What happened at Trump's "hush money" sentencing? A timeline of his trial from inside the court

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "The judge also wished Trump godspeed as he begins his second term.
50% : As they said that, Trump shook his head "no," crossed his arms, and appeared to take notes.
49% : Trump then addressed the court, repeating much of what he said to cameras during the trial.
48% : "We'll have to pay him something," Trump was heard saying.
46% : The defense countered Cohen was his attorney and did work for Trump and his family in 2017.
43% : It was pushed back again after Trump won, so the defense and prosecution could weigh in on how to proceed.
41% : "In February 2017, Cohen says he met Trump at the White House and talked about reimbursement.
40% : Just prior to the proceeding, Trump and Blanche could be seen being jovial, appearing to laugh and joke with one another, CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reported.
40% : Meanwhile, Trump supporters and anti-Trump demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse in Manhattan.
40% : On Oct. 7, 2016, the "Access Hollywood" tape, where Trump is caught on a hot microphone talking about groping women, was released.
31% : They said Trump was found guilty, that he falsified 34 separate entries with the intent to defraud to promote his own election, Gainer reported.
31% : Prosecutors went on to say that Trump was far from expressing remorse, and engaged in a campaign to undermine the court's legitimacy.
29% : "In September 2016, Cohen secretly recorded a conversation with Trump, allegedly about paying him back.
28% : Cohen said he submitted false invoices for legal services, and Trump signed off on monthly checks of $35,000.
26% : "It's been a political witch hunt," Trump said.
23% : In May, a jury found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
23% : Prosecutors said Trump attacked the rule of law itself, Gainer reported.
19% : Then Blanche spoke, calling Friday a sad day, saying they intend to pursue an appeal, and that Trump and his family were very upset about the entire thing.
18% : Prosecutors say they formed a conspiracy to bury negative information about Trump in order to help get him elected.
16% : "Trump also spoke about the gag order he was under, said he was treated very unfairly, and called the case an embarrassment to New York, Gainer reported.
15% : On Oct. 27, 2016, days before the election, Cohen paid adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about an alleged affair with Trump.
14% : Pecker testified about two "catch and kill" deals, where he bought and then did not publish accusations against Trump -- one, with Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said she had an affair with Trump.
7% : Cohen testified that before paying her, Trump was polling very poorly with women and if Daniels' story got out, Trump thought "women will hate me.

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