We’ve now made it through four weeks of trial in the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Manhattan for allegedly falsifying business records. There have been multiple witnesses, 10 contempt citations, and two failed motions for mistrial so far. And the prosecution is hinting they’ll take until the end of next week to finish presenting their case.
Friday picked up where Thursday left off — with Trump’s former personal assistant Madeline Westerhout on the stand. Trump attorney Susan Necheles continued with her cross-examination of Westerhout. In 2016, Westerhout was with the Republican National Committee. She confirmed the RNC worked very closely with the Trump campaign. Westerhout testified that Trump frequently sent newspaper clippings to his contacts, including once (of a photo of him aboard Air Force One for the first time) to Trump Organization CFO Allen…
