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Breaking news tonight in the Trump trial new testimony sets the stage for the star

witness against Donald Trump his longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen

who's now expected to take the stand on

Monday. The judge warning Cohen should not speak publicly about the

Hushbunny case as Trump fumes about his gag order and the trial heads toward the heart of the

former president's alleged crimes. In the next hour we'll take you inside the

courtroom from gavel to gavel breaking down all of today's most important developments and looking

ahead to what's next.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Will Flitzer with a special report in the situation room the Trump trial today. Donald Trump's historic criminal trial now on the brink of a blockbuster week

with Michael Cohen's pivotal testimony and the prosecution revealing it could soon rest its case.

Today's testimony and legal wrangling, all building toward Cohen's start turn on the

witness stand as CNN's Karis-Kinnell reports.

Prosecutor Star Witness Michael Cohen is expected to testify on Monday in former

President Donald Trump's hush money trial.

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