May 20, 2024, 12:27 p.m. ET

Jonah Bromwich (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonah-e-bromwich) Reporting from inside the courthouse

Michael Cohen testifies that Trump approved his false 2018 statement about whether or not Cohen decided to pay Stormy Daniels of his own volition. As a bonus, Susan Hoffinger, the prosecutor, has Cohen confirm that one of Trump’s lawyers at the time was aware of the statement and texted him to tell him that Trump was grateful for all he did.

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