2/ Pagliery:

After a lunch break, Davidson is back. He slowly strode through the courtroom in his pointy black dress shoes, adjusted his jacket and sat down at the witness stand.

He seems to be a bit uncomfortable as prosecutors explore his texts with entertainment journalist Dylan Howard.

3/ Emptywheel:

All people who love Trump more than his spouse, I guess.

Kaitlan Collins:

Good afternoon from the New York courtroom. Texas AG Ken Paxton, Susie Wiles and Jason Miller are all from the political orbit inside on Trump's behalf, in addition to his son Eric Trump. Wiles and Eric Trump spoke briefly before the judge entered. Court is now underway.

4/ Inner City Press (Press):

Prosecutor: Good afternoon Mr. Howard! Oh, sorry, Davidson. Please look at these texts.
Davidson: Dylan wanted the deal between Karen McDougal and AMI to happen.

Davidson: Dylan wrote, "F- it, not my money, I'll just ask."
Prosecutor: Is the full F word written out in the text?
Davidson: Yes. Then he wrote, She's getting pressed by Ronda Schwartz.
Prosecutor: Who's she?
Davidson: She worked for Brian Ross of ABC

5/ NOTE: I HAVE TO LEAVE IN 30 MIN. for an appt.

I'll resume when I get back.

Moving on...

Bower:

On Aug. 2, 2016, Davidson and Howard continued to negotiate regarding the potential deal for McDougal's story with AMI. Davidson told Howard that McDougal would accept the deal if he could get AMI to agree to pay $150,000.