That's because it wasn't a reversal. Even with the prosecution obviously steered the testimony to go where they wanted it to (that's how all prosecution efforts go), he never said he lied about anything.
Remember as well that there was evidence supporting his testimony. It wasn't just taking him at his word.
I'm not saying it's ok to steer investigations straight into the path that leads down the direction they want. It's not. Ideally, it should be unbiased.
But being coerced and the prosecution leading him down the path they want to go down isn't the same as him lying during testimony and it 100% is NOT the same as him recanting.
Recanting is a very specific thing. It's not just admitting to being pressured or saying the prosecution was biased. It's saying that what they previously said was a lie. They're not all interchangeable terms.
As far as I'm aware, Cohen has never recanted any of his testimony.
That's because it wasn't a reversal. Even with the prosecution obviously steered the testimony to go where they wanted it to (that's how all prosecution efforts go), he never said he lied about anything.
Remember as well that there was evidence supporting his testimony. It wasn't just taking him at his word.
I'm not saying it's ok to steer investigations straight into the path that leads down the direction they want. It's not. Ideally, it should be unbiased.
But being coerced and the prosecution leading him down the path they want to go down isn't the same as him lying during testimony and it 100% is NOT the same as him recanting.
Recanting is a very specific thing. It's not just admitting to being pressured or saying the prosecution was biased. It's saying that what they previously said was a lie. They're not all interchangeable terms.
As far as I'm aware, Cohen has never recanted any of his testimony.