Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial, Week 4: Live Updates

Testimony continues in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial this week in New York.

Trump is facing 34 felony charges related to his purported efforts to conceal claims of extramarital affairs that emerged during his 2016 presidential campaign. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case centers on $130,000 in hush money paid to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. It also focuses on the role of Trump and his team in a “catch and kill” scheme whereby the National Enquirer, then run by David Pecker, buried negative stories about Trump, including one regarding an alleged affair with Playboy model Karen McDougal.

Daniels is expected to testify during the trial, as is former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who spent time behind bars over his role in the hush money scheme.

Judge Juan Merchan is presiding over the trial. Trump’s legal team is led by Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles, while the prosecution is led by Susan Hoffinger and Joshua Steinglass.

Read live updates from the trial below:

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