Using documents she painstakingly authenticated and admitted through Farro on Friday, prosecutor Rebecca Mangold is walking through key acts in furtherance of the conspiracy: Cohen’s rushed opening of, funding of, and deception of his bankers at First Republic.

But for Cohen’s misrepresentations about the purpose of his LLC and his request that the bankers expedite the opening of the account, the transfer of funds from Cohen’s home equity line of credit to the account, and ultimately, the wire transfer to Davidson, he might not have paid Stormy Daniels in time to ensure her silence before Election Day.

Throughout Farro’s testimony this morning, the jurors have been following along with the email chains with the computer monitors in front of them, with some seen taking notes.

Michael Cohen — who has been the target of much of Trump's criticism that was cited as gag order violations — praised the decision.

"The imposed fine is irrelevant. Judge Merchan’s decision elucidates that this behavior will not be tolerated and that no one is above the law," Cohen said in a statement.

Judge Merchan ordered Trump to remove the posts from Truth Social that violated the gag order by 2:15 p.m. ET.

It's notable that the judge decided to allow Trump to attend Barron's graduation on May 17, since Trump and his campaign had earlier been claiming that the judge had barred him from doing so.

During the first week of trial, Trump told reporters: "My son is graduating high school, and it looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation."

His campaign also sent out a text that read: "THEY ARE FORCING ME TO SKIP MY SON’S GRADUATION. I’LL BE IN COURT."

That text was wrong. The judge had not yet made a decision.

Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Mangold asked Farro whether the bank’s process for opening the account would be different if Cohen had indicated he was paying an adult film star.

Farro replied, “Yes, we would certainly ask additional questions."

Asked whether there was anything indicating that the account was made for paying an adult film star, Farro denied that was the case and that more questions would’ve been asked if he had known.

Speaking to reporters outside of the courtroom, Trump touted his new exclusive interview with Time magazine, in which he discussed his agenda if he wins a second term in office, saying that the story is “at least 60% correct.”

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee also criticized the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses nationwide, describing them as “Biden protests” in colleges that are “overrun.”

Gary Farro, the banker that worked with Michael Cohen, is back on the stand.

Merchan, in his decision finding that Trump had violated his gag order, wrote that he understands a $1,000 fine is unlikely to make much of a difference for someone with wealth, but that he cannot levy a larger fine.

"Because this Court is not cloaked with such discretion, it must therefore consider whether in some instances, jail may be a necessary punishment," Merchan wrote.

“Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment."

Merchan began proceedings Friday by addressing Trump's request at the beginning of the trial that he be able to attend his son Barron's high school graduation on May 17.

“I don’t think the May 17th date is a problem. So Mr. Trump can certainly attend that date. Attend his son’s graduation," Merchan said.