Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, a fine and a warning: Trump trial key takeaways, day nine
by Hugo Lowell in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6MFKC)
Keith Davidson takes stand as judge fines ex-president maximum financial penalty for violating gag order - and threatens jail time
Donald Trump was confronted with the details of how the former lawyer for Stormy Daniels, the adult film actor, secured the $130,000 in hush money at the heart of his criminal trial in New York, after being found to be in criminal contempt of a gag order prohibiting attacks on witnesses.
The direct examination of the lawyer, Keith Davidson, is expected to continue on Thursday when the trial resumes. Here are the key takeaways from day nine of People of the State of New York vs Donald J Trump:
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