Carhartt coupons, smelly mail, sports-betting anger: Recapping the Householder trial’s most explosive week yet

Trial Update 3

Former First Energy Solutions lobbyist and government witness Juan Cespedes testifies as Judge Timothy Black sternly warns the jurors to wear their damn Covid masks properly. (Courtroom drawing by Marlene Steele)

This week in the Larry Householder trial, a range of characters took the stand, and, inch by inch, helped peel back the curtain on the scheme that birthed House Bill 6 and the largest public corruption scandal in Ohio history.

Below is a brief recap of some spicy tidbits that emerged this week, with some Battle Line commentary sprinkled in along the way.