Finally, after he finished, Davidson recalled, he assured Cohen that Daniels didnt want the story publicized.
Davidson said he called Cohen as a professional courtesy to let him know about the deal.
He was pleased, Davidson said.
Donald Trump last week.Victor J. Blue - Pool/Getty Images
After AMI washed their hands of the deal … Michael Cohen stepped into AMIs shoes, he testified.
Davidson said he found Cohen conciliatory in working out the deal with Daniels.
He said he borrowed the second name from a high school hockey teammate.
The scene outside the Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday.Sean Piccoli
The hard part, Davidson said, was getting Cohen to pay the money.
He also said he thought Cohen lacked the authority to issue the payment without his bosss approval.
I have a blockbuster Trump story, Davidson texted Howard on June 7, 2016.
On July 21 he texted, Better be quick, to Howard.
An arrangement with ABC would have required McDougal to talk about her and Trump, Davidson said.
In one text to Howard, he wrote, Time is of the essence.
The girl is being cornered by the estrogen mafia.
American Media eventually paid McDougal $150,000 and made her a fitness expert with ghostwritten columns.
But he acknowledged a text he sent to Howard reading, Throw in an ambassadorship for me.
Im thinking the Isle of Mann [sic].
He said the text was a reference to Mr. Trumps candidacy.
I have no idea who these women are, Trump said at a rally in Greensboro, N.C.
The prosecution briefly called a C-SPAN archivist from Indiana to the stand to verify the clips.
Jurors saw a brief snippet of Roberta Kaplan, Carrolls lawyer, asking Trump about Truth Social.
Cohen did want the account opened quickly and it was, within hours of him asking for it.
Everything is urgent to Michael Cohen, Farro testified.
Trump has denied having sex with Daniels and said he was paying Cohen for routine legal work.
She attributed Daniels visits to Trumps interest in her as a possibleApprenticecontestant.
One group hoisted a banner with the message, Finish The Wall and Trump 24.
The trial was dark on Monday, but there was still news.
Cohens legal team announced a settlement with One America News connection, a right-wing media ally of Trump.
OAN retracted a story that reported on a claim that Cohen had an affair with Daniels.
