Trump trial: Judge rebukes Michael Cohen ahead of expected testimony Monday

Prosecutors next called custodial witness Jenny Tomalin, who works for Verizon, to testify about call records for former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg's Verizon mobile phone.

Prosecutors may refer to calls between Weisselberg and Michael Cohen when Cohen testifies next week.

Jurors saw toll records from Weisselberg which appeared to stretch to hundreds of pages, showing each of the calls placed and received by Weisselberg. The records detail the length of each call in minutes, as well as the date, time, origination, destination, and the other phone number.

After Tomalin's direct examination concluded she stepped off the stand and court broke for the mid-morning recess.

Prosecutors called Daniel Dixon, who works as a lead compliance analyst at AT&T, to testify as a custodian of records about cell phone data.

Prosecutors used his testimony to enter into evidence phone records for Michael Cohen's company phone that jurors will likely see later when Cohen testifies.

As Dixon testified, Trump leaned forward in his chair with a yellow highlighter in hand, flipping through and marking up a stack of papers.

Defense attorney Emil Bove then did a detailed cross-examination of Dixon, as part of an effort to cast any possible doubt on records related to Cohen.

Dixon then stepped off the stand, with he and Trump exchanging tight smiles as he passed the defense table.

During a short redirect examination, Trump White House aide Madeleine Westerhout confirmed that she currently works as the chief of staff for Robert C. O'Brien, who served as Trump's national security adviser from 2019 to 2021.

Westerhout then concluded her testimony.

She and Trump both smiled at each other as she stepped off the witness stand. As she passed by the defense table, Trump whispered what appeared to be a brief word of thanks to her.

Defense attorney Necheles concluded her cross-examination of Trump White House aide Madeleine Westerhout by asking Westerhout about Trump's reaction to the 2018 Wall Street Journal story about the Stormy Daniels hush money payment.

Westerhout confirmed she spoke with Trump after the story came out and recalled that "he was very upset by it."

"Why?" Necheles asked.

"My understanding is he knew it would be hurtful to his family," Westerhout said.

Part of her testimony about Trump's response was struck from the record because Westerhout could not recall Trump specifically mentioning his family.

"I could just tell that the whole situation was unpleasant," Westerhout said.