and faculty while he's here.
maurice?
>> maurice: nikole killion in
atlanta tonight, thank you.
michael cohen faced hours of
intense questioning today at
former president trump's
criminal trial.
defense attorneys accusing him
of lying and attacking his
character and his testimony.
cbs's robert costa once again
tonight from the courthouse in
lower manhattan.
>> reporter: former president
donald trump appeared to be
closely watching as his defense
tore into the credibility of
michael cohen, who has
acknowledged lying under oath in
past cases.
>> the last time i appeared
before congress, i came to
protect mr. trump.
today, i am here to tell the
truth.
>> reporter: as the
prosecution's star witness,
cohen said he lied because of
his loyalty to trump and has
testified he paid adult film
star stormy daniels $130,000 to
suppress her account of an
alleged sexual encounter with
trump to stave off a scandal
ahead of the 2016 election.
and cohen has testified he
called then-candidates be...