Personally, I would have called the bookkeeping people after, not before, Michael Cohen, because he’s going to need all of the corroboration he can get. Putting him on last runs the risk of leaving the jury with a bad impression of the case if he performs poorly on what figures to be a difficult cross. If he shines, however, the gamble will work. We will just have to see how it works out.
In the meantime, the NYT is insisting that the prosecution is going to call Stormy Daniels in its case-in-chief. Since it is not necessary for Daniels to testify to prove the existence of the payment, I would view that decision as a horrible mistake. Daniels is best used as a rebuttal witness, and only if Trump denies knowing her. Under those conditions, she could be devastating.