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64% : Cohen testified that records "helped to refresh my memory," about when he spoke to Trump about Daniels.
56% : Cohen called it "self-help" because he was angry Trump shorted him on his bonus that year.
51% : The comment prompted a smile from Trump.
48% : Hoffinger sought to rebut that testimony with a photo pulled from C-SPAN's video of Trump's rally that same night - showing Schiller with Trump when he left the stage just five minutes before the Cohen call.
45% : Once the photo was admitted into evidence, Cohen told Hoffinger he spoke with Trump "more than 20 times" about Daniels in October 2016.
44% : "Cohen said that his life had been upended by the situation with Trump.
41% : ""He" is Trump, Cohen testified, saying, "I was referring to the payment to Keith Davidson that I made on behalf of Mr. Trump for the Stormy Daniels matter for the nondisclosure agreement.
40% : Asked if he would make more money if Trump is found guilty, Cohen said: "It's better if he's not, for me, because it gives me more to talk about in the future.
35% : "My family's happiness, which was probably paramount, just to name a few."Blanche, in another round of questioning, clarified with Cohen that he had also pleaded guilty to tax crimes unrelated to Trump and any felony would get a New York lawyer disbarred.
33% : Cohen made clear that he had no doubt that Trump told him to work out his reimbursement with Weisselberg and that Trump gave him approval to make the payment to Daniels.
31% : Cohen admits he stole from Trump Org.
29% : That would mean that Trump does not plan to testify in his own defense, although the judge noted that the plans from Trump's team could always change.
23% : Costello described his initial 2018 meeting with Cohen, in which he said Cohen told him, "I swear to God, Bob, I don't have anything on Donald Trump.
20% : Trump was engaged throughout this line of questioning, smirking when Cohen admitted to stealing.
19% : Under cross-examination, Trump attorney Todd Blanche sought to poke holes in Cohen's credibility, alleging that he made up conversations where he said Trump directed him to pay Daniels.
18% : But over the course of roughly a month, prosecutors also introduced a host of evidence to try to corroborate his allegations that Trump directed Cohen's repayment, through both expert witnesses and documents.
17% : Blanche had confronted Cohen with text messages suggesting he called Keith Schiller, Trump's former bodyguard, at 8:02 p.m. on October 24, 2016, about a harassing prank caller - and not to update Trump about the Daniels payment.
14% : Still, Cohen said he largely blames Trump.
7% : Prosecutors, defense spar over Cohen call with TrumpDuring their redirect of Cohen, prosecutors sought to push back on one of the most effective blows Blanche landed knocking his credibility, when he accused Cohen of making up a phone call with Trump ahead of the October 2016 payment to Daniels.

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