Takeaways from Trump trial closing arguments: Jurors get dueling portraits of Michael Cohen

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Jonathan Allen is a senior national politics reporter for NBC News, based in Washington.

At times Tuesday, it was difficult to tell whether former President Donald Trump or his former ally Michael Cohen was on trial. A largely stoic Trump nearly faded into the background as lawyers for the prosecution and defense laid out their 'summations' — closing arguments — in his hush-money case in a worn-down New York courtroom.

” Steinglass, noting that Hicks broke into tears during her time on the stand, described her testimony as 'devastating.' Business records show Trump paying Cohen $35,000 per month for what defense lawyers say was a retainer to provide legal services. Prosecutors and Cohen say that the 'legal services' categorization was used to hide the true nature of payments that made Cohen whole again after taxes.

 

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