Judge Merchan begins today by clarifying to former President Trump that he does have the "absolute" right to testify if he chooses. Trump claimed falsely yesterday that he couldn’t, and his attorney shook his head in affirmation.
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Kaitlan Collins
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Upon leaving court today, Donald Trump said he's not allowed to testify because of the gag order, which is not accurate.
Prosecutors entered into evidence a transcript of a tape of Trump and Cohen discussing paying off Karen McDougal:
Cohen: "I need to open up a company for the transfer of all that info regarding our friend, David, you know, so that — I'm going to do that right away. And I've…