Trump, after court, says payments were correctly labeled
Moments after his criminal trial adjourned for the day, Donald Trump exited the courtroom and told reporters that his payments to his former attorney Michael Cohen were appropriately labeled as legal expenses.
"Actually, nobody's been able to say what you're supposed to call it," Trump told the media. "If the lawyer puts in a bill or an invoice and you pay the bill ... that's a very small little line ... it's not like you could tell a life story."
"They marked it down for a legal expense. This is what I got indicted over," Trump said.
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The former president also attempted to paint Cohen as an unreliable witness and said he "wasn't very good in a lot of ways" as an attorney.
Trump's motorcade then departed the courthouse.
-Mike Pappano