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Associated Press

Cohen admits to stealing money from Trump’s company. Witness Michael Cohen finished testifying and the prosecution in Donald Trump’s trial rested its case. Mr. Cohen admitted to jurors in the Republican’s hush money trial on May 20 that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from Mr. Trump’s company. Under questioning, Mr. Cohen admitted that he pocketed cash that was supposed to be reimbursement for a $50,000 payment Mr. Cohen claimed he had shelled out to a technology firm. But Mr. Cohen said he gave the technology firm only $20,000.

The Trump trial reached a critical moment when lawyer Michael Cohen testified that Donald Trump approved hush money payments with the goal of influencing the 2016 election. Mr. Cohen’s veracity is now a key issue.