Former President Trump came face-to-face with a porn actor, one of his White House aides and several of his employees in the third week of testimony at the former president’s criminal trial.
Prosecutors have so far called 19 witnesses to the stand, and they’ve indicated the end of their case in chief is fast approaching, potentially as soon as next week.
The former president is accused of falsifying business records while reimbursing his then-fixer, Michael Cohen, who had paid porn actor and director Stormy Daniels $130,000 in the final days of the 2016 campaign to stay quiet about an alleged affair with Trump.
Trump, who denies they ever had a sexual encounter, pleaded not guilty and insists the 34 records he is charged over are truthful.
The third week of witness testimony also saw contentious back-and-forth over Trump’s gag order and his lawyers’ first two attempts at seeking a mistrial, both of which were unsuccessful.
Here are five takeaways from the week.
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