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Former Trump "fixer" Michael Cohen in damning testimony Monday told jurors about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's fears in 2016 when the "Access Hollywood" tape dropped, and what his real concerns were about the bombshell audio that nearly ended his nascent political career.

Cohen revealed that in 2015 when the then-real estate magnate announced he was running for president, Trump told him, “Be prepared. There’s going to be a lot of women coming forward,” according to Courthouse News.

During one of several rants outside the courtroom Monday during his New York trial for alleged criminal business records falsification, election interference, and "hush money," Donald Trump repeatedly complained falsely that the judge overseeing the case was appointed by "Democrat politicians."

Trump is well-acquainted with New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan.

Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand on Tuesday for what is expected to be a tough grilling by the ex-president's lawyers at his historic hush money trial.

Cohen, who served as Trump's "fixer" for years but is now a bitter foe of his onetime boss, is the prosecution's star witness at the first criminal trial of a former occupant of the White House.

Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen took the stand during the New York hush money trial Monday, where he calmly recalled his former boss directing him to make payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

ABC News reported the former Trump lawyer "recalled then-Trump Organization CFO [Alan] Weisselberg saying the monthly payments to reimburse him for the Stormy Daniels nondisclosure payment would be recorded 'as a legal service render since I was going to be given the title as personal attorney to the president.'"

Donald Trump's once-trusted fixer and attorney ratted on him in court on Monday — and somehow there wasn't a blowup.

Michael Cohen's taking to the stand in the criminal hush money trial was the kind of showdown in which the former president might not be able to keep his cool. The two men have openly expressed contempt for each other for years.

Conservative attorney George Conway had a snappy retort when former President Donald Trump decided to reference him on his Truth Social platform.

Conway, the ex-husband of former Trump White House adviser Kellyanne Conway and a longtime critic of the former president, took to X Monday night to explain a photo the former president posted on Truth Social last week amid his criminal hush money trial.

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial earned praise Monday night for a courtroom tactic one legal expert said effectively elevated the credibility of the former president's onetime fixer Michael Cohen.

Cohen's credibility has been the frequent target of Trump's attacks, the most recent of which saw the former president delivering Monday a furious courthouse rant proclaiming his innocence.

Michael Cohen's former attorney Lanny Davis dared former President Donald Trump Monday night to make good on a pledge to testify in his historic criminal hush money trial.

"Michael Cohen did his time and they found that he was directed by Mr. Trump," Davis said while appearing on CNN. "So if Michael Cohen did the time for the crime, so should Mr. Trump."

Stew Peters, a far-right supporter of former President Donald Trump and conspiracy theorist with hundreds of thousands of followers, said on social media Monday that America should abandon democracy.

"I am in favor of the installation of a monarchy," Peters posted. "A dictatorial kingship that will reintroduce normalcy, Christian values and the RULE OF LAW. A system that will indict, try and FRY convicted war criminals and pedophiles. A power that will secure the borders of our country, and consider AMERICA FIRST in every decision that it faces. This is the way."

The slate of elected officials who appeared with former President Donald Trump Monday for his criminal hush money trial only highlighted the absence of the person he needs most to be there, a onetime aide argues.

Sarah Matthews, a former Trump White House deputy press secretary, made this argument during an appearance Monday evening on CNN's "The Situation Room," after a day in Manhattan criminal court that saw the former president flanked by Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH ) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).

Donald Trump Jr. mocked Stormy Daniels on his latest episode of "Triggered" — and in particular swatted aside testimony that she felt "blacked out" when the adult film star said she and his father were sexually involved.

Trump Jr. shared with viewers Monday a two-minute riff on Daniels, whose testimony in his father's criminal hush money trial last week earned praise for consistency and legal prowess from analysts and reporters in the courtroom, by pointing to recent commentary from one liberal political commentator.

Donald Trump's biographer believes the former president's predilection for "bending people to his will" was made plain Monday when Michael Cohen testified in his criminal hush money trial.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts that he falsified business records to conceal hush money paid ahead of the 2016 presidential election, denying both criminal activity and affairs with adult film star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal.

Former President Donald Trump went on a Truth Social spree, hours after his onetime fixer Michael Cohen took the stand in his criminal hush money trial, with rapid-pace quotes attacking the legitimacy of the trial.

Trump published 11 quotes on his social media site after delivering a shouting rant outside the Manhattan courtroom where he stands accused of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments ahead of the 2016 presidential election.