NEW YORK – Donald Trump's trial on charges of covering up hush-money payments to a porn star entered its closing stages on Monday with the door still open to the former United States president taking the stand.
NEW YORK – Donald Trump 's trial on charges of covering up hush-money payments to a porn star entered its closing stages on Monday with the door still open to the former United States president taking the stand.Most experts say it is highly unlikely he would testify in his watershed criminal trial, the first ever of a former US president, as it would expose him to unnecessary legal jeopardy and forensic cross-examination by prosecutors.
Prior to the trial, including in his books, he had done little to hide his contempt for his former boss.Blanche has striven to ruffle Cohen, who has a reputation for a temper that could hurt him on the stand, but the witness has stayed largely composed and on topic.His story has generally lined up with Daniels and David Pecker, the tabloid boss who said he worked with Trump and Cohen to suppress negative coverage during the Republican's 2016 White House run.
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