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05/20/2024

Prosecution Rests in Trump’s Election Fraud Trial

They turned the case over to the defense

Prosecutors have rested their election fraud/hust money case against Donald Trump, turning it over to the former president’s lawyers, who are calling their own witnesses.

The prosecution could have an opportunity to call rebuttal witnesses since Trump’s lawyers are questioning witnesses of their own. Judge Juan Merchan said he expects closing arguments to fall after Memorial Day, on May 28.

The prosecutors’ final witness, Michael Cohen, testified on Monday that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from Trump’s company, an admission defense lawyers hope to use to undermine Cohen’s credibility.

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