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Formerly TwitterKyle Griffin
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The prosecution attempts to restore Michael Cohen's credibility at the start of redirect:

Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger: "Were you too busy in October 2016 to get Trump's approval on the Stormy Daniels payment?"
Michael Cohen: "No, ma'am."
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Kaitlan Collins
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The jury is now hearing a recording of a call between Michael Cohen and Keith Davidson (at quite a loud volume) where Cohen says, "I can’t even say how many times he said to me, 'I hate the fact that we did it.'" Cohen says that was about Trump and the Stormy Daniels payment.
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Kaitlan Collins
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Trump’s attorneys are questioning Michael Cohen about his memory of what Trump was doing Oct. 26, 2016. But this isn’t testimony that only relies on Cohen’s memory. The jury has already seen emails from Cohen to Keith Davidson that day about wiring the funds to his account for…
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Manu Raju
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The prosecution rests its case in Trump trial after calling 20 witnesses. Defense calls its first witness, a paralegal
www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-05-20-24/h_e4917629a42472ba26b3cdfa82a2676d
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