Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial resumed this morning at 9:30 a.m. Prosecutors are continuing to question former tabloid executive David Pecker, who will then be cross-examined by Donald Trump’s lawyers.
What to know
- Prosecutors were working through questioning David Pecker on Monday and Tuesday. They had outlined how he, Michael Cohen, and Trump developed a "catch and kill" scheme ahead of the 2016 election. Pecker would act as the campaign's "eyes and ears" in tabloidland, identify negative stories, and work with Cohen to suppress them.
- Pecker testified that he assumed, throughout, that Cohen was working with him to do his boss's bidding.
- Pecker's story stopped just before Stormy Daniels came onto the scene. That may be where we pick up today.
- Judge Juan Merchan also held a hearing Tuesday on whether to hold Trump in contempt for violations of the case's gag order. He may rule on that today or tomorrow.
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Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial resumed this morning at 9:30 a.m. Prosecutors are continuing to question former tabloid executive David Pecker, who will then be cross-examined by Donald Trump’s lawyers.