Donald Trump trial LIVE: The third week of the secret money case begins with the testimony of the banker who helped Michael Cohen pay Stormy Daniels $ 130,000

Gary Farro was a senior managing director at First Republic Bank in 2016.

Michael Cohen allegedly transferred money payments to Stormy Daniels, also known as Stephanie Clifford, using the bank.

Someone at the bank informed the Treasury Department that the bank transaction was suspicious.

On October 26, 2016, a bank employee whose name is redacted confirmed to Cohen that his transfer to Daniels’ attorney was successful.

First Republic Bank was seized and sold by regulators last year.

President Joe Biden used his speech to a crowd of 2,600 at the Washington Hilton on Saturday to criticize his rival.

The 81-year-old has been campaigning while Trump sat in a courtroom in Manhattan.

The president laughed off a case in which his likely 2024 opponent is accused of paying him hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair.

Biden said, “I’ve had a great time since the State of the Union.” Donald has had a rough few days lately; It could be called stormy weather.

Donald Trump’s longtime aide told her gag officer at Friday’s trial that she remembered seeing porn star Stormy Daniels in the lobby of the 26th floor of Trump Tower before the 2016 election.

Rhona Graff, 64, who worked for Trump for 34 years until 2021, said she assumed Daniels was there to talk about being a contestant on The Apprentice.

Graff also confirmed that he had entered Daniels and Karen McDougal’s contact information into the Trump Organization’s system.

Daniels and McDougal, a former Playboy model, have claimed they had affairs with Trump, which he has denied.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to buy Daniels’ silence.

donald trump returns to Manhattan for the third week of the hush money trial.

The former president will sit in the courtroom as prosecutors continue to question Michael Cohen’s former banker, Gary Farro.

He testified Friday that he helped Trump’s disgraced former fixer open accounts, including the one used to pay the porn star. Stormy Daniel $130,000.

Trump also faces a fine of up to $10,000 for contempt of court for violating the gag order in the case.

Judge Juan Merchán has reprimanded his activity on social networks and could rule on Tuesday.