Stealing from Trump was 'self-help,' Cohen testifies at hush money trial

Trump's lawyers have said they do not plan to call many witnesses, and it was unclear whether Trump himself will testify

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen testified that he stole money from Trump's company as a form of "self-help" as prosecutors rested their case on Monday at the former US president's hush money trial.

The prosecution's most important and final witness, Cohen acknowledged on his last day of testimony that he pocketed most of a sum of money that was meant for a technology company that did work for Trump's company.