Trump trial live updates: Prosecutors rest their case, defense calls ex-Cohen attorney Costello

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Trump trial: Prosecutors expected to rest their case in Donald Trump's hush money trial

is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges.

The defense attempted to show through the call summary that Cohen and his then-attorney Robert Costello spoke 75 times. On cross-examination, the defense paralegal conceded it wasn't quite that many.Earlier, the defense called Daniel Sitco, a paralegal for defense attrney Todd Blanche. "I mean, would you write a book, would you break away from the entire Trump, you know, we'll call it doctrine, you know, would you go completely rouge, would you join with Bannon, you know. What -- I mean any -- any thoughts?" Cohen asks.

 

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