Michael Cohen: Stormy Daniels payment needed Trump sign off and he told me to ‘figure this whole thing out’ – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest reporting from court here:

• Cohen says Trump told him to bury Daniels story: ‘Just take care of it’
• Cohen’s wistful testimony: ‘I would only answer to him’

More people here this morning in support of Donald Trump, per poolers:

JD Vance, the Ohio senator who is being floated as a potential Republican running mate to Trump

Tommy Tuberville, the Republican senator of Alabama

Boris Epshteyn, a longtime Trump aide who was charged with conspiracy, fraud and forgery in Arizona

Jason Miller, a Trump campaign adviser

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