How Michael Cohen became central to Trumps hush money case [Video]

The last time former President Trump and his ex-fixer, Michael Cohen, publicly came face-to-face, their courtroom encounter during a civil business fraud trial ended with Trump storming out in a huff and Cohen swearing his old client would “ultimately be held accountable” for his actions.

The two men aren’t rid of each other yet.

That’s because Cohen is inextricably tied to Trump’s New York criminal hush money case, set to head to trial later this month. He is expected to serve as a key witness against the former president, testifying about payments made to porn actress Stormy Daniels to conceal her alleged affair with Trump — then a presidential candidate — ahead of the 2016 election.

Prosecutors have sought to paint the payment as just one piece of a broader “catch-and-kill” scheme to quash negative gossip about Trump leading up to the election.

The payments were made by Cohen, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) alleges Trump illegally …