
NEW YORK — Settlement payments, nondisclosure agreements and measures taken to protect Donald Trump were at the center of Michael Cohen's testimony on Monday.
Cohen, known for being Trump's ex-lawyer, took the stand in the first criminal trial against the former president. Once known as his "fixer," Cohen testified to wanting to protect Trump and his reputation and that he required Trump's approval for a $130,000 settlement to keep an adult film star quiet about an alleged affair.