CNN’s on-air reference Thursday to Donald Trump’s former lawyer and likely hush-money trial witness Michael Cohen’s scatalogical nickname for his ex-boss received an unenthusiastic reception by Fox News host Laura Ingraham, who complained that the rival network’s coverage choice should spur James Earl Jones to revoke his iconic voiceover.
Cohen’s social media post last month in which he called Trump “Von ShitzInPants,” perhaps in reference to unverified rumors about Trump passing gas in the courtroom, was read aloud Thursday by Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, during a contempt of court hearing. Blanche was trying to argue that it was unfair for a gag order to prevent Trump from talking about witnesses when they can talk about him.
Last week, Cohen wrote on X that he would cease mentioning Trump until he had testified in the case, in which prosecutors allege Trump—with Cohen’s help—broke state law regarding business records and federal campaign finance law by arranging, then covering up, hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.