"Judge Rules in Trump Civil Fraud Trial, Orders $355 Million Payment"

New York Judge Arthur Engoron found Michael Cohen's testimony "credible" in former President Trump's civil fraud trial, ordering Trump to pay over $355 million for conspiring to alter his company's value. Despite perjury allegations, Engoron deemed Cohen's testimony credible based on its plausibility and corroboration by other trial evidence, stating that pleading guilty to perjury doesn't mean a person never tells the truth. Trump criticized the ruling as political, while Cohen called it "just and fair," acknowledging that he was "stupid" to lie to Congress for his former boss.