Former President Donald Trump will appear in a New York City courtroom on Tuesday as his business records trial resumes. Prosecutors are expected to continue questioning ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s banker Gary Farro as proceedings begin at 9:30 a.m. Farro, a former senior managing director of the now defunct First Republic Bank, was on the witness stand briefly on Friday before the court adjourned until Tuesday.
Trump is the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. His presence in court is limiting his time on the campaign trail ahead of a possible election rematch with President Joe Biden in 2024.
The charges against Trump involve falsifying business records to reimburse Cohen for the $130,000 paid to porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was threatening to go public with her story of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, which could have impacted his campaign against Hillary Clinton.
Trump denies the allegations and views the case as a politically motivated attack. He has pleaded not guilty to the 34 counts of falsifying business records related to the payment to Daniels.
A recent poll found that only about one-third of American adults believe Trump acted illegally in the case. The trial is referred to as New York v. Trump in the New York Supreme Court for New York County.
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