Former fixer Michael Cohen testifies at trial he lied for Trump

Michael Cohen's testimony followed last week's court proceedings in which adult film star Stormy Daniels gave toe-curling detail about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump which is at the heart of the case. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer Cohen for a hush-money payment to Daniels on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, when the story could have proved politically fatal. Here is the analysis of Kethevane Gorjestani, international affairs editor and former France' 24 correspondant in Washington.