前总统唐纳德·特朗普是受审在纽约市，他面临与2016年封口费向成人电影女演员斯托米·丹尼尔斯付款有关的重罪指控。这标志着历史上首次有美国前总统因刑事指控受审。
更多:在特朗普审判总结之前，让我们简单看看每位证人在法庭上的发言
特朗普去年4月拒不认罪一份34项罪名的起诉书指控他伪造商业记录封口费付款他当时的律师迈克尔·科恩为了提高他在2016年总统选举中的选举前景而对丹尼尔斯做出的决定。
关于封口费的案子，你知道些什么
法官要求州政府在整点前结案
在最后一次休庭后，双方回到法庭后，法官Merchan告诉检察官Josh Steinglass，他需要在晚上8点之前完成总结。
“你已经走了四个小时了，陪审团已经明确他们需要在8点前走，”法官说。
“谢谢你一直支持我，”斯坦格拉斯在回到结案陈词前对陪审团说道。国务院表示，特朗普的推文传达了不合作的信息
检察官乔什·斯坦格拉斯告诉陪审团，在迈克尔·科恩于2018年8月将特朗普牵连进封口费计划后，特朗普“非常愤怒”。
他说:“他的中间人做了不可思议的事情，特朗普立即发动了攻击——这一攻击一直持续到今天。”
斯坦格拉斯展示了特朗普第二天发布的一条推文:“如果有人在寻找一名好律师，我强烈建议你不要聘用迈克尔·科恩!”
“这是他认罪后的第二天，”斯坦格拉斯说。
斯坦格拉斯认为，特朗普在科恩2018年认罪后发布的推文是对其他可能合作指控他的潜在证人的警告信息。
斯坦格拉斯说:“这些推文不仅是为了惩罚科恩。“合作，否则你将面临唐纳德·特朗普的愤怒，”是他们传达的信息。
斯坦格拉斯称特朗普对迈克尔·科恩提起的“无理和惩罚性诉讼”以及对斯托米·丹尼尔斯的诽谤诉讼是特朗普对公开反对他的人采取惩罚性手段的证据。
在对特朗普的推文及其对科恩安全的所谓影响提出一系列持续反对后，法官Merchan微笑着告诉陪审团，“这可能是我们今天最后一次休庭的好时机。”
斯坦因格拉斯攻击辩护律师试图利用科恩过去为特朗普辩护的陈述破坏他的证词。
”科恩继续否认有不当行为。几个月来，他继续为被告撒谎，”斯坦格拉斯在谈到科恩2018年的陈述时说。“现在利用它们来破坏科恩——破坏他的信誉——需要勇气。“
斯坦格拉斯称辩方使用科恩的谎言来指控他是“不诚实的”，而本案中的谎言据称是“在被告的指示下说出的”。
检察官忽视了罗伯特·科斯特洛的证词
“你们准备好继续了吗?”检察官乔什·斯坦格拉斯在简短的补充说明后问陪审团。他们点点头，有些人笑了。
“好吧!”他大声说道，并回到他的结束语中，转向特朗普所谓的让科恩不要“翻盘”的努力。
“不管你对迈克尔·科恩还有什么看法，很明显他是被告的中间人。像所有的中间人一样，科恩知道尸体埋在哪里，保持他的忠诚至关重要。
斯坦格拉斯提到了科恩与他曾经的法律顾问罗伯特·科斯特洛(唯一的实质性辩护证人)的通信，以强调科恩不信任科斯特洛并对他撒谎。
科斯特洛作证说，科恩告诉他，特朗普没有参与丹尼尔斯向封口费支付的款项，之前他差点因惹恼法官而被赶下证人席。
“科恩从未真正信任过科斯特洛，你真的能责怪他吗?“斯坦格拉斯问道。“你看到科斯特洛作证了。“
“他表现出的只是对法庭和适当礼仪的蔑视，他在证人席上的举止是你在评估他的可信度时可以考虑的因素。。。。。。斯坦格拉斯说。
Trump trial live updates: Michael Cohen lied for Trump, prosecutors say
Former President Donald Trump ison trialin New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges.
Trump last Aprilpleaded not guiltyto a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with ahush money paymenthis then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election.
What to know about the hush money caseJudge tells state to wrap it by the top of the hour
After the parties returned to the courtroom following the final break, Judge Merchan told prosecutor Josh Steinglass he needs to wrap up his summation by 8 p.m.
"You've been going for four hours now, and the jury has been clear they need to go by 8 o'clock," the judge said.
"Thanks for sticking with me," Steinglass told the jury before diving back into his closing argument.Trump's tweets were a message not to cooperate, state says
After Michael Cohen implicated Trump in the hush money scheme in August 2018, Trump was "furious," prosecutor Josh Steinglass told the jury.
"His fixer had done the unthinkable, and Trump immediately went on the attack -- an attack that continues to this day," he said.
Steinglass showed a tweet Trump posted the following day: "If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don't retain the services of Michael Cohen!"
"This is the day after he pled guilty," Steinglass said.
Steinglass argued that Trump's tweets after Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 were warning messages to other potential witnesses who could cooperate against him.
"These tweets were not only designed to punish Cohen," Steinglass said. "Cooperate or you will face the wrath of Donald Trump," was the message they conveyed.
Steinglass described a "vexatious and punitive lawsuit" Trump filed against Michael Cohen and a defamation suit against Stormy Daniels as evidence of his punitive means against people who epoks out against him.
After a series of sustained objections regarding Trump's tweets and their alleged impact on Cohen's safety, Judge Merchan smiled and told the jury, "This might be a good time to take our last recess of the day."
Michael Cohen lied for Trump, prosecutors say
Steinglass attacked defense attorneys for attempting to undermine Cohen's testimony using his past statements defending Trump.
"Cohen continued to deny wrongdoing. For several months, he continued to lie for the defendant," Steinglass said about Cohen's statements in 2018. "Using them now to undermine Cohen -- to undermine his credibility -- takes chutzpah."
Steinglass called it "disingenuous" for the defense to use Cohen's lies against him, when the lies in this case were allegedly "told at the defendant's direction."Prosecutor slights Robert Costello's testimony
"You guys good to keep going?" prosecutor Josh Steinglass asked the jury after a brief sidebar. They nodded and some smiled.
"All right!" he exclaimed, and launched back into his closing, turning to Trump's alleged efforts to get Cohen not to "flip."
"Whatever else you think about Michael Cohen, it's clear that he was the defendant's fixer. And like all fixers, Cohen knew where the bodies were buried, and it was essential to keep him loyal," Steinglass said.
Steinglass touched on Cohen's communications with his onetime legal adviser Robert Costello -- the only substantive defense witness -- to emphasize that Cohen did not trust Costello and lied to him.
Costello testified that Cohen told him that Trump was not involved in the Daniels' hush money payment before he almost got kicked off the witness stand for irking the judge.
"Cohen never really trusted Costello and can you really blame him?" Steinglass asked. "You saw Costello testify."
"He displayed nothing but disdain for this court and proper decorum and his demeanor on the stand is something you can take into account … when assessing his credibility," Steinglass said.
