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Donald Trump's former key lawyer Michael Cohen leaves for the Manhattan courthouse ahead of his testimony in the ex-president's New York criminal trial. IMAGES
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's ex-attorney, walks toward the entrance to the courtroom ahead of his testimony at the ex-president's fraud trial in New York City. IMAGES
E. Jean Carroll, the former columnist accusing ex-US President Donald Trump of rape and defamation, arrives at a New York court as the jury prepares to deliberate. Images also show the arrival of Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina and a handful of Carroll supporters outside the courthouse with signs. IMAGES
E. Jean Carroll, the former columnist accusing Donald Trump of rape and defamation, arrives at a district courthouse in New York for the start of her civil trial against the ex-president. Images also show Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina arriving and Carroll supporters demonstrating outside the courthouse. The start of the trial comes just weeks after Trump's arraignment on criminal charges related to a hush-money payment made to a porn star just before the 2016 election. IMAGES
A lawyer for Donald Trump vows to fight the 34 counts related to hush-money payments against the former president, telling media the charges are "sad." "The indictment itself is boilerplate," attorney Todd Blanche says outside the Manhattan court complex following Trump's arraignment, adding that the indictment was "sad and we're going to fight it." SOUNDBITE