Live updates: Trump fixer Michael Cohen to resume testimony in hush money trial
What to know about the trial today
- Star witness Michael Cohen will resume testimony today about being reimbursed by Donald Trump for a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels to suppress her story about her alleged affair with the former president. Trump denies any affair with Daniels.
- Trump lawyer Todd Blanche could begin cross-examination as soon as today. He is expected to paint Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and fixer, as a perjurer and convicted felon; Cohen pleaded guilty to several crimes in 2018, including tax fraud and lying to Congress about plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
- Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide the reimbursement to Cohen for the payment he made to Daniels. Trump has denied the charges.