Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen is set to resume his direct examination this morning in former President Trump's criminal hush money trial.

Across six hours of testimony yesterday, Cohen laid out the trial's most incriminating testimony so far regarding Trump's involvement in a scheme to hide information from voters by falsifying business records in order to disguise a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels just days before the 2016 election.

Cohen testified that he helped coordinate a "catch and kill" scheme with David Pecker of the National Enquirer, making a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, then devising a reimbursement arrangement with then-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg in 2017. Trump, who has steadfastly denied Daniels' allegations, has denied all wrongdoing.

Cohen told jurors that Trump approved the Daniels hush money payment in October 2016, and that Cohen wired the money from a shell company he funded using a home equity line of credit.

He then recounted a 2017 meeting with Trump and Weisselberg in Trump Tower just days before the inauguration where Trump agreed to the plan to reimburse Cohen for the hush money payment.

"He approved it," Cohen said of Trump. "What I was doing, I was doing at the direction and for the benefit of Mr. Trump."

Former President Trump, addressing reporters on his way out of the courtroom, read a series of comments from supportive lawmakers.

"They view this as a scam," Trump said when asked why lawmakers including Sen. J.D. Vance, Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis joined him in court today. "I think it's a terrible thing that's happening to democracy in this country."

Trump, reading from a stack of papers, highlighted comments that included statements from Vance and Sen. Tim Scott.

"This is four weeks you're keeping me away from the campaign," Trump said.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh and Mike Pappano

Michael Cohen recalled then-Trump Organization CFO 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."

Cohen told jurors that Trump and Weisselberg were like "Frick and Frack." Regarding his meeting with the two men about the monthly reimbursement plan, Cohen surmised "this conversation had already taken place between the two."

Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked Cohen, "Did Mr. Trump try to renegotiate?"

"No," Cohen replied.

"He approved it at that point?" Hoffinger asked.

"Yes," Cohen responded.

A few days later, Trump left for Washington to assume the presidency.

Hoffinger concluded by asking Cohen whether the $420,000 he would receive in monthly installments was meant to be compensation for any future legal work he did for Trump.

"No," Cohen said.

Testimony then ended for the day.

Michael Cohen told jurors that then-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg told him to "gross up" his requested reimbursement for the $130,000 Stormy Daniels payment to ensure that Cohen got the full amount of money spent, after taxes.

Cohen confirmed that the practice of effectively paying double for expenses was not a normal practice at the Trump Organization.

In addition to the Daniels' reimbursement, Cohen testified that he requested a $50,000 reimbursement to a company called Red Finch for tech services; however, Cohen acknowledged that he asked for more money in the reimbursement that he actually spent on the services.

"I didn't feel that Mr. Trump [was] owed the benefit of the difference," Cohen said.

Cohen told jurors that he ended up keeping the difference for himself.

After Weisselberg worked out a calculation to pay Cohen a total amount of $420,000, Cohen said the two men "went to Mr. Trump's office to speak with him about it."

It was in Trump's office at Trump Tower than Cohen said he learned "it'll be paid out to you monthly."

Cohen said Trump approved it.

Michael Cohen testified that he made a recording to prove to National Enquirer publisher David Pecker that Trump would repay him the $150,000 for Karen McDougal's catch-and-kill arrangement.

"I also wanted him to remain loyal to Mr. Trump," Cohen added.

Cohen said he walked into Trump's office with his phone in his hand, making the recording.

Cohen told the jury that you can hear Trump, himself, and Trump assistant Rhona Graff on the recording.

Asked whether he thought Trump knew he was recording the conversation, Cohen said: "No, ma'am."

Jurors then heard the recording.

Cohen: Told you about Charleston. I need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend, David, you know, so that -- I'm going to do that right away. I've actually come up and I've spoken --

Trump: Give it to me and get me a --

Cohen: And, I've spoken to Allen Weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up with --

Trump: So, what do we got to pay for this? One-fifty?

Cohen: -- funding. Yes. And it's all the stuff.

Trump: Yes, I was thinking about that.

Cohen: All the stuff. Because -- here, you never know where that company, you never know what he's --

Trump: Maybe he gets hit by a truck

Cohen: Correct. So, I'm all over that. And, I spoke to Allen about it, when it comes time for the financing, which will be --

Trump: Listen, what financing?

Cohen: We'll have to pay him something.

Trump: (INAUDIBLE) pay with cash.

Cohen: No, no, no, no, no, I got it.

Trump: Check.

Every member of the jury appeared to look down at their monitor to read along with the transcript of the call as it was played. Cohen, as the call played, shook his head "no" over and over again on the witness stand, apparently in disbelief at rehearing it.

At one point he looked over in Trump's direction and sighed as the recording continued, then looked over to the jury to watch them take it in.

DA Alvin Bragg appeared to close his eyes and dropped his head as the call played.