Trump civil fraud trial live updates: Trump fined for violating gag order

SPC Carl Davis
"What we're covering here
A judge fined Donald Trump $10,000 for violating his gag order after the former president took the stand in his New York civil trial Wednesday to answer questions about his comments outside the courtroom.
Earlier today, Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney and fixer, testified for the second day in a row in the civil trial against the former president.
When Cohen testified Tuesday, with Trump sitting just feet away, he said he and former Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg would manipulate documents based on what the former president wanted his net worth to reflect.
Trump stormed out of the courtroom after it appeared Cohen may have backtracked on his testimony in the afternoon.
In the $250 million lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges Trump and his co-defendants committed repeated fraud in inflating assets on financial statements to get better terms on commercial real estate loans and insurance policies. The case is civil, not criminal, but threatens Trump's business in New York."