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Hey there, I'm Paula Artis with the five things you need to know for Thursday May 2nd.

In the hush money trial against former President Donald Trump,

the jury had the chance to hear audio submitted by the defense,

including some recordings that were referenced in court today.

Meanwhile a new witness has taken the stand, Douglas Stouse, a records custodian for the

Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

But why is someone who is already a part of the DA's office?

Former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams explains.

Why would the DA's office call someone from the DA's office?

There's a few reasons. So number one, he may be just admitting. office,

number one, he may be just admitting evidence.

Also authenticating some of the evidence they have.

When you're dealing with things like he's talking about

how he analyzed Michael Cohen's cell phone and so on.

You actually have to establish that this is Michael Cohen's cell phone,

that we know who reviewed it, who took a look at it, and so on.

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