Special edition of news night. Im Maddie Philip in new york alongside Kaitlan Collins tonight re spect and the cost of compliance with the court. The judge has issued a if he does and if he doesnt threat to former President Trump over his repeats he did breaking of a gag order and the paper trail takes a star turn no headline Witnesses Today in court. But instead, the jury got a crash course in the nittygritty details of the Trump Organization. It was a De Of Show And Tell that included multiple checks and Financial Disclosures bearing the signature of donald j. Trump. That is a critical piece of evidence that the prosecutors need to show that their case doesnt just rest on the word of pr jurors like Michael Cohen, theres also that question of a direct attack on the rule of law. The words of judge juan merchan, starting today addressing violation number ten they gag order that limits what the defendant here i can say. The judge seems poised to move past the fines, lamenting that those
Breaking news welcome to the lead on jake tapper, right now, right this minute. I knew witness in Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial. The prosecution just called its third witness. His name is gary pharaoh. Gary pharaoh is a banker who worked with Michael Cohen at the time that the payments were made to former playboy model, Karen Mcdougal and porn actress and director Stormy Daniels, both of whom alleged romantic entanglements of sorts with mr. Donald trump. This comes after rona graph was called as the second witness in the trial. Rona graph, shes on the screen right there. Shes a longtime trump assistance. She worked for trump since he hired her in 1987 after she cold calls to Trump Organization were on a graph, testified id two contacts you maintained at the Trump Organization were for Karen Mcdougal Stormy Daniels run a graph was on the stand for less than half an hour earlier today, trumps attorneys crossexamined david pecker, the former Tabloid Magnate and longtime friend o