Michael D. Cohen, Donald J. Trump’s former fixer, was not an essential witness in Mr. Trump’s civil fraud trial this week. He will be when he takes the stand in a Manhattan criminal case.
Donald J. Trump’s two adult sons and daughter Ivanka are expected to take the witness stand starting on Wednesday. The former president is set to testify on Nov. 6.
The former president is facing down Michael Cohen, his longtime fixer, in a Manhattan courtroom, while other ex-loyalists are cooperating in a case against him in Georgia.