New York Prosecutors Rest Their Case Against Trump

USA Today reports:

The prosecution rested its case in former President Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial in Manhattan on Monday after former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen returned to the stand for more questioning.

It was defense team’s last chance to undermine the credibility of Cohen, the prosecution’s star witness. Trump lawyer Todd Blanche got Cohen to admit that he stole from the Trump Organization and that he’d cashed in on his connection to Trump, including through podcasts and books attacking his former boss.

After Blanche finished his cross-examination, prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked Cohen to clarify that he did not have a retainer agreement with Trump. That is a crucial part of the prosecution’s case

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BREAKING: The prosecution rests in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case, turning trial over to the defense for a chance to call witnesses. https://t.co/6zDNU4W76V

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 20, 2024

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