We’ve now finished our first week of testimony in former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial – and have one witness in the books.
We’ve now finished our first week of testimony in former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial – and have one major witness in the books.You’re reading Guardian US’s free Trump on Trial newsletter. To get the latest court developments delivered to your inbox,afternoon after cross-examination by Trump’s legal team and a quick second round of questioning from the prosecution and defense.
Pecker said he had agreed to help Trump keep bad stories out of the news, saying on multiple occasions that he had promised to be the Trump campaign’s “eyes and ears” for problematic stories – a contention he repeated while being grilled by Trump’s attorney on Friday. He talked about specific meetings he had had with both Cohen and Trump, and made clear that Cohen had regularly checked in with him on behalf of “the boss”.
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