May 20, 2024, 12:21 p.m. ET
Jonah Bromwich (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonah-e-bromwich) Reporting from inside the courthouse
After a long sidebar, the judge is giving what’s called a “limiting instruction” about some of the testimony Michael Cohen has offered. The statement we’re looking at is “the payment in question does not constitute a campaign contribution.” Cohen, as was just noted, pleaded guilty federally for making an illegal campaign contribution. So it seems the defense asked the judge to specify that Cohen’s guilty plea did not mean Trump himself committed a crime. Justice Merchan did so.
