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 16 Why Trump’s hush money defense depends on knocking down Michael Cohen’s credibility By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Michelle L. Price, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Cohen's cross-examination is a pivotal moment for Trump's team, who must convince jurors that his once loyal attorney and fixer can't be believed. Continue reading
May 16 Live Updates: Cross-examination of Michael Cohen resumes By Associated Press Cohen is prosecutors’ final witness — at least for now — as they try to prove Donald Trump schemed to suppress a damaging story he feared would torpedo his 2016 presidential campaign, and then falsified business records to cover it… Continue reading
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 14 In hush money trial, witness Michael Cohen says, ‘Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off’ By Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price, Colleen Long, Associated Press Donald Trump, the first former U.S. president to go on trial, was joined at the courthouse by an entourage of lawmakers that included House Speaker Mike Johnson, who claimed the case was politically motivated. Continue reading
May 14 Live Updates: Michael Cohen testifies for 2nd day in Trump hush money trial By Associated Press Cohen's testimony on Monday linked Trump to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. Follow updates here. Continue reading
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 A timeline of key events in the Trump hush money trial By Associated Press Key moments in the case, as described in trial testimony and court documents, begin with allegations from two women about relations with Trump in 2006, which he denies. Continue reading
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
May 13 Live Updates: Michael Cohen takes the stand in Trump’s hush money trial By Associated Press Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe is expected to take the witness stand. Follow updates here. Continue reading