Well Scott Jennings got the courthouse dress code memo…

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Trump confirms he will participate in CNN's debate on June 27.

'The answer is yes, I will accept,' Trump tells me.

Biden says he’ll debate June 27.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot after a government meeting in Handlova. Fico’s condition was not immediately known.
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It came days after Ukraine’s top military general warned fighting had 'significantly worsened' in Kharkiv, as Russia claimed to have captured four further villages as it expanded its surprise cross-border offensive. cnn.com/webview/europe…

CNN's Kara Scannell and Kaitlan Collins talk about what stood out in the courtroom today with Michael Cohen back on the stand.

July 9, 2023:
Chuck Todd: 'Would you ever do business with Donald Trump?'
Doug Burgum: 'I – I don't think so.'

Todd: 'Why?'
Burgum: 'I just think that it’s important that you’re judged by the company you keep.'

May 14, 2024:

Notable (but lengthy) exchange at the beginning of the cross examination today:

Blanche: As a matter of fact, on April 23rd, so after the trial started in this case, you went on TikTok and called me a 'Crying little shit;' didn't you?

Cohen: Sounds like something I would say.

Murkowski goes off when asked if she’s surprised to see so many Republicans going to New York for Trump’s trial:

“Do we have something else to do around here other than watch a stupid porn trial? I mean this is ridiculous.”

“If you’re Jewish and you’re a Democrat, and that includes Alan Dershowitz, you ought to have your head examined. You see what’s going on with Israel,” Donald Trump says outside the courtroom.

Gov. Doug Burgum, a potential VP candidate, says he was in court today “completely as a volunteer.”

The prosecution told the judge that Michael Cohen will be their last witness, according to the court transcript.

The prosecution has spent the last 30 minutes or so fronting Michael Cohen's baggage before Todd Blanche gets up to cross-examine him: his guilty pleas, his cooperation, asking for a reduction in his sentence, being disbarred, making $ off his books, his podcasts.

'To ensure the story would not come out, would not affect Mr. Trump's chances of becoming president of the United States,' Michael Cohen says when asked why he paid Stormy Daniels. If not for the campaign, would he have paid her? 'No ma'am,' Cohen answers.

'Sleep well tonight, you have friends in high places,' attorney Bob Costello wrote to Michael Cohen after a conversation with Giuliani. Costello said there were 'some very positive comments about you from the White House.' Prosecutors are trying to show pressure on Cohen to

Cohen explains his relationship with Bob Costello, how Costello explained in 2018, he could serve as a backchannel for Cohen to Trump. Cohen says he didn’t disclose Trump’s involvement in the Stormy Daniels payment to him. “There was something really sketchy and wrong about him.”

Michael Cohen testifies that Trump called him after the FBI raid and said to him: “Don’t worry, I’m the POTUS. There’s nothing here. Everything’s going to be OK. Stay tough. You’re gonna be OK.” Cohen says they haven’t spoken since.

A New York appeals court has just denied Trump's motion challenging his gag order. 'We find that Justice Merchan properly weighed petitioner’s First Amendment Rights against the court’s historical commitment to ensuring the fair administration of justice in criminal cases...'