Georgia Longstreet returns to the witness stand
Georgia Longstreet, who has already testified in this trial, has returned to the stand today.
Longstreet, a paralegal who had worked on Trump's case for about a year and a half, is answering more questions from the prosecution about social media posts related to the case.
She continues to authenticate posts and has also testified about text messages.
Judge says they'll only work until about 1 p.m. today
Judge Merchan just said they'll work until 1 p.m. or a bit later today so that they don't need to return to the trial after lunch.
Trump's attorneys move to strike a 1999 Larry King interview from evidence
While the jury is taking a break, Trump's attorney Bove is objecting to the introduction today of an excerpt from a 1999 interview Trump did with Larry King.
During the interview, Trump boasts of his familiarity with campaign finance law and Bove argues that the interview isn't relevant because campaign finance laws have changed so much since 1999.
Becky Mangold, one of the prosecuting attorneys, told the judge that while some campaign finance law has changed, the specific law that Trump referred to has been the same for decades.
The judge sided with the defense and said he would not permit the video to be entered into evidence.
Prosecution calls another witness to testify on phone records
Daniel Dixon has left the stand and the prosecution has now called Jenny Tomalin as the next witness.
Tomalin testified that she has worked at Verizon for 18 years and has been a senior analyst for executive relations since 2017. She said that her duties include appearing in court to testify about records.
She was used to enter evidence from Verizon phone records. And quickly wrapped direct and cross-examination.
Telecoms expert testifies about his review of Michael Cohen's phone records
Daniel Dixon, a telecoms expert from AT&T, has wrapped up his testimony, which primarily focused on his analysis of Michael Cohen's phone records.
The prosecutors had Dixon explain some of the terms on the pages of phone records, as well as what he can tell from the records and what he can't.
When Bove, Trump's attorney, cross-examined Dixon, he tried to show that the phone records, as data rich as they are, could reflect “pocket dials” and do not establish who talked to whom, but solely that there was a connection between two numbers.
Next witness takes the stand
The next witness has taken the stand.
Daniel Dixon, of Broward County, Florida, has worked at AT&T, a telecoms company, as the lead compliance analyst for the last six or seven years. In his role, Dixon helps analyze query records and helps law enforcement with records obtained by AT&T.
He is expected to testify on phone records from Michael Cohen's primary phone.
Former assistant met with Trump's lawyers ahead of testimony
Westerhout, Trump's former White House executive assistant, confirmed that she met with the defense earlier in the week to prepare for her testimony.
It was one of the last questions she answered before her time on the stand wrapped up.
Former assistant recalls Trump was 'very upset' about Stormy Daniels story
Trump attorney Susan Necheles asked Madeleine Westerhout if she was in the White House when a story came out about Trump and Stormy Daniels.
She said yes, and Necheles asked if she had a conversation with Trump about the story. Westerhout recalled that Trump was "very upset by it."
"My understanding is that he knew it would be hurtful to his family," Westerhout said. "The whole situation was very unpleasant."
Former aide testifies that Trump sometimes signed checks without reviewing them
Westerhout testified that Trump would sometimes sign checks without reviewing them, while he was doing other things.
She also said that Trump felt it was important that when people received something with his signature, it was his real signature.
Trump lawyer tries to establish why his checks, personal mail were sent to aides' homes
Trump lawyer Susan Necheles tried to establish that Trump’s frustration with the pace of the mail was the natural reason why checks and other personal mail for both Trumps were sent to his aides Keith Schiller and John McEntee at their personal addresses.