And according to The New York Times Maggie Haberman, at other instances, Trump dozed off.
That is part of a catch and kill scheme in which theEnquirerwould buy up embarrassing stories to suppress them.
Cohen was to then reimburse AMI for the payments, although that never happened.
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With the jury seated, the judge plans to move to opening statements.
There will be no cameras in the courtroom for this one.
Thats not always easy to discern, but estimates are anywhere from six to eight weeks.
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And who knows how long that jury could take deliberating to come up with a verdict behind closed doors.
Each count carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison.
Each count also carries a fine of up to $5,000.
For Trump to be convicted on any of the counts, all 12 jurors must find him guilty.
Trump has attacked the judge and his daughter, as well as likely witnesses in the case.
Merchan plans a hearing this week on prosecutors motion to fine Trump for violations of the gag order.
Merchan told the AP last month that theres no agenda here.
We want to follow the law.
We want justice to be done.
Despite efforts by Trumps team to remove Merchan from the trial, higher courts have declined to do so.
Its expected that Cohen and Daniels will be among the star witnesses, along with McDougal.
Dominic Patten contributed to this report.
