’s historic hush money trial, which could potentially make the presumptive Republican nominee for president a convicted felon, is winding down.Prosecutors and the former president’s defense team will each present their closing arguments on Tuesday. This is each side’s opportunity to summarize what they’ve presented at trial over the last several weeks and their last chance to convince jurors that they’ve proved their case.
Michael Cohen, the former private lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, was a key witness for the prosecution.Expect Trump’s lawyers to focus their closing arguments on discrediting the prosecutions’ top witnesses, namely Cohen and Daniels. Trump also faces more than 50 charges in three other indictments. Two involve claims of election interference and one relates to classified documents taken from the White House. Trial dates for those cases have not yet been set.It's Another Trump-Biden Showdown — And We Need Your HelpAs Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters.
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