Former President Donald Trump s historic criminal trial is now in its third week of proceedings.
Trump is facing 34 criminal counts related to his alleged efforts to conceal $130,000 in hush money paid in 2016 to silence allegations of an extramarital affair with adult film actor Stormy Daniels. Daniels is expected to testify in the trial, as is Michael Cohen, Trumps former personal attorney, who previously served jail time for his role in facilitating the payment.
Last week, the jury heard from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who testified about conversations he had with Cohen regarding the Daniels payment. He also detailed his publications efforts to catch and kill unflattering stories about Trump, including allegations by former Playboy model Karen McDougal that she had an affair with Trump from 2006 to 2007.
Trump is represented by a team of defense attorneys led by Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the charges against Trump, selected Susan Hoffinger and Joshua Steinglass to lead the prosecution.
Judge Juan Merchan is presiding over the Manhattan trial.
Follow live updates from the trial:
The radical left theyve been after us for years, and theyve screwing with peoples lives, he said, without clarifying who else he was including in the statement. Theyve gone out and hired lawyers, theyve been with lawyers for years, being sucked dry.
He called the district attorney's office vicious, vicious radical left lunatics.\"
\"So I just want to wish everybody a very good weekend. I was very interested in what took place today,\" Trump said.
He added: \"Our country is going to hell.\"","source":"","title":"Trump Complains About The Cost Of Lawyers On Way Out","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"Getty Images","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e84","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","bio":{"text":"Sara Boboltz is a reporter for HuffPost based in New York City. She can be reached at sara.boboltz@huffingtonpost.com.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"sara_bee"},"urlName":{"text":"sara-boboltz","transliterated":"sara-boboltz"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5c112f45240000ff008c49ce","ops":"","ext":"jpg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7efa2b24-4b6d-3ed4-9577-ccdb5b94ca9d","alias":"hp-us-sara-boboltz","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"e2c788e0-e657-3145-89f1-772e9073363a","br":"7dd4b59a-cd13-359c-8e48-55156aad035d","ca":"4b4ed2d2-0cc0-3fec-9a12-613c7d4cbdf8","es":"72574f0c-0913-3237-b4f8-82577b2e0f6d","fr":"fa37297f-6053-37d5-8459-b3ce0d49e249","gr":"47d4405e-50d2-33a9-a8e7-5aa0ae78b17f","in":"52202395-5771-3b1b-bd72-aa237dbb4992","it":"8030b39b-266e-3b42-bb91-366fa3c17acb","jp":"f96d018f-a655-3e2c-a7d2-e9bef0418928","kr":"901d3b5d-c732-3638-9753-c24462e9f959","qc":"e7550854-9b8c-3448-8811-d6a30489d80d","uk":"1b2d589c-ea9a-3877-875c-b904885588c9"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:59:49.44Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T20:00:40.642Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 3:59 PM EDT"},"flags":["includeImage"],"social":{"image":{"name":"6635420d230000b823bc4db3","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"6635420d230000b823bc4db3.jpeg","type":"hectorUrl"},"caption":"Before departing from the courthouse for the week, Trump left reporters in the hall with a few semi-coherent parting thoughts.
“The radical left — they’ve been after us for years, and they’ve screwing with people’s lives,” he said, without clarifying who else he was including in the statement. “They’ve gone out and hired lawyers, they’ve been with lawyers for years, being sucked dry.”
He called the district attorney's office “vicious, vicious radical left lunatics.\"
\"So I just want to wish everybody a very good weekend. I was very interested in what took place today,\" Trump said.
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- Hope Hicks took the witness stand nervously on Friday, holding herself together for direct examination before breaking down in tears when an attorney for Trump began cross-examination.
- Hicks had no political experience when Trump tapped her to serve as his spokesperson during his 2016 presidential run. In a baptism by fire, she helped guide his campaign through the Access Hollywood tapes release and a series of Wall Street Journal stories about alleged hush money payments.
- Obviously, I was a little shocked, she said about seeing Trumps Access Hollywood comments for the first time. But she recalled Trump saying it was pretty standard stuff.
- Hicks also recalled issuing denials on behalf of Trump.
- She testified that Trump was concerned about the affair stories effect on his family, and prevented the newspapers from being delivered to his home.
- We started the day with a forensic analyst from Braggs office back on the stand to talk about the data he recovered from Cohens phones, while the defense suggested his retrieval practices were less than trustworthy.
- The next witness was a paralegal who had the unfortunate task of reading through thousands of Trumps social media posts and articles written about him. Jurors read through some of Trumps rage tweets including one in which he called Daniels \"horseface.
Parts of this...were very personal to him? Bove asks.
Hicks, seemingly somewhat emotional again, says yes: I dont think he wanted anyone in his family to be hurt or embarrassed by anything that was happening on the campaign. He wanted them to be proud of him.
Bove then concludes his questioning.","source":"","title":"Trump Wanted His Family To Be Proud Of Him, Emotional Hope Hicks Says","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:31:59.392Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:31:59.392Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 3:31 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"66353ba3230000370088f5e0","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"66353a05e4b05f96b01856d7","caption":"Bove is now questioning Hicks with an apparent aim of softening the jurys view of Trumps reaction to the Access Hollywood tape leak. Bove is emphasizing Trumps personal stress at the release of the tape, and in turn, Hicks is stressing that Trump was really concerned about what her perception of this would be.
I know that that was weighing on him, she says.","source":"","title":"Trump Team Tries To Put Access Hollywood Response In Softer Light","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:26:55.396Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:26:55.396Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 3:26 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"66353a762300003300bc4db0","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"66353886e4b0fc2b952973ad","caption":"Under questioning from Bove, Hicks recalls what she described as a habit of Trumps: He likes to call and praise people for stories, even if theyre not about him, she says. He does a really nice job of maintaining relationships ... even if he doesnt always think the treatment he gets is fair. Its hard to miss the hint of fondness in her voice.
Ive only been on one campaign, but it was a great one, she said.
Earlier, she affirmed that shes here because her testimony was subpoenaed. (She also noted earlier she's paying for her own counsel.)","source":"","title":"Hope Hicks Speaks Fondly Of Donald Trumps Media Savvy, Campaign","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:21:03.348Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:21:03.348Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 3:21 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"66353906230000b823bc4daf","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"663537e2e4b05f96b01856cc","caption":"Bove is asking Hicks about her work with the Trump Organization and Trump campaign, asking about various players in Trumps orbit, including Rhona Graff, Meredith McIver, Alan Garten and Jason Greenblatt.
Cohen wasnt looped in on the day-to-day strategy of the campaign, Hicks recalls but he did try to insert himself into the campaign, including by doing TV appearances in which he advocated for Trump. Hicks affirms that Cohen was speaking as an employee of the Trump Organization he still worked there in 2015 and 2016, Hicks affirms as a surrogate for the Trump campaign.
At times, in Boves words, Cohen went rogue. Hicks agrees: Cohen, she recalls, called himself Mr. Fixer a reference to helping put out various fires on the campaign trail.
But, she adds, thats only because he broke it.","source":"","title":"Trump Team Asks For More Detail On Hope Hicks Trump Org Work And Michael Cohen","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:18:02.442Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:18:02.442Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 3:18 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6635385e23000086450d404d","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6635368ae4b05f96b018569d","caption":"Hicks began to cry almost as soon as Trump attorney Emil Bove began his cross-examination of her. That bit was innocuous: Bove started by asking her (according to CNN's transcript I didn't catch the question), \"I want to talk to you about your time at the Trump Organization.\" At that point, Hicks turned to the side and began to cry, and an attorney asked the judge for a break, which he granted.
But Hicks' breakdown came immediately after she described Trump lying to her in detail about Cohen, supposedly out of generosity and loyalty, paying off a pornstar for her silence.
The jury is now back and Bove is questioning Hicks.
Trump, meanwhile, is looking on stone-faced.","source":"","title":"Hope Hicks Broke Down In Court After Recounting A Donald Trump Lie","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:12:00.723Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:12:00.723Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 3:12 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"663536fa2200008a23fc7bb2","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/663535dd2300008f4488f5de.jpeg","queryParams":{},"width":5365,"height":3613,"credit":"AP Images"},"type":"image","common":{"id":"663534c9e4b00b1eab534d2c","caption":"Before the jury break, Hicks spoke about a Wall Street Journal story published on January 12, 2018: Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Stars Silence. It detailed Trumps alleged affair with Daniels, and the alleged hush money payment to Daniels.
Hicks recalled a conversation with Trump on how to respond to the story. And afterward, she recalled, she spoke to Cohen. A White House official Hicks recalled it was Hogan Gidley, a spokesperson told the Journal: These are old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election.
Notably, Hicks recalled a conversation with Trump in which Trump told her, in Hicks words, that Trump had spoken to Cohen, and that Cohen told Trump hed paid Daniels to protect him from a false allegation, and that Michael felt it was his job to protect him [Trump] and thats what he was doing, and he did it out of the kindness of his own heart.
Upon questioning from Colangelo, Hicks said such an action would be out of character for Michael because I didnt know Michael to be an especially charitable person, or selfless person the kind of person who seeks credit.
Trump, she recalled, told her that he was appreciative of the loyalty from Cohen.
Hicks also recalled Trump wanting to know how it was playing, a reference to the denial.
I think Mr. Trumps opinion was that it was better to be dealing with it now, and that it would have been bad to have that story come out before the election, Hicks recalled.
She specified that Trump asked about my thoughts and opinion on this story versus having a different kind of story before the campaign.","source":"","title":"Donald Trump Told Hope Hicks That Michael Cohen Paid Stormy Daniels Off Out Of The Kindness Of His Own Heart","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"AP Images","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:07:25.515Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T19:12:34.679Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 3:07 PM EDT"},"flags":["includeImage"],"social":{},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"663535dd2300008f4488f5de.jpeg","type":"hectorUrl"},"caption":"Before the jury break, Hicks spoke about a Wall Street Journal story published on January 12, 2018: Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence. It detailed Trump’s alleged affair with Daniels, and the alleged hush money payment to Daniels.
Hicks recalled a conversation with Trump on how to respond to the story. And afterward, she recalled, she spoke to Cohen. A White House official – Hicks recalled it was Hogan Gidley, a spokesperson – told the Journal: “These are old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election.”
Notably, Hicks recalled a conversation with Trump in which Trump told her, in Hicks’ words, that Trump had spoken to Cohen, and that Cohen told Trump he’d paid Daniels “to protect him from a false allegation, and that Michael felt it was his job to protect him [Trump] and that’s what he was doing, and he did it out of the kindness of his own heart.”
Upon questioning from Colangelo, Hicks said such an action “would be out of character for Michael” because “I didn’t know Michael to be an especially charitable person, or selfless person– the kind of person who seeks credit.”
Trump, she recalled, told her that “he was appreciative of the loyalty” from Cohen.
Hicks also recalled Trump wanting to know “how it was playing,” a reference to the denial.
“I think Mr. Trump’s opinion was that it was better to be dealing with it now, and that it would have been bad to have that story come out before the election,” Hicks recalled.
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After McDougal did an interview with Anderson Cooper, Hicks recalls, Hicks spoke with Trump about the interview but she stresses that she did not speak at the time with Pecker.","source":"","title":"Text Shows Trump Asked If Hope Hicks Called David Pecker","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T18:53:34.174Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T18:53:34.174Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 2:53 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6635329f230000b823bc4daa","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":"
","type":"tweet","common":{"id":"66353174e4b0fc2b95297287","caption":"Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former adviser to Melania Trump while she was first lady, posted what she said was a text exchange between them in the wake of the Access Hollywood tapes publication. The texts say Melania Trump cancelled an interview but still wanted to meet for lunch in public, even if she might be seen.I was worried sick about Melania hours before Donalds 2nd presidential debate and texted her, Are you ok?(as you can see below).
— Stephanie Winston Wolkoff (@SWinstonWolkoff) May 2, 2024
Melanias responseHi love. I canceled interview tomorrow (with @andersoncooper ) & wanted to know If I had time for lunch. She wanted to talk. pic.twitter.com/waHlLTYRTu
Its an unconventional marriage, Wolkoff said.","source":"
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Melanias responseHi love. I canceled interview tomorrow (with @andersoncooper ) & wanted to know If I had time for lunch. She wanted to talk. pic.twitter.com/waHlLTYRTu
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I dot [sic] see it getting much play, Cohen told Hicks prompting her to laugh while reading it out loud in court at the irony of how much coverage it ultimately received.
So far I see only 6 stories, Cohen wrote to Hicks. Getting little to no traction.
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I see what I said, Im not saying it didnt happen, Hicks says. She recalls Trump stating the denial, but says she doesn't want to say definitively that Trump instructed her to say something specific.
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Separately, Hicks describes calling Cohen about what he knew about the story then calling David Pecker after Cohen sort of feigned like he didnt know what I was talking about. Pecker, she recalls, told her that the money given to McDougal wasnt hush money, but rather, that McDougal was paid for magazine covers and fitness columns, and that it was all very legitimate, and that that was what the contract was for.
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Hicks describes asking Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and key adviser, about potentially reaching out to Rupert Murdoch about buying more time to respond to the story, but that Kushner said they should simply deal with the story, and that they might not be able to reach Murdoch.
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The \"Access Hollywood\" tape, in Trumps telling, is locker room talk a contrast, according to Trump, with alleged abuse carried out by Bill Clinton. This seems like a key dynamic, showing that Trump understood that allegations of improper actions such as adultery, the focus of the hush money payments at the heart of this trial could carry serious consequences for him, politically.","source":"","title":"Prosecution Zeroes In On Trump Separating Words And Actions","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. 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She notes he didnt want to offend anyone. But Trumps reaction, in Hicks description, was quite a bit more muted than the rest of the campaign staff's as reflected in the campaigns first statement reacting to the tape, which was dismissive: This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course - not even close. I apologize if anyone was offended.
Only later, Hicks recalls, did Trump release a more apologetic video, speaking straight to camera. The prosecution just played that apology video.","source":"","title":"Trump Thought Access Hollywood Dialogue Was Pretty Standard Stuff, Hope Hicks Recalls","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:24:06.906Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:24:06.906Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 12:24 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"66350f6d23000025240d4039","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"66350e1de4b05f96b0184275","caption":"Colangelo is walking Hicks through her and the campaign teams early reaction to the Access Hollywood tape.
I had a good sense this was going to be a massive story, and dominate the news cycle.
It was a damaging development, she said. It just didnt feel like the kind of story that it obviously wasnt helpful, but there were a lot of layers to it that complicated where we were trying to go to the campaign, and this was pulling us backwards in a way that was hard to overcome.
She added: I think there was consensus amongst us all that the tape was damaging and this was a crisis.","source":"","title":"This Was A Crisis, Hope Hicks Says Of 'Access Hollywood' Tape","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:19:01.502Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:19:01.502Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 12:19 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"66350e08220000343bfc7b97","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"66350d6ae4b05f96b0184195","caption":"When Hicks received the Posts email, she went up to a debate prep session, she recalled.
I motioned for Jason and a couple of people Id sent the email to to come out and speak with me... to not interrupt the debate prep, she said.
The sight of the group gathering was a sign that something was afoot, and Mr. Trump asked us to come into the conference room at some point\" to discuss what was happening.
Hicks said she verbally described the Posts email, and how she was trying to get a copy of the tapes audio to assess the situation further.
She started reading the transcript, and Trump finished reading it himself, she recalled.
He said that that didnt sound like something that he would say, she recalled, describing Trumps reaction.
Was Mr. Trump upset? Colangelo asked.
Umm... yes, yeah, he was, Hicks recalled, saying she was stunned herself.","source":"","title":"Hope Hicks Describes Trumps Rection To Access Hollywood Story","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:17:18.015Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:17:18.015Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 12:17 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"66350e08220000343bfc7b97","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"66350c28e4b05f96b0183fdb","caption":"Hicks is answering questions about Farentholds email, in which the reporter expresses how extremely urgent the story is, and how it shows very vulgar comments from Trump.
Hicks describes the email as relating a story about an inappropriate conversation about a woman. Now, shes silently reading through a transcript of the tape as included in the email, confirming shes heard the tape and that the transcript matches.
What was Hicks reaction to the email revealing the existence of the tape?
I was concerned, very concerned ... about the contents of the email, about the lack of time to respond, that we had a transcript and not a tape there was a lot at play, she says, before describing how she forwarded the message to others in the campaign.
FLAGGING, the email forward says, before two lines:
Need to hear the tape to be sure
Deny, deny, deny.
Its a reflex. Obviously, I was a little shocked, she said. She explains she didnt realize the entire transcript was included in the email.
She says the group discussing the Post story included David Bossie, Jason Miller, KellyAnne Conway and Steve Bannon.","source":"","title":"Hope Hicks Walks Through Reporters Email On 'URGENT' Story About 'Access Hollywood' Tape","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:12:32.254Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:12:32.254Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 12:12 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6634f49e2300005b0088f587","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"66350adae4b00b1eab533501","caption":"Hicks is describing finding out about the Access Hollywood tape shortly before the 2016 presidential election from the Washington Post, when reporter David Farenthold emailed her asking for comment. Colangelo pulls up the email, and Hicks explains how the metadata shows she forwarded it to campaign leadership.","source":"","title":"Hope Hicks Recalls Finding Out About Access Hollywood Tape","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:04:58.701Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:04:58.701Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 12:04 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6634f49e2300005b0088f587","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"66350a53e4b00b1eab533451","caption":"Colangelo is walking Hicks through her knowledge of the relationship between Trump and David Pecker, the publisher of American Media Inc, which includes the National Enquirer.
Recounting one conversation between Trump and Pecker, concerning a story about Ben Carson and malpractice, Hicks recalls Trump saying something like This is Pulitzer-worthy! That drew chuckles from the reporters in the room.
She recalled another call between the pair, about an article on Ted Cruz. She described Pecker and Trump as friends.","source":"","title":"Hope Hicks Describes Trump, David Peckers Relationship","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:03:02.72Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T16:03:02.72Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 12:03 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"662bb7752300003300bc4788","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6635080be4b05f96b0183b45","caption":"Only a few years out of college, a fresh-faced Hicks joined Trumps campaign as his spokesperson during his 2016 presidential run after having worked at the Trump Organization with the ex-presidents elder daughter, Ivanka Trump. She described her career path for the jury.
Hicks was around to witness some of the Trump administrations most consequential scandals. According to The Washington Post, Donald Trump Jr. made a telling offhand remark shortly after his father won the presidency: \"I hope we don't ruin Hope.\"
Hicks ended up being interviewed multiple times by special counsel Robert Mueller while he was investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election and Trumps efforts to hamper the probe. As Trump embarked on his increasingly desperate efforts to cling to power in the wake of his 2020 election loss, Hicks said in previous testimony given to a House investigatory committee that she was becoming concerned about Trumps legacy. She said he told her, \"Nobody will care about my legacy if I lose. So, that won't matter. The only thing that matters is winning.\"
During the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, Hicks reportedly tried to convince Trump to step in and say something to stop his supporters from ransacking the building, to little effect. She angrily texted Ivanka Trumps chief of staff that day that Trump had ended every future opportunity for people in his administration that doesn't include speaking engagements at the local Proud Boys chapter.
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Hicks describes a lot of incoming during the campaign a lot of questions about his businesses. It was kind of a constant flow of incoming questions, so I managed all of those and tried to respond to everybody in a timely manner with accurate information.
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Keith Schiller: Trumps bodyguard, Hicks answers, who would attend events with us and served as a security liaison.
Rhona Graff: Trumps executive assistant who was crucial to how everything ran on the 26th floor, meaning the floor in Trump Tower where Trumps office was, and where Graffs office was. Graff, Hicks says, knew Trumps likes and dislikes and helped with scheduling and media. Trump and Graffs relationship was one of mutual respect, she said.
Allen Weisselberg: The Trump Organization CFO who worked on anything to do with finances, including Trumps required financial disclosure as s presidential candidate.
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In the recorded video, he calls the tape a \"distraction\" that depicts him saying \"foolish things.\" Another bizarre moment in this trial.","source":"","title":"Prosecutors Play Trump 'Access Hollywood' Apology Tape","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T15:14:09.973Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T15:14:09.973Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 11:14 AM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6634f49e2300005b0088f587","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6634fe8de4b0fc2b9529519a","caption":"The prosecution is continuing with its questioning of Longstreet after describing the Washington Post article they just agreed not to enter as evidence a David Fahrenthold story, I believe one describing the \"Access Hollywood\" tape.","source":"","title":"Jury Back, The Trial Continues","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T15:11:54.298Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T15:11:54.298Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 11:11 AM EDT"},"social":{},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6634fddfe4b00b1eab532880","caption":"The jury is still out on break and the defense is going through a series of pieces of evidence one Washington Post article and several social media posts that the defense is seeking to exclude.
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Given the testimony of Longstreet, the paralegal, the judge says that for purposes of this discussion and each individual exhibit, Im satisfied that its reliable a reference to Longstreets work logging the various posts. He allows those exhibits.","source":"","title":"Judge Says Hes Satisfied With Reliability Of Social Media Post Exhibits","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","bio":{"text":"Matt Shuham is a reporter on the HuffPost national desk. You can reach him at matt.shuham@huffpost.com, mattshuham@protonmail.com, or via Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram at 646-397-4678.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost National Desk"},"urls":{},"urlName":{"text":"matt-shuham","transliterated":"matt-shuham"},"profileUrl":{"name":"641b5efe2300001900292b15","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T15:09:57.999Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T15:09:57.999Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 3, 2024, 11:09 AM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6634f8b52200007344fc7b67","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"63320c38e4b0e376dbee6479","fullName":"Matt Shuham","slug":"matt-shuham","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/641b5efe2300001900292b15.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/matt-shuham"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6634fba9e4b05f96b0182ed5","caption":"Trump, hands in suit pockets, is glancing around the courtroom during this brief break, occasionally rubbing his eyes. Its true what journalists in attendance have said it is truly bizarre seeing the former president of the United States in a state criminal courtroom.
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Bove pressed on the details of the laptop and phones activity over the years, including the phone being turned on and off repeatedly. The activity raises questions about how this phone was handled, he says. Such activity would have to be taken into account, Daus says.
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- Court will wrap up a little earlier than usual today at 3:45 p.m., due to a juror's schedule.
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- Keith Davidson wrapped up his testimony. The lawyer negotiated Daniels and McDougals hush money agreements and spoke at length about the inner workings of his dealings with Trump fixer Michael Cohen.
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— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) May 2, 2024
I was sitting right next to him.
Theres room for user error in the acquisition process, right? Bove asked. Daus says yes.","source":"","title":"Trump Team Casts Doubt On Phone Data","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e84","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","bio":{"text":"Sara Boboltz is a reporter for HuffPost based in New York City. She can be reached at sara.boboltz@huffingtonpost.com.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"sara_bee"},"urlName":{"text":"sara-boboltz","transliterated":"sara-boboltz"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5c112f45240000ff008c49ce","ops":"","ext":"jpg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7efa2b24-4b6d-3ed4-9577-ccdb5b94ca9d","alias":"hp-us-sara-boboltz","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"e2c788e0-e657-3145-89f1-772e9073363a","br":"7dd4b59a-cd13-359c-8e48-55156aad035d","ca":"4b4ed2d2-0cc0-3fec-9a12-613c7d4cbdf8","es":"72574f0c-0913-3237-b4f8-82577b2e0f6d","fr":"fa37297f-6053-37d5-8459-b3ce0d49e249","gr":"47d4405e-50d2-33a9-a8e7-5aa0ae78b17f","in":"52202395-5771-3b1b-bd72-aa237dbb4992","it":"8030b39b-266e-3b42-bb91-366fa3c17acb","jp":"f96d018f-a655-3e2c-a7d2-e9bef0418928","kr":"901d3b5d-c732-3638-9753-c24462e9f959","qc":"e7550854-9b8c-3448-8811-d6a30489d80d","uk":"1b2d589c-ea9a-3877-875c-b904885588c9"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T20:24:24.649Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T20:24:24.649Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 2, 2024, 4:24 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6633f673230000b823bc4cf5","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","slug":"sara-boboltz","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c112f45240000ff008c49ce.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/sara-boboltz"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6633f3dbe4b0fc2b9528cb78","caption":"Trumps voice reverberated throughout the courtroom when another of Cohens secretly recorded conversations was played. Although difficult to make out at times through rustling noises, Trump could be heard saying, Its so false what theyre saying. Its such bullshit. Cohen agreed.
Cohen then told Trump he needs to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David, referring to David Pecker, the head of AMI and the National Enquirer who agreed to help Trump with his 2016 campaign.
Ive spoken to Allen Weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up regarding financing, Cohen said in the recording. Trump told him to pay cash.","source":"","title":"Another Secret Conversation Played In Court This Time With Trump","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e84","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","bio":{"text":"Sara Boboltz is a reporter for HuffPost based in New York City. She can be reached at sara.boboltz@huffingtonpost.com.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"sara_bee"},"urlName":{"text":"sara-boboltz","transliterated":"sara-boboltz"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5c112f45240000ff008c49ce","ops":"","ext":"jpg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7efa2b24-4b6d-3ed4-9577-ccdb5b94ca9d","alias":"hp-us-sara-boboltz","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"e2c788e0-e657-3145-89f1-772e9073363a","br":"7dd4b59a-cd13-359c-8e48-55156aad035d","ca":"4b4ed2d2-0cc0-3fec-9a12-613c7d4cbdf8","es":"72574f0c-0913-3237-b4f8-82577b2e0f6d","fr":"fa37297f-6053-37d5-8459-b3ce0d49e249","gr":"47d4405e-50d2-33a9-a8e7-5aa0ae78b17f","in":"52202395-5771-3b1b-bd72-aa237dbb4992","it":"8030b39b-266e-3b42-bb91-366fa3c17acb","jp":"f96d018f-a655-3e2c-a7d2-e9bef0418928","kr":"901d3b5d-c732-3638-9753-c24462e9f959","qc":"e7550854-9b8c-3448-8811-d6a30489d80d","uk":"1b2d589c-ea9a-3877-875c-b904885588c9"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T20:15:04.539Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-03T03:09:54.183Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 2, 2024, 4:15 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6633f4132300003300bc4cf2","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","slug":"sara-boboltz","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c112f45240000ff008c49ce.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/sara-boboltz"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6633ef2ee4b0fc2b9528c855","caption":"Cohen had two phones that he consented to be analyzed by the government: an iPhone 6 with a gold case and an iPhone 7 with a black case. (The models were released in 2015 and 2016, respectively.)
Daus, the IT expert, said that he found a whopping 39,745 contacts on the first phone a highly unusual amount. Usually he saw hundreds of entries, maybe up to 1,000. Some of the names listed: Rona Graff, Hope Hicks, Gary Farro and Melania Trump.
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And what would you do if you were me? Cohen said in the recording, sounding exasperated.
I cant even imagine, Davidson replied.
Cohen went on: I mean, would you write a book? Would you break away from the entire Trump well call it doctrine? Would you go completely rogue? Would you join with [Steve] Bannon? Any any thoughts? Because its not just me thats now being affected. Its my entire family and theres no nobodys thinking about Michael.
Who else would do that for somebody? Who else? Cohen asked, apparently speaking about the Daniels payment, which Cohen handled before being reimbursed months later. I did because I care about the guy and Im saying to myself, What about me? What about me?
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Nah, I could. I could, Cohen responded. Murmurs in the gallery.
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Now that prosecutors played their clip of choice from the conversation, Trump's team has their clip played, so the jury can hear Davidson use phrases like \"leverage\" that potentially cast doubt on his credibility.","source":"","title":"Michael Cohens Secret Tape Played For Jurors","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e84","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","bio":{"text":"Sara Boboltz is a reporter for HuffPost based in New York City. She can be reached at sara.boboltz@huffingtonpost.com.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"sara_bee"},"urlName":{"text":"sara-boboltz","transliterated":"sara-boboltz"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5c112f45240000ff008c49ce","ops":"","ext":"jpg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7efa2b24-4b6d-3ed4-9577-ccdb5b94ca9d","alias":"hp-us-sara-boboltz","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"e2c788e0-e657-3145-89f1-772e9073363a","br":"7dd4b59a-cd13-359c-8e48-55156aad035d","ca":"4b4ed2d2-0cc0-3fec-9a12-613c7d4cbdf8","es":"72574f0c-0913-3237-b4f8-82577b2e0f6d","fr":"fa37297f-6053-37d5-8459-b3ce0d49e249","gr":"47d4405e-50d2-33a9-a8e7-5aa0ae78b17f","in":"52202395-5771-3b1b-bd72-aa237dbb4992","it":"8030b39b-266e-3b42-bb91-366fa3c17acb","jp":"f96d018f-a655-3e2c-a7d2-e9bef0418928","kr":"901d3b5d-c732-3638-9753-c24462e9f959","qc":"e7550854-9b8c-3448-8811-d6a30489d80d","uk":"1b2d589c-ea9a-3877-875c-b904885588c9"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T19:31:36.833Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T19:39:17.213Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 2, 2024, 3:31 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6633ea01220000343bfc7aea","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","slug":"sara-boboltz","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c112f45240000ff008c49ce.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/sara-boboltz"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6633e4ae2200007344fc7ac8.jpeg","queryParams":{"cache":"VPRbDY81Dd"},"width":3285,"height":2173,"credit":"AP Photo/Evan Vucci"},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6633e4dae4b00b1eab529fc2","caption":"Judge Merchan held a hearing this morning before the trial started to discuss the gag order Trump is under, and the possibility hes violated it four more times in addition to the nine previous violations he was hit with on Tuesday.
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You used the word leverage, correct? Bove asks.
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And that was Ms. Daniels goal, was it not, to create leverage over President Trump?
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He sent me a non-paying client, Davidson said of Cohen.
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Bove has been trying generally to discredit Davidson by questioning his memory and ethics. Davidson at one point responded by saying hes had a lot of clients more than 1,500 in his career.","source":"","title":"A Break For Lunch","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e84","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","bio":{"text":"Sara Boboltz is a reporter for HuffPost based in New York City. She can be reached at sara.boboltz@huffingtonpost.com.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"sara_bee"},"urlName":{"text":"sara-boboltz","transliterated":"sara-boboltz"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5c112f45240000ff008c49ce","ops":"","ext":"jpg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7efa2b24-4b6d-3ed4-9577-ccdb5b94ca9d","alias":"hp-us-sara-boboltz","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"e2c788e0-e657-3145-89f1-772e9073363a","br":"7dd4b59a-cd13-359c-8e48-55156aad035d","ca":"4b4ed2d2-0cc0-3fec-9a12-613c7d4cbdf8","es":"72574f0c-0913-3237-b4f8-82577b2e0f6d","fr":"fa37297f-6053-37d5-8459-b3ce0d49e249","gr":"47d4405e-50d2-33a9-a8e7-5aa0ae78b17f","in":"52202395-5771-3b1b-bd72-aa237dbb4992","it":"8030b39b-266e-3b42-bb91-366fa3c17acb","jp":"f96d018f-a655-3e2c-a7d2-e9bef0418928","kr":"901d3b5d-c732-3638-9753-c24462e9f959","qc":"e7550854-9b8c-3448-8811-d6a30489d80d","uk":"1b2d589c-ea9a-3877-875c-b904885588c9"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T17:00:38.293Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T17:00:38.293Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 2, 2024, 1:00 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6633c6b02200008a23fc7ab8","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","slug":"sara-boboltz","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c112f45240000ff008c49ce.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/sara-boboltz"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6633c04ae4b05f96b01793fb","caption":"Davidson has been investigated over extortion accusations in the past. His client list has included celebrities like the wrestler Hulk Hogan and reality star Tila Tequila. Bove has attempted to get him to confirm he extracted money from famous figures, like the actor Charlie Sheen for other clients, but Davidson said he largely did not remember settlements from more than a decade ago. He also objected to Bove's phrasing.
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If youre not here to play legal games, then dont say extract, Davidson told him.
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Extortion is the obtaining of property by threat or fear of force, Davidson replied.
When Bove asks Davidson whether he thought he was particularly good at getting close to the line without actually committing extortion, Davidson replied that he did not understand the question. Bove rephrased it.
I did everything I could to make sure my activity was lawful, Davidson said.","source":"","title":"Trump Attorney Hones In On Extortion Suggestion","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e84","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","bio":{"text":"Sara Boboltz is a reporter for HuffPost based in New York City. She can be reached at sara.boboltz@huffingtonpost.com.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"sara_bee"},"urlName":{"text":"sara-boboltz","transliterated":"sara-boboltz"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5c112f45240000ff008c49ce","ops":"","ext":"jpg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7efa2b24-4b6d-3ed4-9577-ccdb5b94ca9d","alias":"hp-us-sara-boboltz","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"e2c788e0-e657-3145-89f1-772e9073363a","br":"7dd4b59a-cd13-359c-8e48-55156aad035d","ca":"4b4ed2d2-0cc0-3fec-9a12-613c7d4cbdf8","es":"72574f0c-0913-3237-b4f8-82577b2e0f6d","fr":"fa37297f-6053-37d5-8459-b3ce0d49e249","gr":"47d4405e-50d2-33a9-a8e7-5aa0ae78b17f","in":"52202395-5771-3b1b-bd72-aa237dbb4992","it":"8030b39b-266e-3b42-bb91-366fa3c17acb","jp":"f96d018f-a655-3e2c-a7d2-e9bef0418928","kr":"901d3b5d-c732-3638-9753-c24462e9f959","qc":"e7550854-9b8c-3448-8811-d6a30489d80d","uk":"1b2d589c-ea9a-3877-875c-b904885588c9"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T16:25:24.535Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T16:25:24.535Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 2, 2024, 12:25 PM EDT"},"social":{},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","slug":"sara-boboltz","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c112f45240000ff008c49ce.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/sara-boboltz"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6633bba2e4b0849b2edea7f7","caption":"Davidson was asked to recall Cohens demeanor after Trump won the election and Cohen found out he would not be given a place in the new administration. He previously testified about how distraught Cohen had been when he found out he was not going to Washington.
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Speaking from the Roosevelt room, Biden praised both the right to free speech and the rule of law as \"fundamental American principles\" and urged both be upheld and respected. We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent,\" he said, describing peaceful protest as \"in the best tradition\" of American democracy.
\"But neither are we a lawless country,\" he said. \"Were a civil society and order must prevail.
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I understand people have strong feelings and deep convictions, he continued. In America we respect and protect the right for them to express that. But it doesnt mean anything goes. It needs to be done without violence, without destruction, without hate, and within the law.
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He also stated he didn't believe the National Guard should intervene in any of the protests, either.
The President headed to North Carolina after the remarks, where hes scheduled to pay respects to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in Charlotte earlier this week.","source":"","title":"Biden Addresses Growing Student Protests While Trumps Back In Court","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e73","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e72","fullName":"Ryan Grenoble","bio":{"text":"Ryan is a national reporter at HuffPost -- one of few who have the good fortune to work from the site's Denver office.","microText":"National Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"@g_nobes"},"urlName":{"text":"ryan-grenoble","transliterated":"ryan-grenoble"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5dd86429210000aa7e34dd10","ops":"","ext":"jpeg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7a11bc72-a5d9-3674-ac29-922ace8e49f7","alias":"hp-us-ryan-grenoble","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"9c9a1d5d-c977-33a3-be34-67398ee831c0","br":"ad857a2f-5bc2-3cb3-9b62-b8ac389b52d0","ca":"abe1372b-8b5a-36eb-a924-bb663c963498","es":"e5586339-4ae5-3243-99bb-8a09ca426ad9","fr":"5fcc5a37-1fc5-3cf7-b126-f2e7f896e73f","in":"aeb8d49b-421d-3bd9-8f26-48ff1526b417","it":"107e2037-b9f7-3b41-ab7c-27990e727629","jp":"f11d3746-7205-354e-b22e-94f521218555","kr":"cf38c56e-8849-309b-927a-73097dc93184","qc":"6855aedf-1ad1-31b3-8ce1-94e440265713","uk":"f4d08e3f-808c-3f4c-9f28-48906d3f9964"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T15:51:17.168Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T15:52:40.877Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 2, 2024, 11:51 AM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6633b62d220000dc3cfc7aa6","ops":"crop_618_35_3496_2498","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e73","fullName":"Ryan Grenoble","slug":"ryan-grenoble","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5dd86429210000aa7e34dd10.jpeg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/ryan-grenoble"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6633b433e4b0fc2b9528ac0b","caption":"Asked whether he had a stake in the outcome of the trial, Davidson said he did not.
Cross-examination will begin after a morning break. Trump exited the courtroom expressionless.","source":"","title":"Keith Davidsons Direct Examination Complete","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e84","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","bio":{"text":"Sara Boboltz is a reporter for HuffPost based in New York City. She can be reached at sara.boboltz@huffingtonpost.com.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"sara_bee"},"urlName":{"text":"sara-boboltz","transliterated":"sara-boboltz"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5c112f45240000ff008c49ce","ops":"","ext":"jpg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7efa2b24-4b6d-3ed4-9577-ccdb5b94ca9d","alias":"hp-us-sara-boboltz","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"e2c788e0-e657-3145-89f1-772e9073363a","br":"7dd4b59a-cd13-359c-8e48-55156aad035d","ca":"4b4ed2d2-0cc0-3fec-9a12-613c7d4cbdf8","es":"72574f0c-0913-3237-b4f8-82577b2e0f6d","fr":"fa37297f-6053-37d5-8459-b3ce0d49e249","gr":"47d4405e-50d2-33a9-a8e7-5aa0ae78b17f","in":"52202395-5771-3b1b-bd72-aa237dbb4992","it":"8030b39b-266e-3b42-bb91-366fa3c17acb","jp":"f96d018f-a655-3e2c-a7d2-e9bef0418928","kr":"901d3b5d-c732-3638-9753-c24462e9f959","qc":"e7550854-9b8c-3448-8811-d6a30489d80d","uk":"1b2d589c-ea9a-3877-875c-b904885588c9"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T15:45:04.108Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-05-02T15:45:04.108Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"May 2, 2024, 11:45 AM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"6633b4fc2200008a23fc7aa5","ops":"","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","slug":"sara-boboltz","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5c112f45240000ff008c49ce.jpg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/sara-boboltz"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":"","type":"embed","common":{"id":"6633b1d5e4b05f96b017883a","caption":"Were now talking Daniels appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in January 2018. Beforehand, Daniels put out another statement denying that she had an alleged sexual relationship with Trump.
I think its technically true, Davidson said of the second statement. I dont think that anyone had ever alleged that there was a relationship between Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump.
Davidson had told Cohen he was pissed that his client was going on TV. She thought it was a chance to rejuvenate her career, Davidson said.
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Rumors that I have received hush money from Donald Trump are completely false, read Daniels' statement.
An extremely strict reading of this denial would technically be true, Davidson said of the statement, eliciting a couple snickers from the audience. For example, he said he did not think \"anyone has alleged that any interaction\" between Trump and Daniels would have been \"romantic.\"
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He is read part of an email between himself and Cohen from October 2016, when Davidson was trying to secure Daniels $130,000 payment. He said it followed a conversation between Dylan Howard, Michael Cohen and I where Howard came in as sort of the mediator after Davidson had lost trust in what [Cohen] was saying.
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He cant just say no comment repeatedly hes running for president, Blanche said of his client. But Merchan told him that comments about one witness in the case could have a chilling effect on any other witness. The judge also pointed out that Trump seems to be going out of his way to comment on the case; he generally talks to a hallway press gaggle at the start of the day and at the end.
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“I don't think there's ever been a more conflicted judge – crooked and conflicted,\" Trump told the crowd. \"And I'm unconstitutionally gagged. He gagged me, so I'm not even supposed to be talking to you -- because he gagged me!”
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Trump also suggested the jury wont be fair since its a 95% or so Democrat area, and repeated the claim that hes done nothing wrong to merit any of the four criminal trials hes facing.
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Trump will get the chance to thaw out as he holds his first proper rallies since the hush money trial began, and two crucial swing states are on the itinerary. Hell first campaign in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and then head to Freeland, Michigan. Biden took both Midwest states from Trump in 2020, and they remain on a knife-edge ahead of Novembers vote. He plans to attack Biden on the economy and crime, with the latter likely to be informed by Trump's own grievances with the justice system.
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This one sought delay because Justice Merchan declined to recuse himself, forced Team Trump to ask permission to file pre-trial motions, and denied immunity. pic.twitter.com/0Tr7lEvlxT
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- Judge Merchan found Trump in contempt of court and fined him $9,000 for nine posts that attacked people involved in the trial. He had to delete the content in question and faces jail time should he ignore the order again.
- Michael Cohens former banker, Gary Farro, wrapped up his testimony. Farro described how Cohen took out a second mortgage, created an LLC and opened a bank account for the purposes of wiring Stormy Daniels $130,000 all under the auspices of a real estate transaction.
- Keith Davidson, a lawyer who represented both Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal in the past, began testifying about how he facilitated AMIs deals with both women.
- Two other witnesses, a C-SPAN archivist and a deposition company representative, sat for very brief testimony. Legal analysts believe the prosecution was compelled to bring them in because Trump refused to agree the documents they provided for the trial were authentic.
- Today will start at 9:30 a.m. with a hearing on more alleged violations of Trump's gag order. The jury has been instructed to arrive at 10 a.m.
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Why Dennison? Because he was the defendant, said Davidson. They chose Peterson, he said, because Daniels was the plaintiff.
Davidson told Steinglass that Dennison was also a real person who was on his high school hockey team.
\"How does he feel about you now?\" asked Steinglass.
\"He's very upset,\" said Davidson.","source":"","title":"Lawyer Tells Jurors Agreement Used Pseudonyms For Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e73","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e72","fullName":"Ryan Grenoble","bio":{"text":"Ryan is a national reporter at HuffPost -- one of few who have the good fortune to work from the site's Denver office.","microText":"National Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"@g_nobes"},"urlName":{"text":"ryan-grenoble","transliterated":"ryan-grenoble"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5dd86429210000aa7e34dd10","ops":"","ext":"jpeg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7a11bc72-a5d9-3674-ac29-922ace8e49f7","alias":"hp-us-ryan-grenoble","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"9c9a1d5d-c977-33a3-be34-67398ee831c0","br":"ad857a2f-5bc2-3cb3-9b62-b8ac389b52d0","ca":"abe1372b-8b5a-36eb-a924-bb663c963498","es":"e5586339-4ae5-3243-99bb-8a09ca426ad9","fr":"5fcc5a37-1fc5-3cf7-b126-f2e7f896e73f","in":"aeb8d49b-421d-3bd9-8f26-48ff1526b417","it":"107e2037-b9f7-3b41-ab7c-27990e727629","jp":"f11d3746-7205-354e-b22e-94f521218555","kr":"cf38c56e-8849-309b-927a-73097dc93184","qc":"6855aedf-1ad1-31b3-8ce1-94e440265713","uk":"f4d08e3f-808c-3f4c-9f28-48906d3f9964"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-04-30T19:34:25.336Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-04-30T19:34:25.336Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"Apr 30, 2024, 3:34 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"663146de230000b823bc4b1b","ops":"crop_251_80_2474_1589","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e73","fullName":"Ryan Grenoble","slug":"ryan-grenoble","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5dd86429210000aa7e34dd10.jpeg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/ryan-grenoble"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"66314724e4b0c558f74205b6","caption":"Keith Davidson testified that the terms of the deal stipulated a payment was owed by Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. But no payment was received that day, or all weekend. On Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, Davidson sent Cohen an email demanding to know what was going on. He said that Cohen gave him excuses that involved the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Secret Service and computer systems that were all fucked up.
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Fuckin Jesus, Howard replied.
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Trump will also have to pay a $9,000 fine ($1,000 per violation) and faces potential jail time should he find himself in contempt of court again.","source":"","title":"Trumps Social Media Scrubbed Of Posts","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e73","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e72","fullName":"Ryan Grenoble","bio":{"text":"Ryan is a national reporter at HuffPost -- one of few who have the good fortune to work from the site's Denver office.","microText":"National Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"@g_nobes"},"urlName":{"text":"ryan-grenoble","transliterated":"ryan-grenoble"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5dd86429210000aa7e34dd10","ops":"","ext":"jpeg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7a11bc72-a5d9-3674-ac29-922ace8e49f7","alias":"hp-us-ryan-grenoble","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"9c9a1d5d-c977-33a3-be34-67398ee831c0","br":"ad857a2f-5bc2-3cb3-9b62-b8ac389b52d0","ca":"abe1372b-8b5a-36eb-a924-bb663c963498","es":"e5586339-4ae5-3243-99bb-8a09ca426ad9","fr":"5fcc5a37-1fc5-3cf7-b126-f2e7f896e73f","in":"aeb8d49b-421d-3bd9-8f26-48ff1526b417","it":"107e2037-b9f7-3b41-ab7c-27990e727629","jp":"f11d3746-7205-354e-b22e-94f521218555","kr":"cf38c56e-8849-309b-927a-73097dc93184","qc":"6855aedf-1ad1-31b3-8ce1-94e440265713","uk":"f4d08e3f-808c-3f4c-9f28-48906d3f9964"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-04-30T18:10:11.673Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-04-30T18:10:11.673Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"Apr 30, 2024, 2:10 PM EDT"},"social":{"image":{"name":"663133c3220000dc3cfc790d","ops":"crop_685_0_1961_1337","ext":"jpg"}},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"default-entry.jpg","type":"hectorUrl"},"credit":"","ops":""},"textWrap":"wrapped","imagePositionInUnit":null,"imagePositionInSubUnit":null,"authors":[{"authorData":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e73","fullName":"Ryan Grenoble","slug":"ryan-grenoble","headshot":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5dd86429210000aa7e34dd10.jpeg","queryParams":{},"width":400,"height":400,"credit":"","ops":""},"socialAccounts":{},"title":"","links":{"permalink":"https://action.news/author/ryan-grenoble"}}}],"isLiveblogSlide":false},"provider":null},{"embedData":{"type":"hector","url":"https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/default-entry.jpg","queryParams":{},"credit":""},"type":"image","common":{"id":"6631243ce4b0c9bc87591d85","caption":"Keith Davidson read a message between himself and AMI executive Dylan Howard during negotiations for her story.
Responding to Howards assertion that we are going to lay it on thick for her, Davidson responded: Good. Throw in an ambassadorship for me. Im thinking the Isle off Man.
In court, he explained: It was sort of in jest. That was just a joke. He said the understanding was that, somehow, if Karen did this deal with AMI, it would help Trumps candidacy, leading to a potential perk for him.
At this point in the negotiations, it was clear that McDougal's story would be purchased but not be made public.
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A Democrat judge JUST HELD ME IN CONTEMPT OF COURT! the email soliciting donations reads. I was fined $9,000 for 9 gag order violations. THEY WANT TO SILENCE ME! They think they can BLEED ME DRY and SHUT ME UP, but Ill NEVER stop fighting for YOU.
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Later, Davidson texted Howard: Its a story that should be told.
I agree, Howard replied.
The following month, in July, Howard texted asking to speak about Trump, saying that he thought he had an entree to pitch the story again. In another message, Davidson wrote to Howard: Dont forget about Cohen. Time is of the essence. The girl is being cornered by the estrogen mafia.\" In court, the attorney called it a regrettable phrase.
That was a term I think [came from] one of Karens associates at that first meeting, there were several women who were leaning on Karen to sign a deal with ABC, he explained. McDougal was rumored to be mulling an appearance on Dancing with the Stars\" because she was trying to reinvigorate her career. When Howard told him to \"get me a price on McDougal,\" Davidson initially came back with a whopping price tag of $1 million.
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I have a blockbuster Trump story, one text read. Talk first thing. I will get you more than anyone for it, you know why.
Did he cheat on Melania? Howard texted back. Do you know if the affair was during his marriage to Melania?
I really cannot say yet. Sorry, Davidson replied.
OK. Keep me informed, Howard texted. He then flew out to meet McDougal and Davidson in person to discuss the allegations; a friend of the model's was also present.\"
Ms. McDougal alleged that she had had a romantic affair with Donald Trump some years prior,\" Davidson testified in court, affirming the relationship was allegedly sexual.","source":"","title":"McDougal Lawyer Texts National Enquirer Editor-In-Chief: I Have A Blockbuster Trump Story","type":"image","summary":"","badge":"","cta":[],"meta":null,"credit":"","creditUrl":"","authorship":{"author":{"id":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e85","userId":"557703bbe4b09499c4202e84","fullName":"Sara Boboltz","bio":{"text":"Sara Boboltz is a reporter for HuffPost based in New York City. She can be reached at sara.boboltz@huffingtonpost.com.","microText":"Reporter, HuffPost"},"urls":{"twitter":"sara_bee"},"urlName":{"text":"sara-boboltz","transliterated":"sara-boboltz"},"profileUrl":{"name":"5c112f45240000ff008c49ce","ops":"","ext":"jpg"},"carmotMetadata":{"editionCode":"us","uuid":"7efa2b24-4b6d-3ed4-9577-ccdb5b94ca9d","alias":"hp-us-sara-boboltz","linkedAuthorUuidMap":{"au":"e2c788e0-e657-3145-89f1-772e9073363a","br":"7dd4b59a-cd13-359c-8e48-55156aad035d","ca":"4b4ed2d2-0cc0-3fec-9a12-613c7d4cbdf8","es":"72574f0c-0913-3237-b4f8-82577b2e0f6d","fr":"fa37297f-6053-37d5-8459-b3ce0d49e249","gr":"47d4405e-50d2-33a9-a8e7-5aa0ae78b17f","in":"52202395-5771-3b1b-bd72-aa237dbb4992","it":"8030b39b-266e-3b42-bb91-366fa3c17acb","jp":"f96d018f-a655-3e2c-a7d2-e9bef0418928","kr":"901d3b5d-c732-3638-9753-c24462e9f959","qc":"e7550854-9b8c-3448-8811-d6a30489d80d","uk":"1b2d589c-ea9a-3877-875c-b904885588c9"}}},"firstPublishedAt":"2024-04-30T16:40:15.152Z","lastPublishedAt":"2024-04-30T17:45:52.677Z","formattedFirstPublishedAt":"Apr 30, 2024, 12:40 PM EDT"},"flags":["includeImage"],"social":{},"orientation":"horizontal","thumbnail":{"url":{"fileName":"66312e3c2200007344fc7907.jpeg","type":"hectorUrl"},"caption":"Davidson’s June 2016 texts to Dylan Howard, chief content officer for AMI and the National Enquirer’s editor-in-chief, were shown for the jury. Davidson read them aloud.
“I have a blockbuster Trump story,” one text read. “Talk first thing. I will get you more than anyone for it, you know why.”
“Did he cheat on Melania?” Howard texted back. “Do you know if the affair was during his marriage to Melania?”
“I really cannot say yet. Sorry,” Davidson replied.
“OK. Keep me informed,” Howard texted. He then flew out to meet McDougal and Davidson in person to discuss the allegations; a friend of the model's was also present.\"
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That also means that despite Trump and his teams constant complaints about the trials length, they bear the blame for insisting on testimony like this, says Rubin. Even the most aggressive lawyers I know would roll their eyes & agree that whatever CSPAN video is at issue is real.","source":"
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Whoever she is, wherever she comes from the stories are total fiction. Theyre 100% made up. They never happened. They never would happen, Trump was heard saying. He called the stories lies,\" totally invented fiction, and said, \"It's a total setup. Another video clip was shown from a Trump campaign event in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in which Trump said, All of these lies will be sued when the election is over. In a final clip, as president-elect, Trump called Cohen a very good lawyer.
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Theyve got a massive flag that reads finish the wall follow live updates here! https://t.co/t24CR902MP pic.twitter.com/xz6zoGaaKn
— Sara B. (@sara_bee) April 30, 2024
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Here's What Happened On Day 11
- Hope Hicks took the witness stand nervously on Friday, holding herself together for direct examination before breaking down in tears when an attorney for Trump began cross-examination.
- Hicks had no political experience when Trump tapped her to serve as his spokesperson during his 2016 presidential run. In a baptism by fire, she helped guide his campaign through the Access Hollywood tapes release and a series of Wall Street Journal stories about alleged hush money payments.
- Obviously, I was a little shocked, she said about seeing Trumps Access Hollywood comments for the first time. But she recalled Trump saying it was pretty standard stuff.
- Hicks also recalled issuing denials on behalf of Trump.
- She testified that Trump was concerned about the affair stories effect on his family, and prevented the newspapers from being delivered to his home.
- We started the day with a forensic analyst from Braggs office back on the stand to talk about the data he recovered from Cohens phones, while the defense suggested his retrieval practices were less than trustworthy.
- The next witness was a paralegal who had the unfortunate task of reading through thousands of Trumps social media posts and articles written about him. Jurors read through some of Trumps rage tweets including one in which he called Daniels "horseface.
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Trump Complains About The Cost Of Lawyers On Way Out
Before departing from the courthouse for the week, Trump left reporters in the hall with a few semi-coherent parting thoughts.
The radical left theyve been after us for years, and theyve screwing with peoples lives, he said, without clarifying who else he was including in the statement. Theyve gone out and hired lawyers, theyve been with lawyers for years, being sucked dry.
He called the district attorney's office vicious, vicious radical left lunatics."
"So I just want to wish everybody a very good weekend. I was very interested in what took place today," Trump said.
He added: "Our country is going to hell."
The radical left theyve been after us for years, and theyve screwing with peoples lives, he said, without clarifying who else he was including in the statement. Theyve gone out and hired lawyers, theyve been with lawyers for years, being sucked dry.
He called the district attorney's office vicious, vicious radical left lunatics."
"So I just want to wish everybody a very good weekend. I was very interested in what took place today," Trump said.
He added: "Our country is going to hell."
Donald Trump Leaves The Courtroom
Trump just left the courtroom, trailed by his team and glancing around the room at attendees. Lawrence O'Donnell, the MSNBC host, grinned widely and stared the former president down as he left. But Trump didn't seem to notice or at least, he wasn't willing to give O'Donnell the satisfaction.
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