Keith Davidson listed a number of excuses given by Michael Cohen after inquiring about the Stormy Daniels payment, including that the computer systems were “all messed up”, placing blame on the Secret Service, among other things. except.
Davidson recalled Cohen saying, “The Secret Service is here, they have a lot of terrible firewalls.”
Davidson said on the stand, the negotiations with Cohen were “conciliatory” but full of contradictions that led Davidson to believe Cohen did not plan to finance the deal.
After several days of pretending without money, Davidson said he told Cohen, “I don’t really believe a word you say.”
Cohen responded, “Oh my God, what do you expect me to do, my boy is in five different states today.”