it when we get back, Cohen testified.
Cohen will return to the stand on Tuesday.
Defense lawyers have yet to cross-examine him.
The Daniels story emerged after another politically damaging story, theAccess Hollywoodtape, had surfaced in early October.
I thought you took care of this.
This is a disaster, total disaster, Trump fumed, according to Cohen.
Women are gonna hate me.
… Guys, they think its cool, but this is gonna be a disaster for the campaign.
Cohen testified that Trump was already polling poorly with women in the run-up to the November election.
Trump also told Cohen, Just take care of it, Cohen testified.
But complications arose because of the election-timed delay strategy that Trump asked Cohen to pursue.
Cohen called that time of his career fantastic and an amazing experience.
On the witness stand, Cohen suggested that the claims were not a surprise.
From testimony so far, it is not clear what was in the other papers.
Cohen made multiple appearances before the Manhattan grand jury that indicted Trump in 2023.
TV and audio coverage is banned from the proceedings.
A Trump attorney, Todd Blanche, said in opening statements that Cohen cant be trusted.
He is an admitted liar, Blanche said.
Cohen has also been busy trolling his old boss online, to the irritation of lawyers on both sides.
On Friday Blanche asked the presiding judge, Juan Merchan, to make Cohen stop.
Trump spent four months in 2000 as a Reform Party candidate for the White House.
Trump has denied any sexual contact with Daniels and said that his payments to Cohen were legitimate.
His lawyers have argued that Trump wanted to spare himself and his family embarrassment.
Ted Johnson contributed to this report.
