The New York criminal trial of Donald Trump resumed with testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.
Lawyers for Trump are also set to argue at the Supreme Court that Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in his federal election interference case.
Trump's then-attorney Michael Cohen told Pecker in a follow-up conversation to purchase McDougal's story, saying,"don't worry, I'm your friend, the Boss will take care of it," according to the testimony.Sign up for NBC DFW newslettersPecker, who believed the story to be true, said he understood that to mean"that I would be either reimbursed by the Trump Organization or by Donald Trump.
The courtroom clash underscores the extent to which Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is weighed down by his copious legal battles while campaigning to unseat PresidentTrump is required to be in Manhattan Supreme Court for his criminal trial. Judge Juan Merchan denied Trump's request to skip at least part of the trial day Thursday to attend the Supreme Court oral arguments.
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