Summary
- Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer, testified about a hush money payment to a porn star authorized by Trump before the 2016 election.
- Cohen’s payment to Stormy Daniels is central to Trump’s trial, where he faces 34 counts of falsifying business records.
- Trump denies any sexual encounter with Daniels and claims the trial is a partisan attempt to interfere with his campaign.
- Cohen’s testimony includes details of payments to keep sex-scandal stories out of the public eye to protect Trump’s reputation.
