During the trial, Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold questioned Madeleine Westerhout about her involvement in handling Donald Trump's personal expenses. Westerhout testified that checks were sent from the Trump Organization to an employee at the White House, and she would bring them to the president for his signature.
Westerhout described her process of delivering the checks to Trump, stating that she would present him with a manila folder containing the checks. While she did not extensively review the contents of the folder, she mentioned that there were occasionally invoices attached to some of the checks.
She noted that the frequency of these check deliveries was 'consistent,' occurring perhaps twice a month. When asked about the quantity of checks she received at a time, Westerhout explained that it varied, with some instances involving a single check and others a stack that could be half an inch thick. She admitted to not keeping track of the exact number of checks.
Westerhout clarified that she could only speak to the checks that she personally witnessed Trump signing. After the president endorsed the checks, he would return the folder to her, and she would then place them in a pre-labeled FedEx envelope for return to the Trump Organization.
