They’re back: Cohen and Avenatti return to spotlight at Trump trial

Trump's former fixer to appear as prosecution witness, while Avenatti, serving prison sentence, willing to testify for defense

As Donald Trump's hush-money trial enters its second week, jurors will be asked to focus on the testimony of his former Mr Fixit - the disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen.

Cohen, who served as Trump's personal attorney for 12 years until 2018, is acting as a witness for the New York district attorney, Alvin Bragg. The case could turn on Cohen's testimony about payments sought by two women, the porn star Stormy Daniels and the Playboy playmate Karen McDougal, and how those payments were made and allegedly disguised, as prosecutors contend, in violation of accounting and political campaign laws.