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Key takeaways from day 18 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial

Former US President Donald Trump prepares for the start of proceedings at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 16 [Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP]

In New York, the fifth week of Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial has drawn to a close, as disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen testified for a third day about his interactions with the former United States president.

But Trump’s defence team again took the opportunity to try to poke holes in Cohen’s testimony on Thursday, blasting his credibility, his motivations and even his recollection of key events in the criminal case.

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