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Trump trial live updates: Day 13 of hush money trial
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Testimony continues Tuesday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 6, 2024 in New York. (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP)
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ
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Donald Trump’s hush money trial continues today in a Manhattan courthouse. Trump faces a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses in the final weeks of the case.
Michael Cohen has yet to be called
Prosecutors are continuing to build toward their star witness, Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the hush money payments. He is expected to undergo a bruising cross-examination from defense attorneys seeking to undermine his credibility with jurors.
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Catching up on the Trump hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after exiting court for the day from his hush money trial in New York, Monday, May 6, 2024. (Peter Foley/Pool Photo via AP)
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday and, in his sternest warning yet, told the former president that future gag order violations could send him to jail. The reprimand opened a revelatory day of testimony, as jurors for the first time heard the details of the financial transactions at the center of the case and saw payment checks bearing Trump’s signature.