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Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold has Madeleine Westerhout read a handwritten note Rhona Graff wrote on an invoice for the Winged Foot Golf Club asking if he wanted her to look into suspending the membership for 4 to 8 years.
Written in black sharpie: "Pay--" At the bottom, "ASAP," which is underlined in sharpie next to Trump's "short signature," Westerhout says.
This was included in the stack of checks so he individually approved the invoice, Mangold confirms with Westerhout.

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Is it your opinion that a sexual encounter did or did not occur?

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"We ask that President Trump be allowed to respond publicly to what happened in court the past day and a half," defense attorney Todd Blanche says to Judge Juan Merchan.
He's specifically asking for Trump to be permitted to comment on Stormy Daniels' testimony and her story, in part to respond to media coverage.
"The press reporting over the past 24 hours about the current version of the story that we believe is completely false," Blanche says. "It is significant."
It's Trump now "having to not respond to this new version of events that now deals very deeply with a very different issue than a sexual event that took place in 2006," Blanche adds.
Remember: Judge Merchan has repeatedly found Trump in contempt of court for violating a gag order blocking the defendant from speaking out about potential witnesses, and most people in or associated with the court or the New York district attorney's office.
On Monday, Merchan fined Trump $1,000 for the latest violation and ordered he pay the fine by close of business Friday. Last week, the judge fined Trump $9,000 for nine previous violations of the judge's gag order.

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In making his argument, Todd Blanche says Donald Trump will be "asked repeatedly over the next week or two about these new accusations of consent and of what happened that night."

"He is not allowed to say, 'I did not do that,'" for voters who are seeing this coverage, the attorney argues.

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Speaking for the prosecution, Chris Conroy is saying that "it seems as though the other side almost lives in an alternate reality."
"If somebody wants to respond to something said in this room, that can happen in this room. It's not supposed to happen out there," Conroy says.
Conroy says there are people saying things "with the defendant in mind. I'm not in the position to say at his direction or anything close to that."

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Prosecutor Chris Conroy, during the discussion about the exception to the gag order, noted a time when Stormy Daniels' home address was displayed accidentally on a screen during her testimony. "You could see the fear in her eyes."
As Conroy is speaking, Trump is writing a note on a Post-it.
He passed it to Blanche when he finished.

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Prosecutor Chris Conroy says there have been "very real consequences for witnesses." He said there have been custodial witnesses who've expressed fear about their safety.

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"The fact that witnesses are brave enough to come in here under subpoena … shouldn't expose them to this defendant's barrage of threats that will put them and potentially their families in danger," Conroy says.

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Modifying the gag order mid-trial would "signal to future witnesses that they could be at risk as well," he argues.

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Prosecutor Chris Conroy is citing Trump's own words from his book shown in court earlier today that Trump believes in intimidating enemies.

"When you are wronged go after those people because it is a good feeling and because other people will see you doing it. Getting even is not always a personal thing. It's just part of doing business."

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rump attorney Todd Blanche responds to the prosecution's argument about the gag order exception by saying "everything you've just heard is different in kind from our request."

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"You have Ms. Daniels, who came in yesterday and today and was allowed to talk about a completely different version of events," Blanche argues.

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Judge Juan Merchan stops him and asks what he's specifically referring to.
Blanche reads Daniels' testimony about the room spinning when she was with Trump in his hotel room

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Judge Juan Merchan denies the defense's motion to modify the gag order so Trump can talk about Stormy Daniels

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Judge Juan Merchan appears to be pushing back on the Trump team's argument in favor of the former president being allowed to speak publicly about Stormy Daniels' testimony.

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"My concern is not just the protection of Ms. Daniels, or a witness who has already testified," Merchan says. "My concern is protecting the integrity of the proceedings."

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The judge said witnesses who have not yet testified would watch Trump's comments about Daniels if they were permitted, and that could influence their own testimony.

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After the judge denied the motion to modify the gag order, we are moving to the defense's mistrial motion.

Todd Blanche renews Donald Trump's motion for a mistrial saying now that the jury has heard Story Daniels' testimony there's no way this trial should go forward.

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Trump attorney Todd Blanche argues that Stormy Daniels has changed her story by suggesting that this "completely made-up encounter with President Trump may not have been consensual."

The questioning by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger got "way beyond the mere fact that it happened," Blanche says.

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Jurors are being shown the contact list Rhona Graff provided to Madeleine Westerhout, with the phone numbers redacted.
Here's who is on the list:

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David Pecker, Bill O'Reilly, Charles Kushner, Matt Calamari, Jack Nicklaus, Tiffany Trump, Joe Scarborough, Nelson Peltz, Phil Ruffin, Lou Rinaldi, Jeanine Pirro, Ike Perlmutter, Robert Trump, Maryanne Trump Barry, Allen Weisselberg, Steve Wynn, Serena Williams, Ari Emanuel, David Friedman, Jerry Falwell, Sean Hannity, Tom Barrack, Tom Brady, Pam Bondi.

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As the court reviews a list of Trump's most regular contacts that was sent to former assistant Madeleine Westerhout during the transition to the White House, prosecutor Rebecca Mangold has zeroed in on two key names.
Ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen both appear on the list, and are pivotal players in the alleged hush money scheme as laid out by the prosecution.
Mangold asks Westerhout whether Cohen and Trump had a close relationship.
"At that time, yes," she says.

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The jury is now being shown an email dated February 5, 2017. It's from Madeline Westerhout to Michael Cohen, and it's about a meeting.
"We're confirmed for 4:30 pm on Wednesday," the email reads.
In the email, Westerhout asked Cohen for details he needs to provide to get clearance from Secret Service into the White House, including his social security number, date of birth and city and state of residence.
"Mr. Cohen was coming in to meet with the president," she says about why she sent that email, though she also said she doesn't remember the meeting specifically.
Some background on this: Prosecutors allege Cohen and Trump worked out the reimbursement at a February meeting in the Oval office.

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Joe effin Scarborough? WTF?

Is this a keep your enemies closer thing or what?

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Trump attorney Todd Blanche cites the spanking anecdote from Stormy Daniels in arguing for a mistrial.
"How that's relevant to why we're here especially when you weigh it with the prejudicial nature."
He adds, again referring to the spanking anecdote:
"It almost defies belief that we're here about a records case and the government is asking about an incident that happened in 2006," Blanche says.
"This is not a case about sex" and not about whether the sexual encounter happened something Blanche notes Trump continues to deny.

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Donald Trump's legal team worked during the off day yesterday on their argument for a new motion for a mistrial, which attorney Todd Blanche is making now, CNN's Kaitlin Collins reports.

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Karen McDougal will not be testifying, according to defense attorney Todd Blanche.

'The People informed me they no longer intend to call Ms McDougal," he says.

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Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass responds to the defense team's motion for a mistrial by saying most of the allegations from Trump's lawyers are "flat out untrue."
"Starting with the fact that it's a new account this is not a new account," Steinglass says.
"The claim of ambush is just nonsense," Steinglass adds. "The claim of changing her story is also extraordinarily untrue."
"There may be details stated in one form but not in another form," Steinglass says, but he says that's not unexpected.

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So what is the significance of not calling McDougal?

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Can anything be inferred about the prosecution no longer calling McDougal?

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So what is the significance of not calling McDougal?

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To avoid another Daniels fiasco and damage control to all the prejudicial nonsense they already done.

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Addressing the defense's allegations of inconsistencies in Stormy Daniels' story, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass is arguing that Trump lawyer Susan Necheles "certainly probed them in her very thorough though somewhat misleading questioning."
"The fact of the matter is, Ms. Necheles left a very misleading impression" that Daniels' story had become "radically different" from what she said in the "60 Minutes" interview with Anderson Cooper in 2018.

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So what is the significance of not calling McDougal?

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To avoid another Daniels fiasco and damage control to all the prejudicial nonsense they already done.

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Yeah, I realized too late it was a stupid question on my part.

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Trump attorney Todd Blanche cites the spanking anecdote from Stormy Daniels in arguing for a mistrial.
"How that's relevant to why we're here especially when you weigh it with the prejudicial nature."
He adds, again referring to the spanking anecdote:
"It almost defies belief that we're here about a records case and the government is asking about an incident that happened in 2006," Blanche says.
"This is not a case about sex" and not about whether the sexual encounter happened something Blanche notes Trump continues to deny.

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Do you think that was the defense's motion?

Did the judge finally allow one objection by the defense to stick?

Or, did the prosecution just change their mind.

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Trump attorney Todd Blanche cites the spanking anecdote from Stormy Daniels in arguing for a mistrial.
"How that's relevant to why we're here especially when you weigh it with the prejudicial nature."
He adds, again referring to the spanking anecdote:
"It almost defies belief that we're here about a records case and the government is asking about an incident that happened in 2006," Blanche says.
"This is not a case about sex" and not about whether the sexual encounter happened something Blanche notes Trump continues to deny.

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Wasn't there a higher court ruling that dismissed a case because of that same scenario? Did the prosecution bring up that case in their motion?

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Trump attorney Todd Blanche cites the spanking anecdote from Stormy Daniels in arguing for a mistrial.
"How that's relevant to why we're here especially when you weigh it with the prejudicial nature."
He adds, again referring to the spanking anecdote:
"It almost defies belief that we're here about a records case and the government is asking about an incident that happened in 2006," Blanche says.
"This is not a case about sex" and not about whether the sexual encounter happened something Blanche notes Trump continues to deny.

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Wasn't there a higher court ruling that dismissed a case because of that same scenario? Did the prosecution bring up that case in their motion?

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Do you think that was the defense's motion?

Did the judge finally allow one objection by the defense to stick?

Or, did the prosecution just change their mind.

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Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass says Stormy Daniels' testimony detailing the conversation and experience with Donald Trump before and after the alleged sexual encounter is corroborative. "
"Those are the kinds of details that make her account more credible."
Trump is leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed.

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Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass says there were about eight questions about the actual sexual encounter between Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels.
He argues the prosecution did not go into detail about the sexual encounter.

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"There's no opportunity for long explanations about it," he says, and the questions were mostly yes or no responses.

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Details about the alleged sexual encounter between Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump "were the motivation" for Trump to keep the story quiet in 2016, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass argues.

"The details are essential to give the jury the tools they need to analyze her credibility," Steinglass says, arguing that Trump attorney Susan Necheles was "cherry-picking" the details she thought were inconsistent and ignoring where Daniels has been consistent.

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Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass says there were "very salacious details" that were purposely omitted from Daniels' account, saying he's willing to make a sealing filing with those details if necessary.

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Trump attorney Todd Blanche cites the spanking anecdote from Stormy Daniels in arguing for a mistrial.
"How that's relevant to why we're here especially when you weigh it with the prejudicial nature."
He adds, again referring to the spanking anecdote:
"It almost defies belief that we're here about a records case and the government is asking about an incident that happened in 2006," Blanche says.
"This is not a case about sex" and not about whether the sexual encounter happened something Blanche notes Trump continues to deny.

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Wasn't there a higher court ruling that dismissed a case because of that same scenario? Did the prosecution bring up that case in their motion?

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The Weinstein case that was just overturned on appeal. I believe the defense already brought it up and the judge ignored it (or maybe said it doesn't apply?).

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Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass confirms Karen McDougal the model and actress who has said she was also paid to keep quiet about an affair with Trump will not be called to take the stand.

"She was on our witness list, but we have never indicated an actual intention to call her," he says.

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