Michael Cohen to testify in Trump's hush money trial

happening today Donald Trump's hush money trial is expected to take a dramatic new turn lawyer Michael Cohen is set to take the stand going from Trump's onetime aggressive protector to now a fierce foe ABC's Perry russom has preview of his testimony the man prosecutor say was at the center of a scheme to deny voters information in the 2016 election is set to take the stand this morning Michael Cohen prosecutors say Cohen was the one who fronted the money to pay off Stormy Daniels so voters would not hear her claim of a sexual encounter with former president Trump an encounter Trump denies the key element of his testimony is linking Donald Trump to the direction to pay off Stormy Daniels and to falsify the business records to hide those pay that payoff and pretend that it's an actual um legal expenses the jury has seen the wire transfer invoices prepared by Cohen the monthly checks from Trump to reimburse him and the entries were Trump called the payments legal expenses and the jury has heard this recording of Cohen talking about Trump I can't even tell you how many times he said to me you know um I hate the fact that we did it and my comment to him was but every person that you've spoken to told you it was the right move Trump denies all wrongdoing Trump with a rare campaign rally on Saturday mocking the prosecutor who brought this case Manhattan District attorney Alvin Bragg carried out by radical Democrat district attorney you know who he is fat Alvin after hearing from Stormy Daniels last week Cen is expected to be the star witness in this case the defense has called Cohen a liar with an obsession to get Trump Perry russom ABC News Washington Good Morning America will continue its coverage of the former president's hush money trial look for live reports coming up at 7:00 a.m. right after Action News