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Donald Trump returns to court for the Manhattan hush money trial on Thursday while his lawyers try to persuade the Supreme Court he is immune from prosecution.
The former president will be sitting in court listening to the third day of former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony as the justices consider arguments that could have huge implications for his federal criminal trials.
Pecker ended his second day of testimony on Wednesday by laying out how he coordinated with Michael Cohen when Playboy model Karen McDougal came forward with affair allegations.
The tabloid executive also detailed how he would ‘catch and kill’ stories that could hurt Trump and embellish headlines of the Republican’s rivals in the 2016 presidential race.
On Thursday he is set to continue testifying about McDougal and could also face questions about Stormy Daniels.
Follow DailyMail.com’s live coverage from our reporters inside the courtroom.
Trump visits construction site before heading to court
Trump was greeted by hundreds chanting 'USA, USA' as he met union workers in New York on the morning of a monumental day in the courts.
The former president greeted teamsters on a construction site and signed MAGA hats as he prepared for another day of testimony in the Manhattan hush money trial.
Meanwhile, Trump's lawyers are heading to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning in attempts to persuade the nine justices that he is immune from prosecution.
'This whole thing it's election interference' Trump told the crowd regarding his multiple legal battles before taking a shot at President Joe Biden.
'We're leading by a lot. He is the worst president in the history of our country. He makes Jimmy Carter look great.'
A big day in the courts for Donald Trump with two huge cases at the same time
It is a busy day in the courts for Donald Trump.
He will be in a courtroom in New York City today for his hush money trial as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president.
In New York, jurors will hear more witness testimony from David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer.
Trump also faces a looming decision by the judge in the case on whether he violated a gag order.
Trump had asked to miss his criminal trial for the day so he could sit in on the Supreme Court's special session.
The justices will begin weighing whether he can be prosecuted in a separate case over his efforts to reverse the result of the 2020 election.
His request to be in Washington was denied by the hush money trial judge Juan Merchan.
Judge Merchan said: 'Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there, but a trial in New York Supreme Court is also a big deal.'
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