Prosecution argued all of the records were related to reimbursements to #MichaelCohen for the #HushMoney. Defense argues they were for legal services, an argument #Trump has contradicted before in #legal filings & elsewhere.
#Merchan gets to the 34th count — a check dated Dec. 5, 2017. He repeats the definition of falsifying business records, giving jurors a chance to process the complex charges, where each single count includes within it at least 2 other potential crimes.