Michael Cohen, Key to Trump Trial, Tells Jurors of Seedy Hush-Money Plot - The New York Times

He brought the case's architecture into focus, offering firsthand corroboration of what jurors have heard from other witnesses. He also wove a sprawling cast of characters into a single narrative, saying that Mr. Trump, bent on winning the presidency, had orchestrated the coverup of scandalous stories.

Mr. Cohen recalled playing an intimate role in concealing or spinning away the stories that could have torpedoed Mr. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. None was bigger than when Ms. Daniels shopped her account of a sexual liaison with Mr. Trump, which Mr. Cohen said posed a "catastrophic" threat.

"Total disaster," Mr. Cohen quoted Mr. Trump saying. "Women will hate me."…
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/nyregion/cohen-trump-hush-money-trial-testimony.html