A former lawyer for Donald Trump has admitted to jurors in the Republican's hush money trial that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from his then-boss's company. The landmark trial returned with defence cross-examination of Michael Cohen, whose testimony last week directly tied Trump to the alleged hush money scheme.
Read more:Porn stars, sex scandals and zzzs: A to Z of Trump trial The charges stem from internal Trump Organisation records where payments to Cohen were marked as legal expenses, when prosecutors say they were really reimbursements for porn star Stormy Daniels' hush money payment. Trump has pleaded not guilty. His lawyers say there was nothing criminal about the Daniels deal or the way Cohen was paid.
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