Trump in court as hush-money trial to hear further testimony from Stormy Daniels’ lawyer – live

Keith Davidson is expected back on stand on Thursday; judge Juan Merchan will hold hearing on further claims Trump violated gag order

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We’re still waiting for proceedings to kick off.

As defense lawyer Todd Blanche and Donald Trump are chatting at the defense table, the ex-president appears to be more animated, more engaged, than he has generally been.