And not just Mr. Cohen.

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We have no remedy, Steinglass added.

Merchan offered one, even if it doesnt have the force of law.

Donald Trump and his attorney Todd Blanche on Friday.

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I didnt do the bookkeeping, I didnt even know about it, he said.

At various points they haggled over price.

125k, Rodriguez texted.

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Lol, Howard replied.

The last text highlighted, from Howard on October 26, read, Good news I hear.

The trial resumes on Monday with Cohen still on the witness list and expected to testify soon.

Weisselberg is currently serving a jail sentence for perjury in a civil case against Trump.

ButMadeleine Westerhouthas made clear there are no hard feelings toward her former boss.

She had sat just steps away from the Oval Office.

The latter joined Trumps presidential team as a deputy assistant and Oval Office operations director.

It was just a way to get things to him faster, she said.