Trump trial: Defense continues cross-examination of National Enquirer publisher David Pecker: Live updates

• Defense attorneys for former President Donald Trump continued the cross-examination Friday of former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.
• Pecker has given three days of damning testimony for the prosecution in Trump's New York criminal hush money trial.
• Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to cover up a reimbursement payment to his lawyer and personal fixer to buy the silence of Stormy Daniels.

This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day.

Defense attorneys for former President Donald Trump continued the cross-examination Friday of former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who has given three days of damning testimony for the prosecution in Trump's New York criminal hush money trial.

Pecker's cross-examination began Thursday afternoon, when attorneys for Trump started a line of questions designed to poke holes in Pecker's credibility. The effort drew objections from prosecutors late Thursday afternoon, which New York Judge Juan Merchan said would be dealt with on Friday.

Once the cross-examination is over, prosecutors are expected to redirect the questioning.

Entering the courtroom Friday morning, Trump said he thought things went "very well" in the trial on Thursday.

He also complained about how cold it is in the courtroom and what he claims are conflicts of interest by the judge. He called the proceedings "a rigged trial." Trump has repeatedly made those same allegations on social media.

Pecker testified about the "catch and kill" scheme he devised along with Trump and Trump attorney Michael Cohen to buy the rights to negative tabloid stories about Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign and not publish them, essentially killing them.