After two weeks of testimony, jurors have seen over 120 exhibits.
When jurors heard opening statements in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial two weeks ago, prosecutors presented a coherent timeline of events to argue that the former president had committed crimes to hide damaging information from voters before and after the 2016 election.
Over the last two weeks, the evidence of Trump’s alleged criminal conduct has arrived in bits and pieces.
Jurors have so far heard from nine witnesses and seen over 120 exhibits. Some witnesses have been able to narrate the evidence to the jury, sharing what was going through their head at the time of the text message or email entered into evidence. Other evidence has been introduced by custodians – witnesses called by prosecutors to authenticate records – who were not direct participants in the events and are unable to provide the same kind of context for the evidence.
Trump is on trial for allegedly falsifying business records to hide the reimbursement of a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. The former president has denied all wrongdoing.
Here are eight pieces of the evidence that jurors have already seen during the trial, contextualized by witness testimony and background events.
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The article is not arguing that it should have been any different. The sub-editor had a bad day and that’s OK.