Evening Report — Week 3 of Trump's hush money trial wraps up

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Week 3 of Trump's hush money trial

Week three of testimony in former President Trump's hush money trial in New York wrapped up Friday afternoon.

Trump is accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide hush money payments to adult film actor Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election to cover up an alleged affair between the two in 2006.

While testimony earlier in the week proved to be more salacious, prosecutors turned the dial back Friday.

RECAP: To catch up on Friday's testimony, check out The Hill's live blog, and for more coverage on the testimonies from earlier in the week, read 5 takeaways from a blockbuster Trump trial week from The Hill's Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee.

Prosecutors called to the witness stand Madeleine Westerhout, former director of Oval Office Operations under then-President Trump in 2019, who testified that:

Trump would "definitely" multi-task.

He would often sign documents without knowing what they were, using a sharpie as his preferred writing instrument.

Trump did not like working with computers or using email and demanded complete control of his social media accounts.

AT&T and Verizon employees were questioned about phone records of various Trump allies and those in his inner circle, and Jaden Jarmel-Schneider, a paralegal from the district attorney's office who was tasked with analyzing the cell phone records for Michael Cohen, also testified.

Cohen, Trump's former fixer and person attorney, made the initial hush money payment to Daniels and was also involved in other "catch-and-kill" schemes.

Although the court adjourned for the week, all eyes will be on the trial Monday when star witness Cohen takes the stand. Cohen is expected to round out the prosecution's case, and according to The Hill's Zach Schonfeld, it is unclear how long his testimony will last.

Trump's team asked Judge Juan Merchan to issue a gag order against Cohen ahead........

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