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| Michael Cohen testimony to continue today in Trump’s hush-money trial | |
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| Catch up on latest news out of Donald Trump’s criminal trial for hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels | Catch up on latest news out of Donald Trump’s criminal trial for hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels |
| Donald Trump is the first US president to be tried on criminal charges – and could face prison if convicted. Trump allegedly falsified the financial transaction behind the $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. He denies 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in spring 2023. | Donald Trump is the first US president to be tried on criminal charges – and could face prison if convicted. Trump allegedly falsified the financial transaction behind the $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. He denies 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in spring 2023. |
| Here’s what you need to know about the case and what’s happening today: | Here’s what you need to know about the case and what’s happening today: |
| 14 May: what’s happening on day 17 | 14 May: what’s happening on day 17 |
| Michael Cohen, once one of Donald Trump’s most loyal lieutenants and enforcers, is expected to take the stand this morning for a second day. | Michael Cohen, once one of Donald Trump’s most loyal lieutenants and enforcers, is expected to take the stand this morning for a second day. |
| On Monday, Cohen testified that Trump demanded he bury Stormy Daniels’ account of an alleged sexual liaison weeks before the election. | On Monday, Cohen testified that Trump demanded he bury Stormy Daniels’ account of an alleged sexual liaison weeks before the election. |
| Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, will reportedly join Trump in court today during the trial, according to multiple sources. Former presidential candidates Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy are also rumored to be making appearances. | Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, will reportedly join Trump in court today during the trial, according to multiple sources. Former presidential candidates Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy are also rumored to be making appearances. |
| Michael Cohen, once one of Donald Trump’s most loyal lieutenants and enforcers, is expected to take the stand this morning for a second day. | Michael Cohen, once one of Donald Trump’s most loyal lieutenants and enforcers, is expected to take the stand this morning for a second day. |
| On Monday, Cohen testified that Trump demanded he bury Stormy Daniels’ account of an alleged sexual liaison weeks before the election. | On Monday, Cohen testified that Trump demanded he bury Stormy Daniels’ account of an alleged sexual liaison weeks before the election. |
| Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, will reportedly join Trump in court today during the trial, according to multiple sources. Former presidential candidates Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy are also rumored to be making appearances. | Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, will reportedly join Trump in court today during the trial, according to multiple sources. Former presidential candidates Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy are also rumored to be making appearances. |
| Key characters and facts | Key characters and facts |
| Trump hush-money trial status: Trump pleaded not guilty; the trial began on 15 April 2024. | Trump hush-money trial status: Trump pleaded not guilty; the trial began on 15 April 2024. |
| Charges: 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. | Charges: 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. |
| Hush-money case summary: The case involves a hush-money scheme during the 2016 presidential election. Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to the adult film star Stormy Daniels to quash her story about having an extramarital affair with the former president. Trump has denied the affair took place. Prosecutors accuse the former president of illegally reimbursing Cohen for the hush-money payment by falsely classifying the transaction, executed by the Trump Organization, as legal expenses. | Hush-money case summary: The case involves a hush-money scheme during the 2016 presidential election. Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to the adult film star Stormy Daniels to quash her story about having an extramarital affair with the former president. Trump has denied the affair took place. Prosecutors accuse the former president of illegally reimbursing Cohen for the hush-money payment by falsely classifying the transaction, executed by the Trump Organization, as legal expenses. |
| Verdict before election? Likely. | Verdict before election? Likely. |
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| Stay up to date on all of Donald Trump’s trials. Guardian staff will send weekly updates each Wednesday – as well as bonus editions on major trial days. | Stay up to date on all of Donald Trump’s trials. Guardian staff will send weekly updates each Wednesday – as well as bonus editions on major trial days. |
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| Key moments in the trial so far | Key moments in the trial so far |
| 13 May: Michael Cohen testifies that Trump was intimately involved in hush-money deal and received real-time updates on Stormy Daniels. | 13 May: Michael Cohen testifies that Trump was intimately involved in hush-money deal and received real-time updates on Stormy Daniels. |
| 10 May: Trump appeared frustrated in court while possible Cohen testimony looms. | 10 May: Trump appeared frustrated in court while possible Cohen testimony looms. |
| 9 May: Trump attorneys sought to cast doubt on the account of alleged tryst – but Stormy Daniels refused to concede any inconsistencies. | 9 May: Trump attorneys sought to cast doubt on the account of alleged tryst – but Stormy Daniels refused to concede any inconsistencies. |
| 7 May: Stormy Daniels undercut some of Trump’s defenses as his lawyer suggested Daniels has a propensity to embellish. | 7 May: Stormy Daniels undercut some of Trump’s defenses as his lawyer suggested Daniels has a propensity to embellish. |
| 6 May: prosecutors moved on to the alleged falsification of business records to cover up hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, after previously calling witnesses who described a conspiracy to kill the story. | 6 May: prosecutors moved on to the alleged falsification of business records to cover up hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, after previously calling witnesses who described a conspiracy to kill the story. |
| 3 May: Hope Hicks took the stand, describing 2016 Trump campaign staffers’ panic when a recording emerged in which Trump bragged about groping women and the former president’s complete control over the campaign. | 3 May: Hope Hicks took the stand, describing 2016 Trump campaign staffers’ panic when a recording emerged in which Trump bragged about groping women and the former president’s complete control over the campaign. |
| 2 May: Keith Davidson, a lawyer who negotiated payments, testified. | 2 May: Keith Davidson, a lawyer who negotiated payments, testified. |
| 30 April: Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violations as judge warns of jail time. | 30 April: Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violations as judge warns of jail time. |
| 26 April: Pecker’s testimony presented a granular look into a hush-money scheme that prosecutors allege was meant to sway the 2016 election in the real estate mogul’s favor. | 26 April: Pecker’s testimony presented a granular look into a hush-money scheme that prosecutors allege was meant to sway the 2016 election in the real estate mogul’s favor. |
| 25 April: Pecker testified about his role in buying a story from the model Karen McDougal about an alleged affair with Trump. | 25 April: Pecker testified about his role in buying a story from the model Karen McDougal about an alleged affair with Trump. |
| 23 April: David Pecker, the National Enquirer publisher, said he was Trump’s “eyes and ears” during the 2016 election campaign. | 23 April: David Pecker, the National Enquirer publisher, said he was Trump’s “eyes and ears” during the 2016 election campaign. |
| 22 April: In its opening statement, the prosecution said Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels. | 22 April: In its opening statement, the prosecution said Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels. |
| 19 April: The court finally chose all 18 jurors. | 19 April: The court finally chose all 18 jurors. |
| 18 April: Twelve jurors were selected for after two seated jurors were removed earlier in the day. | 18 April: Twelve jurors were selected for after two seated jurors were removed earlier in the day. |
| 15 April: Trump’s hush-money trial begins. He is the country’s first president to face a criminal trial. | 15 April: Trump’s hush-money trial begins. He is the country’s first president to face a criminal trial. |
| 13 May: Michael Cohen testifies that Trump was intimately involved in hush-money deal and received real-time updates on Stormy Daniels. | 13 May: Michael Cohen testifies that Trump was intimately involved in hush-money deal and received real-time updates on Stormy Daniels. |
| 10 May: Trump appeared frustrated in court while possible Cohen testimony looms. | 10 May: Trump appeared frustrated in court while possible Cohen testimony looms. |
| 9 May: Trump attorneys sought to cast doubt on the account of alleged tryst – but Stormy Daniels refused to concede any inconsistencies. | 9 May: Trump attorneys sought to cast doubt on the account of alleged tryst – but Stormy Daniels refused to concede any inconsistencies. |
| 7 May: Stormy Daniels undercut some of Trump’s defenses as his lawyer suggested Daniels has a propensity to embellish. | 7 May: Stormy Daniels undercut some of Trump’s defenses as his lawyer suggested Daniels has a propensity to embellish. |
| 6 May: prosecutors moved on to the alleged falsification of business records to cover up hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, after previously calling witnesses who described a conspiracy to kill the story. | 6 May: prosecutors moved on to the alleged falsification of business records to cover up hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, after previously calling witnesses who described a conspiracy to kill the story. |
| 3 May: Hope Hicks took the stand, describing 2016 Trump campaign staffers’ panic when a recording emerged in which Trump bragged about groping women and the former president’s complete control over the campaign. | 3 May: Hope Hicks took the stand, describing 2016 Trump campaign staffers’ panic when a recording emerged in which Trump bragged about groping women and the former president’s complete control over the campaign. |
| 2 May: Keith Davidson, a lawyer who negotiated payments, testified. | 2 May: Keith Davidson, a lawyer who negotiated payments, testified. |
| 30 April: Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violations as judge warns of jail time. | 30 April: Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violations as judge warns of jail time. |
| 26 April: Pecker’s testimony presented a granular look into a hush-money scheme that prosecutors allege was meant to sway the 2016 election in the real estate mogul’s favor. | 26 April: Pecker’s testimony presented a granular look into a hush-money scheme that prosecutors allege was meant to sway the 2016 election in the real estate mogul’s favor. |
| 25 April: Pecker testified about his role in buying a story from the model Karen McDougal about an alleged affair with Trump. | 25 April: Pecker testified about his role in buying a story from the model Karen McDougal about an alleged affair with Trump. |
| 23 April: David Pecker, the National Enquirer publisher, said he was Trump’s “eyes and ears” during the 2016 election campaign. | 23 April: David Pecker, the National Enquirer publisher, said he was Trump’s “eyes and ears” during the 2016 election campaign. |
| 22 April: In its opening statement, the prosecution said Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels. | 22 April: In its opening statement, the prosecution said Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” in his efforts to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels. |
| 19 April: The court finally chose all 18 jurors. | 19 April: The court finally chose all 18 jurors. |
| 18 April: Twelve jurors were selected for after two seated jurors were removed earlier in the day. | 18 April: Twelve jurors were selected for after two seated jurors were removed earlier in the day. |
| 15 April: Trump’s hush-money trial begins. He is the country’s first president to face a criminal trial. | 15 April: Trump’s hush-money trial begins. He is the country’s first president to face a criminal trial. |