Trump’s former attorney is set to testify in the former president’s hush money payment trial this week.
Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to testify in the former president’s hush money payment trial on Monday.
Trump is facing trial in New York City on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment allegedly made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleged the payment was meant to prevent her from speaking publicly about her claims of having an affair with the former president.
Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, has denied having an affair with Daniels and pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges. He maintains his innocence and has accused Bragg and other prosecutors of targeting him for political purposes, criticizing the trial as a form of election interference.
Cohen, who served as Trump’s lawyer for years before becoming a Trump critic, is expected to begin testimony that he made the $130,000 payment to Daniels.
