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Witness testifies about Stormy Daniels in Trump hush money trial

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The Donald Trump criminal trial proceedings in New York on Tuesday started with the former president being found in contempt for violating a gag order, before moving onto testimony that included a lawyer who had represented former model Karen McDougal and adult-film actress Stormy Daniels.

Lawyer Keith Davidson testified about behind-the-scenes arrangements that he said involved McDougal and Daniels in connection with their alleged experiences with Trump.

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The trial took a break Monday and will take another one Wednesday.
The trial is not being televised. The Washington Post has reporters in the courtroom and media overflow room who are posting live updates.
Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to his reimbursement of his former lawyer Michael Cohen for a hush money payment before the 2016 election to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleged that she had a sexual encounter with Trump years earlier.
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The trial took a break Monday and will take another one Wednesday.
The trial is not being televised. The Washington Post has reporters in the courtroom and media overflow room who are posting live updates.
Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to his reimbursement of his former lawyer Michael Cohen for a hush money payment before the 2016 election to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleged that she had a sexual encounter with Trump years earlier.
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