Donald Trump Just Had His 'Best 5 Minutes' in New York Trial—Legal Analyst

📆 5/11/2024 3:43 PM
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Former Trump aide and prosecution witness Madeleine Westerhout was cross-examined Friday, and according to legal analyst Harry Litman, she helped Trump's case.

Former President Donald Trump just had 'the best five minutes or so' in his hush money criminal trial—and it wasn't from a defense witness, according to legal analyst and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman on Friday.Madeleine Westerhout, a former White House aide, took the stand on Friday to be questioned by the defense in Trump's hush money trial. A prosecution witness, Westerhout previously testified on Thursday.

history to stand trial in a criminal case last month. Following an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office, Trump was indicted in March 2023 on charges of falsifying business records relating to hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Daniels had alleged she had an affair with Trump in 2006, which he has denied.

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