Michael Cohen is back on the stand for a third day of questioning in Donald Trump's bombshell criminal trial.
Earlier this week, Cohen described his experience 'knee deep in the cult of Trump' as his fixer and lawyer, arranging the Stormy Daniels hush money payments, and being left for dead by a 'douchebag dictator' and 'Cheeto-dusted villain.'
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Donald Trump departs Trump Tower to head to criminal court
Before his appearance in court on Friday, Trump conducted an interview with KTSP in Minnesota.
He has lamented that the court's schedule is keeping him off the campaign trail.
Trump appealed his gag order to New York's highest court
Trump's legal team initiated a new appeal of his gag order on Wednesday evening.
He is not allowed to discuss witnesses, jurors and others in the twisted web of his hush money case.
Trump has already been fined $10,000 by Judge Merchan for violating the order.
He has also been threatened with jail if he violates it again.
Michael Cohen arrives at Manhattan court
Michael Cohen arrived to court before he is set to answer questioned by Trump's attorneys.
He was seen wearing a pale yellow tie and dark suit.
Has Trump breached his gag order again?
Donald Trump could be in danger of another breach of the gag order imposed on him by the judge, according to some legal experts.
The suggestion came amid reports that Trump wrote notes to instruct allies what to say when they delivered speeches outside court earlier this week.
David R. Lurie, an attorney in New York, wrote on X:
Michael Cohen's ex-advisor claims star witness lied on the stand in Trump's trial and insists fixer told him he 'had nothing' on the former president
Lawyer Bob Costello tore into Michael Cohen during a House hearing Wednesday – hours after the former Trump fixer called him 'shifty' and accused him of trying to set up a 'back channel' to then-President Donald Trump.
'I read Michael Cohen’s testimony from yesterday’s trial in New York on the way down on the train, and virtually every statement he made about me is another lie,' Costello told a House committee on 'weaponization' of government.
The comments came along with a blistering statement Costello released, where he blasted 'lawfare' he said was being deployed against Trump, and wrote about meetings with prosecutors along with Cohen.
Cohen 'took a foolish step by lying that he had evidence that Rudy Giuliani and I had conspired to obstruct justice by dangling a pardon for him to keep his mouth shut about Donald Trump. That was totally false and utter nonsense,' Costello said.
And he went after Cohen's motive – in a possible teaser to what Trump's legal team has in store for him in a second day of cross-examination set for Thursday in Manhattan criminal court.