May 28 Trump’s defense lawyers, prosecutors will make their final pitches to the hush money jury By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press After more than four weeks of testimony, the summations tee up a momentous and historically unprecedented task for the jury as it decides whether to convict the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Continue reading
May 28 Live updates: Closing arguments in Trump’s hush money trial By Associated Press Closing arguments are expected to last all day Tuesday, with jury deliberations beginning as soon as Wednesday. Follow updates here. Continue reading
May 24 What to watch for in Trump trial’s closing arguments, from a law school professor By Jules Epstein, The Conversation For both prosecutors and defense attorneys, the closing arguments serve to tell the jury why the evidence is believable or not, why and how the facts are linked or not and, most importantly, why their decision to either acquit or… Continue reading
May 21 Watch 7:58 How Trump’s alleged hush money payments led to his charges in New York By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Donald Trump’s defense team rested its case Tuesday in the trial brought against the former president by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Next week, both sides will make their closing statements to the jury and then deliberations will begin. While… Continue watching
May 20 Prosecution rests in Trump’s hush money case, and defense now gets its turn to call witnesses By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The defense has said it plans to call a campaign finance expert, a lawyer who offered to represent Cohen after the FBI raided his property in 2018 and a paralegal. Continue reading
May 20 Michael Cohen faces more tough questions as Trump’s hush money trial nears end By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Under questioning from defense attorney Todd Blanche, Cohen admitted that he pocketed cash that supposed to be reimbursement for a $50,000 payment Cohen claimed he had shelled out to a technology firm. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 4:43 What happened during Michael Cohen’s 3rd day of testimony in the Trump hush money trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Former President Trump's one-time lawyer, Michael Cohen, spent his third day on the stand Thursday in a Manhattan courthouse. Cohen is now the key witness in the case against his former boss, and he again faced hours of scrutiny over… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 6:41 Trump attorneys grill star witness Michael Cohen in hush money trial By William Brangham The key witness in the New York criminal trial against Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, continued his testimony Tuesday, further detailing the alleged scheme to hide the payment Cohen made to Stormy Daniels to protect Trump during the 2016 campaign. During… Continue watching
May 13 Watch 7:30 Michael Cohen testifies Trump directly involved in hush money payment and coverup By William Brangham, Saher Khan On the stand Monday in the fourth week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen. Trump’s former attorney and fixer testified that Trump directed him to pay adult film actress Stormy Daniels… Continue watching
May 13 Trump’s GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press With Donald Trump barred from publicly attacking the key witness in his hush money trial, his campaign brought to court a phalanx of Republican elected officials to speak for him. Continue reading