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It's a cliche that defense lawyers signal their testifying clients they are giving a bad answer by coughing. When a client starts giving bad but usually truthful answers, their lawyer may start coughing harder and harder to create a cough break. It's so common that judges will warn defense lawyers about a cough break.
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