Prosecutors focus on phone records in Trump's hush money trial as Michael Cohen's testimony awaits

Trump walked out of the courtroom in a rage Thursday after a second mistrial motion from his lawyers was denied.NEW YORK — In the wake of salacious testimony from porn actor Stormy Daniels, prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush money trial narrowed their focus to checks and phone records Friday as they laid the groundwork for jurors to hear from the star witness: Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney.

Defense attorneys will argue that the disbarred lawyer who served prison time and has become one of Trump's fiercest critics is out to get the former president and cannot be believed. Friday’s dry testimony appeared to test jurors’ patience at times. One juror stifled a yawn while another stretched out his arms. Others shifted their gaze around the room or stared up at the ceiling.

Back on the witness stand Friday morning was Madeleine Westerhout, a former Trump White House aide. Prosecutors used Westerhout's testimony to detail the process by which Trump got personal mail — including checks to sign — while in the White House. It’s relevant because that’s how he received and signed the checks that reimbursed Cohen for the payment to Daniels, prosecutors say.

Over more than 7½ hours of testimony, Daniels relayed in graphic detail what she says happened after the two met at a celebrity golf outing at Lake Tahoe where sponsors included the adult film studio where she worked. Daniels explained how she felt surprise, fear and discomfort, even as she consented to sex with Trump.

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