Michael Cohen to face bruising cross-examination by Trump's lawyers

Cohen's trial testimony reveals Trump's involvement in a hush-money scheme to silence damaging stories during the 2016 campaign, potentially increasing Trump's legal risks. The case unfolds with intense scrutiny of Cohen's credibility and Trump's direct connection to the payments. Cohen is by far the prosecution's most important witness. "We need to stop this from getting out," Cohen quoted Trump as telling him in reference to porn actor Stormy Daniels' account of a sexual encounter with Trump a decade earlier.