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Be back on the stand and we have the dramatic highlights from Keith Davidsons testimony so far. Plus, Breaking News and traumatic images on the campus of ucla as police move in to disband a Protest Encampment. Well take you there live. It is 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. Lets get right to that Breaking News at a courthouse in manhattan, Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial resuming just minutes ago and up first this morning, a hearing on four new alleged Gag Order Violations b...

Judge Juan Merchan handed down his first punishment to Donald Trump for violating the judge’s gag order in the New York hush money trial Tuesday, fining Trump $9,000 for nine violations.

Donald Trump received his first punishment from Judge Juan Merchan in the New York hush money trial for defying the judge’s gag order, resulting in fines totaling $9,000 for nine violations

(CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan handed down his first punishment to Donald Trump for violating the judge’s gag order in the New York hush money trial Tuesday, fining Trump $9,000

Where does this land in the terms of what his purview is,s which is the russia investigation. >> thats hard e to know. it may have something to do with the bank accounts that are involved. you may see money coming in or out and if this is work being done for essential consultant, they just want the know everything b about it. it may be that people have come forward at different points voluntarily to say you know, i know youre investigating these issues. id like to tell you about something intere...

For comfort, which is why it is being investigated. >> jeffrey, one of the things were all learning, there is a reason prosecutors follow the money. thats because its one of the clearest lines of proof they can show things. thats how so many guys end up on tax evasion charges. we are seeing mueller seems to be following the money. significance? >> its very significant. its not just the tax implications. the other issue is were -- was michael cohen truthful with the banks he was dealing with when...

This is a sleazy business. someone, you know, close to the president getting $200,000 from at&t, which is trying to acquire our parent company in a controversial transaction. thats a sleazy business, but it is not illegal as far as im aware under any circumstances for people close to the president selling their access. and, you know, the korea transaction with michael cohen, the novardis transaction, the at&t transaction, these part of what people dont like about washington but i do think its im...

Flowed through this essential consultants llc bank account at first republic bank that michael cohen first established in october of 2016. and that this -- these $4.4 million worth of transactions occurred from october of 16 up through january of this year and in the executive summary that we posted, we provide details relating to those transactions. >> this is what the general counsel for -- statement from the general counsel for columbus nova sent to us just a moment ago. not long ago. as gene...

Essential consultant the company created by trump lawyer michael cohen. which ms. daniels began in 2006. mr. cohen has continued to deny the affair ever happened. either the trump organization nor the trump campaign was party to the transaction the trump organization may not have been a party to that transaction but pretty clear one of its attorneys is involved in this case and not the first time she has defended donald trump. here she is just after the access hollywood tape surfaced.

$130,000 payment to a woman by the name of stormy daniels in 2016. weeks before the election. that payment according to to the journal was prevent publia publ- and discovered he arranged the money through a private company he set up in delaware. called essential consultant. back in october of 2016. the president has denied any affair and cohen told the journal the reporters were wasting my time. when asked about the delaware company. in e-mails he didnt address the alleged $130,000 payment. we h...