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Madeline Halpert Brandon Livesay
Reporting from court Reporting from New York
The court is now hearing about allegations that Donald Trump had an affair with former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Donald Trump starts his statement by hitting out at the gag order which he has been ordered to follow.
Trump has repeatedly denied the affair - which the model alleges took place over the course of several months. He calls it a "disgrace" and is annoyed by having to "sit back" while other people "talk about me".
McDougal also received a hush-money payment, though hers is not the subject of this case. "I'm not allowed to defend myself," he says.
David Pecker says when he called Michael Cohen to tell him about the alleged affair with McDougal, "I didn't even finish the conversation when he said that was untrue, absolutely not true". The gag order was the subject of a hearing earlier today. Prosecutors say Trump breached it 10 times and we are still waiting for the judge to rule on the matter.
Pecker directed someone else to go interview McDougal to vet the claims. The former president goes on to say he can't campaign for the election because he is trapped in a "freezing" courtroom "all day long".
From all accounts, it is a very chilly courtroom.
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