Eric and Lara Trump now in courtroom
Eric and Lara Trump are now in the front row of the courtroom, seated next to Alina Habba.
Lara Trump is now the head of the RNC.
Johnson defends Trump while attending the criminal hush money trial
House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke outside the courthouse.
Court is back in session
Trump and the lawyers on both sides of the case are back in their seats.
Court breaks for short recess
We'll be back in about 15 minutes.
After raid, Trump told Cohen: 'Don't worry, I'm the president.'
Cohen testified that after the raid, he called Trump and “left him message for him to call me to let him know what was taking place.”
“He said to me, ''Don’t worry. I’m the president of the United States. There’s nothing here. Everything’s going to be OK. Stay tough. You’re going to be OK,'” Cohen testified.
Asked whether he’d spoken directly with Trump since that time, Cohen said, “No.”
Asked whether he felt that call was “important,” Cohen replied: “Very. I wanted some reassurance that Mr. Trump had my back. Especially as this dealt with issues that related to him.”
“I felt reassured because I had the president of the United States protecting me. It’s his Justice Department, should go nowhere,” Cohen said, adding that he would stay loyal to Trump.
Cohen says he was 'despondent' after FBI raid
Cohen is telling the jury about April 2018 raids on his New York City apartment, law office and a hotel where he was staying.
He was booked at the Loews Regency hotel in Manhattan at the time because his apartment had been flooded and construction was being done. He heard a knock on the door at 7 a.m. one day, looked through the peephole and "saw lots of people."
FBI agents asked Cohen to step into the hallway. The agents had a search warrant that gave them the right to seize Cohen's two cellphones, electronic devices, records, tax books and other documents that the fixer had at the hotel, his law office and his apartment.
Hoffinger asked Cohen to describe how he felt at the time of the raids. "How to describe your life being turned upside down," he replied. "Concerned. Despondent. Angry."
Cohen was then asked whether he was frightened. "Yes, ma'am," he said.
Cohen says it was at Trump's direction to get a temporary restraining order against Stormy Daniels
Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked Cohen if he learned Stormy Daniels was going to go public about her sexual encounter as a result of him saying it was his money, and if that's why he got a temporary restraining order against her.
Cohen said that was correct and confirmed it was at Trump's direction to work with Larry Rosen, as well as with Eric Trump, to get a restraining order.
Cohen said he obtained the temporary restraining order and filed it in California and tried to serve it to Keith Davidson, Daniels' lawyer, because he didn't have her address. However, Cohen said, Davidson was no longer representing Daniels and provided the name of a second lawyer, who also said he was not representing her.
Ultimately, Cohen learned Michael Avenatti would be representing Daniels — who sued them to prevent enforcement of the NDA.
Cohen speaks directly to jury in rare moment
Cohen is now speaking directly to the jury while answering about the FBI raid — something he has rarely done during his testimony under Susan Hoffinger's examination.
Cohen reinforces David Pecker's testimony about him and Trump telling Pecker not to worry
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker's testimony earlier in the trial revealed that Cohen had told Pecker that he should not worry about The Wall Street Journal asking about AMI's payoff to Karen McDougal. But now, Cohen is revalidating that testimony himself.
Pecker had said Cohen told him then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions was in Trump's pocket. Now, Cohen is putting a new gloss on that conversation, telling the prosecution that he spoke to Trump before talking to Pecker and implying that Trump had him convey that Pecker should not worry.
Cohen testified that he had told Pecker that after conversations with Trump, he would assist Pecker with the matter and they "had this thing under control."
Mike Johnson and allies show up for Trump
From left, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, House Speaker Mike Johnson, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., listen as former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters today.