Trump hush money trial: what has the jury heard?

Former loyal fixer Michael Cohen proves star witness for prosecution, but Stormy Daniels's graphic testimony could offer grounds for appeal

Photo composite of Donald Trump, Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels alongside Manhattan Criminal Court
The first criminal trial of a former US president has come to an end, but the judge and prosecution are still deliberating over the exact charge
(Image credit: Illustration by Stephen Kelly / Getty Images / AP)

The first criminal trial of a former US president has come to a close after four weeks of dramatic testimony in New York.

The prosecution rested its case in the so-called "Trial of the Century" against Donald Trump, charging him with 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 (£102,000) hush-money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels, to hide an alleged affair in 2006. Manhattan lawyers called on a "cast of blockbuster witnesses and produced dozens of surreptitiously recorded conversations and documents to help corroborate their case", said the BBC

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Harriet Marsden is a writer for The Week, mostly covering UK and global news and politics. Before joining the site, she was a freelance journalist for seven years, specialising in social affairs, gender equality and culture. She worked for The Guardian, The Times and The Independent, and regularly contributed articles to The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The New Statesman, Tortoise Media and Metro, as well as appearing on BBC Radio London, Times Radio and “Woman’s Hour”. She has a master’s in international journalism from City University, London, and was awarded the "journalist-at-large" fellowship by the Local Trust charity in 2021.