Second week of witness testimony begins in Trump hush money trial

The criminal trial of former President Donald Trump continued in a Manhattan courtroom with witness testimony detailing hush money transactions involving Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels, who claimed affairs with Trump. McDougal’s story was bought by the National Enquirer, with editor Dylan Howard initially uninterested until he believed her claims. Leading to charges of falsifying business records for reimbursing Cohen for Daniels’ payment, Trump denied all allegations. The judge found Trump guilty of criminal contempt for violating gag orders, with potential jail time for repeat offenses. Trump’s family members attended court, and witnesses included a banker and C-SPAN director authenticating videos of Trump’s remarks.

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