Witnesses and jury’s day is over, but lawyers insist on legal claims
The jury has returned home and is expected to return tomorrow. But the lawyer remains, and the defense is expected to file further motions, including objections to Stormy Daniels’ testimony.
Trump’s lawyer takes a softer approach to Madeleine Westerhout
Susan Necheres’ kindness towards Westerhout, a young woman who had simply made a mistake in her job as Trump’s White House aide, was evident at the time of her alleged sexual encounter with Trump. This contrasts sharply with her harsher tone toward Ms. Daniels, who was a year old. .
Westerhout was fired from the White House at age 28 after bragging about his close relationship with Trump and publicly sharing information about his relationship with his daughters.
Mr. Westerhout became Mr. Trump’s closest thing to a character witness. In contrast to Daniels, who portrayed him as a predator, Westerhout depicts him as a benevolent and generous family man.
Former President Trump aide says he decided to buy a Tiffany frame for his desk
Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold asked whether Madeline Westerhout remembered asking President Trump if he wanted to spend $650 on a Tiffany frame for his desk.
“He wanted a nice frame because it was a picture that remembered him as his mother,” Ms. Westerhout told Lorna Graf about the frame’s purpose.
She also told Mr. Graf in an email that Mr. Trump had mentioned Tiffany frames, even though Mr. Graf had mentioned the high price. “I may have made executive decisions without the president’s approval,” Westerhout testified. I am sorry. “
Madeline Westerhout cries on the witness stand as she struggles to pass her testimony.
A former White House aide to President Trump began crying on stage during testimony after prosecutors asked her to explain the relationship between the president and the former first lady.
Westerhout struggled to get through her testimony, and at one point was asked if she needed a moment. “I’m okay,” she said through tears.
Her 2020 book, Off the Record: My Dream Job at the White House, How I Lost It, and What I Learned, aims to detail what she learned after losing her job at the White House. He said he was there. Because she offers a depiction of Trump as she knows him.
“I don’t think he was treated fairly, and I wanted to tell that story,” Westerhout said.
Westerhout said the former president occasionally told her to call Melania Trump to let her know he was going to be late. President Trump smiled in court after hearing this comment.
President Trump signs annual membership fee of more than $6,000 to Winged Foot Golf Club
Westerhout, a former Trump aide, testified that Trump personally signed checks to Winged Foot Golf Club for annual membership fees of more than $6,000.
In documents filed by prosecutors, Trump Organization aide Lorna Graf said, “Dear Mr. President, if Winged Feet could suspend your membership for four to eight years, would you want to look into it? ” he wrote. Or do you want to continue paying the annual fee and minimum food allowance? ” —R.G. ”
Trump’s handwriting was also on the bill, which read “Pay” and “OK ASAP.”
“I believe Mr. Lorna was asking if he wanted to suspend his membership, but that would not have been available,” Westerhout said. That I gave him this note. ”
Stormy Daniels leaves Manhattan criminal court.
Stormy Daniels is photographed leaving the courthouse.
Email reveals that President Trump’s aide sent Allen Weisselberg a photo of him boarding Air Force One.
Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold introduced as evidence an email from Madeline Westerhout to Lorna Graff that appeared in the New York Times and showed a photo of President Trump boarding Air Force One for the first time. did.
The email said Trump sent the photos to his family and asked Graf to send them to Allen Weisselberg as well.
Westerhout said Trump “wanted Alan to see it too. It was his first time on Air Force One!”
Madeline Westerhout testifies she texted Hope Hicks about David Pecker
Westerhout testified that she remembered texting Hope Hicks about David Pecker in 2017, but had no recollection of speaking to him or meeting him at the White House.
On March 20, Mr. Westerhout sent a text message to Mr. Hicks. However, Westerhout testified that she could not remember what year the email was from.
Asked about former Trump aide Michael Cohen’s email regarding White House visit
Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold asked Madeleine Westerhout if Michael Cohen came to the White House in 2017, and she said she believed he did.
Prosecutors later displayed emails from Westerhout to Cohen that appeared to show her confirming details to get him into the White House.
“Mr. Cohen was there to meet with the president,” Westerhout said of his email exchange with Trump’s lawyer, adding that although he did not specifically remember meeting Mr. Cohen at the White House. , pointed out that there was indeed a visit.
Prosecutors examine President Trump’s contact list as evidence
Madeline Westerhout testified that she was in regular contact with Lorna Graf of the Trump Organization while Graf was president.
Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold said Mr Westerhout presented as evidence a contact list of people Mr Graf “frequently spoke to or would like to speak to”.
The list includes FOX News journalist Bret Baier, MSNBC anchors Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, Mark Burnett, Michael Cohen, Rupert Murdoch, FOX News’ Bill O’Reilly, David Pecker, and “SNL” Executive producers Lorne Michaels, former judge Jeanine Pirro, Allen Weisselberg and Serena Williams.
