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Donald Trump took a shot at Alan Dershowitz over identifying as a Democrat as the ex-president read aloud several news clippings after he left court on Tuesday.

“Alan Dershowitz, a great gentleman,” Trump began outside the courtroom. “This is election interference at the most obvious…and every American no matter whether you’re on the Trump team or against him, whatever political affiliation it is and he goes on to say he’s a Democrat, he can’t be right about everything.

“He’s making a big mistake. If you’re Jewish, and you’re a Democrat — and that includes Alan Dershowitz — you ought to have your head examined when you see what’s going on with Israel.”

What to know:

Presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.

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Trump claims 'people are being killed' outside courthouse, holds up migrant mugshot

By Post Staff Report

After taking a shot at Alan Dershowitz, Donald Trump read aloud more printed-out clippings after he left court Thursday, claiming that "people are being killed" outside the courtroom.

"Yet we have 20 prosecutors sitting over there for what most people, almost every single legal analyst, say no crime," Trump said. "No crime!"

The former president then held up a mugshot of a migrant claiming that "this is what they should be looking at right here."

"This is called our new wave of crime," Trump continued. "Migrant crime. I call it Biden migrant crime."

The mugshot appeared to be that of Melvin Jesus Aquino Enriquez, who was arrested in connection to the death of a three-month-old baby.

Trump takes shot at Alan Dershowitz over being a Democrat: 'Ought to have your brain examined'

By Post Staff Report

Donald Trump took a shot at Alan Dershowitz over identifying as a Democrat as the ex-president read aloud several news clippings after he left court on Tuesday.

"Alan Dershowitz, a great gentleman," Trump began outside the courtroom. "This is election interference at the most obvious...and every American no matter whether you're on the Trump team or against him, whatever political affiliation it is and he goes on to say he's a Democrat, he can't be right about everything.

"He's making a big mistake. If you're Jewish, and you're a Democrat -- and that includes Alan Dershowitz -- you ought to have your head examined when you see what's going on with Israel."

The former president proceeded to read several more news clippings that sided with him in the "hush money" trial.

Court breaks for day with Michael Cohen still on the stand

By Ben Kochman

We'll be back Thursday at 9:30 a.m. with more cross-examination of Michael Cohen.

Court is off on all Wednesdays.

Cohen still on supervised release until later this year

By Kyle Schnitzer

Michael Cohen confirmed that he is still on supervised release until November.

Cohen composed as he testifies about home confinement

By Kyle Schnitzer

Cohen is remaining calm as he testifies about being on home confinement. He said that he would get three hours a week where he could be outside of his home.

He testified that he first wore an ankle bracelet which eventually became a phone, where authorities would call him randomly to check in on him.

Trump attorney pushes Cohen on 'lie' during Mueller probe

By Post Staff

Before the break, Trump attorney Todd Blanche pushed Cohen to admit he lied during the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“Yes, the info I gave was not accurate,” Cohen conceded, referring to bogus info he gave investigators years ago about the Trump Tower real estate project in Moscow.

“Is not accurate information a lie?” Blanche probed.

“Sure. It was inaccurate, yes," Cohen said, prompting Blanche to push "Was it a lie?"

After more back-and-forth, Cohen eventually admitted: “Sure, I’ll say it’s a lie.”

'Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain': Cohen confirms Trump digs on his podcast

By Kyle Schnitzer

Blanche brought up Cohen's statements on his Mea Culpa podcast where he called Trump a "boorish cartoon misogynist."

"Sounds like something I would say," Cohen answered.

Other confirmed statements included “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain."

Still no word on if Trump will testify

By Post Staff

It's still unclear if Trump will take the stand.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan asked Trump attorney Todd Blanche if there was any indication the ex-president would testify, to which the lawyer responded "no."

Cohen, who is now being cross-examined by Blanche, will be prosecutors' last witness after which the defense will have a chance to put on their case.

Cohen testified that he turned to nightly TikTok rants as a sleep aid

By Ben Kochman

Cohen testified today that he goes on TikTok for live streams six nights a week to "vent" and as a way to deal with struggles winding down at night.

"I was having a difficult time sleeping," he testified. He also described his TikToks as an "outlet."

Michael Cohen describes moment he decided to turn on Trump after more than a decade as his 'fixer'

By Ben Kochman , Kyle Schnitzer and Priscilla DeGregory

Michael Cohen recalled the moment he decided to turn on his longtime boss Donald Trump as he continued testifying against the former president Tuesday in Manhattan court.

Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen told jurors about the moment when he finally decided to stop lying for Donald Trump. Getty Images

Cohen -- who was Trump's "fixer" and lawyer for about a decade -- told jurors in the hush money case against the 45th president that a conversation with his family around the time he pleaded guilty to federal charges in 2018 changed his mind about staying loyal.

“I made a decision, based again on a conversation with my family, that I would not lie for President Trump any longer,” Cohen said, shifting in his chair to face the jurors.

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Cohen says he read 'Art of the Deal' twice and called it a 'masterpiece'

By Ben Kochman

Todd Blanche has used part of his time today to elicit testimony from Michael Cohen that Cohen read Donald Trump's book "The Art Of The Deal" twice.

"You have called it a masterpiece?" Blanche asked.

"Yes," Cohen replied.

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