CNN —The defense rested its case in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial on Tuesday after roughly 90 minutes of testimony – and without the former president taking the stand.
Here are takeaways from the final day of testimony in the Trump hush money trial:Trump doesn’t take the standOver the last several months, Trump repeatedly teased that he would take the stand in his own defense.
“That was a lie,” Blanche alleged of Cohen’s testimony he spoke to Trump about moving forward with the hush money deal.
Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger also tried to remind jurors that it was Trump – not Cohen – who was on trial in this case.
In their first meeting, Costello said Cohen was “absolutely manic” and suicidal after the FBI raid on his properties.
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