Hello hello from​ New York and day whatever the hell it is of the criminal trial of Donald Trump​. It's day two of jury deliberations over the Manhattan District Attorney's falsifying business records charges, and all we can do is speculate and wait. We're expecting to start off the day with a readback of testimony from former American Media Inc. CEO and Trump ally David Pecker, as well as that of Trump’s personal attorney and star cooperating witness Michael Cohen.

Live from NY Supreme Court (and this tree) again for the criminal trial of Donald Trump over the Manhattan DA’s 34 counts of falsifying business records against the former president. We're now in the home stretch, NY Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is currently reading his instructions on the law to the jury. It's straight to deliberations after that.

Back again at the criminal trial of Donald Trump, and/or Manhattan’s hottest club, for closing arguments at last. I don’t see any pro-Trump protestors outside the courthouse today, though if past is any guide, I’d bet there’s going to be a who’s who of GOP politicians packing the gallery in support of Trump today.

Hello hello, back in NY Supreme Court again for the criminal trial of Donald Trump. This morning, Justice Juan Merchan informed the parties that we are not going to get to the end of this thing until at least next week. Michael Cohen is now back on the witness stand. Trump counsel Todd Blanche is continuing his cross of Cohen. I don’t know how this is possible, but Cohen looks older than he did last week.

Welcome back to the Michael Cohen show, conveniently taking place at the Manhattan trial of Donald Trump. Think of the worst, yet creative, insult you’ve got and imagine Cohen saying “sounds like something I would say.” That's pretty much what cross has been like thus far. Cohen is arguably the prosecution’s star witness in this trial, but as you know, he’s got a few credibility issues, having pled guilty to lying to Congress and whatnot.

Back again in NY Supreme Court for the trial of Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up a 2006 sexual encounter with Stormy Daniels, lest it mess up his already troubled 2016 presidential campaign. It’s day 2 of testimony from Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, now disbarred, who is arguably the most important witness at this trial.

Hello hello, we’re down to brass tacks here at the New York trial of Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records, with the expected testimony today of the one witness who can likely make or break the Manhattan DA’s case, Michael Cohen. As always I'm joined by my colleague @frankrunyeon for this unprecedented trial here at 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan. Trump has arrived and things are about to get underway.

Hello from a damp cool morning in New York, back for another day of testimony in the trial of Donald Trump over the Manhattan DA’s claims that he falsified business records to cover up a hush money deal as part of a conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election. It’s been a hell of a week. Yesterday, we saw the conclusion of testimony from adult film star Stormy Daniels, who says she was paid $130,000 to keep quiet about her 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, who didn’t want it coming out just after the notorious Access Hollywood video.

Hello hello, back again at the hush money/fake business records/election misconduct/whatever else I'm not thinking of trial of Donald Trump in Lower Manhattan. Anyway, it's another [insert storm joke here] day of testimony from Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who says she took hush money from Trump via his now-former attorney Michael Cohen as the 2016 election loomed, to keep quiet about her sexual encounter with Donald Trump.

Back at Trump trial HQ in Lower Manhattan on a somewhat misty morning with 100 + other reporters for another day of testimony over the Manhattan DA’s claims that Trump tried to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election by falsifying business records to cover up an affair. Another day, another likely ruling on whether or not Trump again violated the gag order in this case via his remarks about ex-AMI CEO and witness David Pecker, the onetime publisher of the National Enquirer, as well as comments about the jury being full of Democrats.

Good morning from New York and the criminal trial of Donald Trump over the Manhattan DA's claims that the former president and others falsified business records to conceal hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in order to keep her quiet about an affair with Trump. This was late 2016, the infamous Access Hollywood tape had just dropped, and prosecutors say Trump & co. undermined the integrity of the election by orchestrating the coverup.

Back again at the trial of Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors say that Trump tried to cover up hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep news of their extramarital affair from going public and hurting his chances in the 2016 election. As ADA Matthew Colangelo told the jury​ in openings​: "Donald Trump orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election, then he covered up the criminal conspiracy by lying in his business records, over and over and over again."

Good morning from Manhattan and the so-called hush money trial of Donald Trump, in which the ex-president is accused of falsifying documents to cover up $130,000 paid to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an affair, in order to avert damage Trump’s 2016 campaign. @frankrunyeon and I are back again wrangling this thing for @Law360, and to start things off today, we’re expecting to hear more testimony from a banker about accounts the Manhattan DA says were used to pay said hush money. Unclear at the moment who's up after that.

Hello hello, back again at the hush money trial of Donald Trump. As @frankrunyeon mentioned yesterday, we're either wrapping up the first week or the second week of trial, depending if you count jury selection or not. I guess I'm inclined to think it's the latter? Idk. Anyway, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is slated to retake the witness stand this morning, still on cross.

Good morning from Manhattan and the hush money trial of Donald Trump, who's accused of falsifying business records to cover up funds paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an affair, out of fear the news would damage his election prospects in 2016. Wow, this is unrelated, but New York's highest court just now ordered a new sexual assault trial for Harvey Weinstein.

Hello hello, back again in Manhattan criminal court, well outside of it right now, for the trial of Donald Trump on the Manhattan DA’s falsifying business records charges, aka, the hush money case. Out of all the criminal cases against Trump, this one gets a lot of flak compared with the Jan. 6th action in DC, the classified documents case in Florida and the RICO thing in Georgia.

Good morning from New York​. It’s been over a year since ​Trump's indictment and we’ve seen quite a bit of legal wrangling, but opening statements ​are slated for this morning​ in the hush money trial of Donald Trump here in Manhattan​, barring any last minute delays​. Trump is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a payoff to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from going public about their alleged extramarital affair, in order to keep it from damaging his standing in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Hello from New York Supreme Court for day one of jury selection in the criminal trial of Donald Trump over the Manhattan DA’s case alleging the former president falsified business records in connection with hush money payments. Trump is accused of working with others including his now-former attorney Michael Cohen and currently jailed ex-Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg to bury news of extramarital affairs, including with adult film star Stormy Daniels, in the run-up to the 2016 election.

This just in from the NY AG's case against Trump, who's accused of lying about his wealth to get better deals on bank loans and insurance. The court-appointed monitor for the Trump Org and other Trump entities issued a report today, telling Justice Engoron that problems persist. "It does not appear that there are adequate accounting and presentation standards, procedures, or training associated with the preparation of financial disclosures," the monitor, retired Judge Barbara Jones, said in a report filed with the court.

Hello again from Manhattan and the trial of Donald Trump over the NYAG's claims that he defrauded banks and insurers for years by lying about his net worth. We’re in the home stretch with just a few likely witnesses to go, following Trump’s decision not to take the stand Monday and testify in the defense case.

Hello hello, back again at 60 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan for the trial of Donald Trump over the NYAG’s claims that the ex-president falsified his annual financial statements and defrauded business counterparties. Trump expert and NYU accounting professor Eli Bartov took the witness stand for the entire day of trial yesterday and offered a blistering critique of the AG's claims. He's slated to continue his direct today.