59 mins ago
The trial of former President Donald Trump continues, as the Manhattan District Attorney has charged him with 34 counts of falsifying business records, allegedly to cover up a scheme to influence the 2016 election.
At the center of the case is a $130,000 payment made by former attorney Michael Cohen to Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, an adult actress who alleged she had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump.
Keith Davidson, an attorney who represented Ms. Clifford for that deal, testified this week, pushing back on prosecutors’ claims that the payment was “hush money,” Mr. Davidson rejected the term and said it was “consideration” paid as part of a legal civil settlement.
15 hours ago
In a departure from previous answers, President Trump signaled he may not testify at trial after all.
“Well I’m not allowed to testify, I’m under a gag order,” he said, before turning to his attorney. “I guess.”
Mr. Blanche smiled and gave a non-committal shake of his head.
