Is Donald Trump's hush money trial on today? What to know about prosecutors' last witness
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Donald Trump's hush money trial is off today for its weekly break, but Trump's lawyers will pick back up Thursday with Michael Cohen's cross-examination.
Trump is on trial for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. This week, the jury heard from Cohen himself, who paid porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in 2016 to stay quiet about a sexual encounter with Trump that allegedly took place in 2006. (He denies the allegation).
Prosecutors are trying to prove that Trump reimbursed Cohen for those payments and disguised it as legal expenses.
Cohen will be the last witness called for the prosecution, multiple outlets reported. Here is what to know about the trial at the midway point of week five:
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How long will the Trump trial last?
The trial is expected to last six-to-eight weeks, according to a court media advisory. Wednesday marks the mid-way point of week five.
Cohen is the last witness prosecutors will call, the New York Times reported. Next, the defense will have the opportunity to call their own witnesses, including Trump if he chooses to do so. It is not immediately clear what the defense plans to do.
After the defense wraps their witnesses, both sides will give closing arguments and the case will go off to the jury for deliberation.
When does the Trump trial resume?
Proceedings are scheduled to start back up again on Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. local time.
Wednesdays are typically off days for this trial. This week, the trial will take an extra scheduled break on May 17, so Trump can attend his son Barron Trump's high school graduation.
Catch up on the trial with official transcripts
New York courts usually do not allow for audio-visual coverage of proceedings.
But due to high interest in this case, officials are posting daily transcripts and evidence online.
You can read available testimony and see evidence introduced at the New York State Unified Court System media website.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Why is the Trump trial off today? What to know about hush money trial
