Key Takeaways From Week 2 of Trump Trial in New York

Trump has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records.

Former President Donald Trump (L) appears in court with his attorney Todd Blanche during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 26, 2024. Curtis Means/Pool via Getty Images

Testimony began in earnest the second week of trial for former President Donald Trump in New York, where he has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records.

The Manhattan District Attorney argued the records were falsified to cover up a conspiracy to affect the 2016 election, and called on their first witness to give the jurors the big picture of this alleged conspiracy.

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Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony spanned four days, during which he laid out the full timeline of events between an August 2015 meeting at Trump Tower which prosecutors allege was the beginning of a conspiracy, and his signing of a non-prosecution agreement in 2018.