Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, as his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 continues, in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2024. (REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/Pool)
"We had a very good day. I think we're exposing this scam for what it is," he said.
The trial Tuesday continued with testimony from former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. The case focuses on Cohen paying former pornographic performer Stormy Daniels $130,000 to allegedly quiet her claims of an alleged 2006 extramarital affair with the then-real estate tycoon. Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels.
Stormy Daniels testifies during Former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S., May 9, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. (REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg)
Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche asked Cohen if he also regularly commented on a podcast about wanting to see Trump convicted in this case. Cohen responded that he probably said that, as he wants to see Trump held accountable.
Cohen's testimony Tuesday follows Monday's remarks, when he detailed to the court that he used his own funds to pay Daniels in 2016, as well as admitting to the court that he secretly recorded Trump on his iPhone that same year.
Michael Cohen is cross examined by defense lawyer Todd Blanche during former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 14, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. (REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg )
Presiding Judge Juan Merchan imposed the gag order on Trump before his criminal trial in New York began, ordering the presumptive Republican presidential nominee not to make or direct others to make public statements about witnesses, counsel in the case or about court staff, the DA staff or family members of staff.
Merchan later ruled, amid the trial, that Trump violated the order on 10 occasions, resulting in a combined $10,000 fine. The violations stemmed from messages posted by Trump on Truth Social and the campaign's website.
Trump's legal team now has the opportunity to appeal the gag order to the New York Court of Appeals.
"The gag order imposed by conflicted Judge Juan Merchan in the lawless Manhattan DA case is unconstitutional and un-American. The threat to throw the 45th President of the United States and the leading candidate in the 2024 presidential election in jail for exercising his First Amendment rights is a Third World authoritarian tactic typical of Crooked Joe Biden and his comrades," Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital earlier Tuesday.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyer Emil Bove watch as Michael Cohen is questioned by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger during Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 14, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. (REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg)
"This is a sham. This is not the United States of America. This is some third-rate banana republic," Ramaswamy said.
"There's nothing that has been wrong here. Nothing that has been done poorly by President Trump," Donalds said during added. "The only thing that's being done wrong is by this judge. His daughter is making money, raising money for Democrats, and all of the fundraising emails, and all the fundraising things are about this trial that his daughter is using. He won't recuse himself. This is a travesty of justice. This is a misuse of the justice system."
Trump's legal team had previously demanded Merchan recuse himself from the case, citing his daughter's work as a Democrat consultant.
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The trial will resume Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and will wrap up slightly early at 4 p.m. due to a juror's previous commitment. Cohen is expected to return to the stand to continue cross-examination.
The prosecution team revealed Tuesday that Cohen is their last witness.
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