Trump tri­al: Key play­ers in the New York hush mon­ey tri­al

For­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump is head­ing into week three of his hush mon­ey tri­al in New York, and pros­e­cu­tors have begun call­ing on a cast of char­ac­ters from Trump’s past as they aim to prove he con­spired to fal­si­fy busi­ness records before and after the 2016 elec­tion.
The pros­e­cu­tors, work­ing on behalf of Man­hat­tan Dis­trict Attor­ney Alvin Bragg, sum­moned for­mer tabloid exec­u­tive David Peck­er to the stand for four days of ques­tion­ing, then they called on long­time Trump aide Rhona Graff and banker Gary Far­ro.
Based on court doc­u­ments, includ­ing Bragg’s indict­ment and state­ment of facts, sev­er­al oth­ers are expect­ed to appear as pos­si­ble wit­ness­es in the com­ing weeks. Below is a com­pi­la­tion of key fig­ures and poten­tial wit­ness­es as the case moves for­ward.
Michael Cohen
Cohen is the wit­ness most direct­ly involved in the activ­i­ty cit­ed in Bragg’s indict­ment. Pros­e­cu­tors are expect­ed to call him to …