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aftermath. Hi everyone Jordan Marrkai here my brand new album the Loop Loop, is out now.

This album is about parenthood.

It sort of made me reflect on the way I was parented

and it's made me reflect a lot on my parenting style

and all the issues I face internally as well

on how that may come across and project

onto my child so it's a story of parenthood and I can't wait for you to hear it and I

really hope you enjoy it. Hey everyone welcome to another live recording of Trump's trials and

tribulations New York Trial Dispatch Edition. Today is trials and

tribulations, New York Trial Dispatch Edition. Today is May 13, 2024, the day Michael Cohen finally took the stand.

I'm Roger Parloff, a senior editor at Law Fair, and I'm here with Court's correspondent and legal

fellow Anna Bauer, managing editor Tyler McBrien, and editor-in-chief Benjamin Wittis.

Today was the main event.

Lots to cover, so Tyler, you were in the courtroom in the early morning session quickly set the scene and then take us through to today's first witness Michael Cohen

Sure, yeah as you you mentioned, it was, you know, the dramatic sort of centerpiece of the trial.

I think this was well illustrated by the difficulty with acquiring line sitters and the time that they had to get in so early

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