Trump won't testify and emails remain the credibility crunch. What you missed on Day 20 of the hush money trial.

Over the course of just a few hours in court, Donald Trump's legal team presented their entire case: Don't believe Michael Cohen.

After presenting two witnesses, including one who was a staff member tasked with explaining a spreadsheet, the defense formally rested their case on Tuesday morning.

The defense's key witness, Robert Costello, returned to the stand Tuesday morning and quickly came under fire for how he had characterized his relationship with Cohen, as prosecutors again and again used his own words against him.

Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger twisted the knife, referring back to Costello’s comments on Monday that an email spoke for itself as she presented him with emails and records disputing his characterizations.

Moments later, the defense rested their case.

Here’s what you missed on Day 20 of Trump’s hush money trial:

Trump will not testify

Over 16 days of testimony, 22 witnesses took the stand — but despite saying several times he wanted to be among them, Trump ultimately did not testify in his own defense.

Trump has spoken at least once a day outside the courtroom to cameras set up by the press. At the beginning of the trial, he suggested that he was going to testify, but then his tone shifted.

It was long viewed as unlikely by legal experts, who noted that Trump would be exposing himself to an intense cross-examination if he took the stand.

Costello's credibility under fire

Without Trump, the defense case largely rests on convincing the jury not to believe Cohen. To do that, Costello was their key witness, but he, too, faced challenges to his credibility.

Costello quibbled with Hoffinger about details, denying comments that the prosecution then showed in an email, a dynamic that saw the witness appeal