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Donald Trump has a reputation for being personally involved in every aspect of his business, a reputation confirmed in testimony in his New York criminal trial from his former White House aide, Madeleine Westerhout. The reason that is now a problem for Trump instead of simply a quirky personal trait is that he wants a jury to believe he wasn't aware of what the Stormy Daniels payments were for. Kristy Greenberg and Duncan Levin, former federal prosecutors, discuss with Alex Wagner.