Trump trial live updates: Prosecution calls more witnesses to establish Trump ties with Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal

While court was in session, an eagle-eyed Yahoo News editor snapped a picture of Trump's plane on the tarmac at LaGuardia as it was preparing to take off.

Trump told reporters that after court was adjourned in his criminal hush money trial, he planned to fly home to Florida to celebrate Melania Trump's birthday. The former first lady turns 54 on Friday.

After prosecutors questioned Farro, Judge Juan Merchan dismissed court for the weekend.

"Have a good weekend, take care," Merchan told the jurors.

Court will resume on Tuesday morning.

Under questioning from prosecutors, Farro detailed his dealings with Michael Cohen to open an account for Essential Consultants LLC that was used to pay adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000.

"Every time Michael Cohen spoke to me, he gave a sense of urgency, and this was one of those times," Farro said of the call he had with Cohen about establishing the LLC account.

Farro testified that on the form First Republic Bank used to create the account, Cohen checked "no" when asked if the LLC was "associated with political fundraising/Political Action Committee (PAC)."

Prosecutors allege that the payment to Daniels violated campaign finance laws.

Former First Republic Bank senior managing director Gary Farro testified about how he came to work with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, saying he inherited his new client in 2015 because Farro was known by colleagues for his "ability to handle individuals that may be a little challenging."

Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold questioned Gary Farro about banking regulations put in place under the Bank Secrecy Act for wire transfers as well as those made by political candidates. Farro worked at First Republic Bank when Michael Cohen arranged payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

As their third witness in the trial, prosecutors called Gary Farro, First Republic Bank’s former senior managing director, to the witness stand.

He will testify about the payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

After defense lawyers finished their cross-examination of Rhona Graff, Judge Juan Merchan excused the jury for a brief recess.

Graff testified that Trump had contract entries for adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy Model Karen McDougal, both of whom claim to have had extramarital affairs with him.

Rhona Graff said she had heard that Donald Trump was considering casting adult film actress Stormy Daniels for a role on his hit show, Celebrity Apprentice.

"I vaguely recall hearing him say that she was one of the people that may be an interesting contestant on the show," Graff testified.

During cross-examination by Trump attorney Susan Necheles, Rhona Graff spoke highly of working at the Trump Organization.

"It was a very stimulating, exciting, fascinating place to be," she said.

Graff also offered a glowing assessment of her former boss. "I think that he was fair and, what’s the word I’m looking for, [a] respectful boss to me," she said of Trump.

After Rhona Graff spent approximately 15 minutes on the witness stand, prosecutors finished their initial questioning, establishing that she saw Stormy Daniels in the Trump Tower reception waiting area prior to June 2015.

Rhona Graff, Trump's longtime assistant at the Trump Organization, said she saw adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the reception area at Trump Tower prior to his June 2015 announcement that he was running for president.

Assistant District Attorney Susan Hoffinger is now questioning Rhona Graff about the 34 years she worked at the Trump Organization.

Graff testified that she sat just outside Trump's office in Trump Tower and was responsible for scheduling his calendar and coordinating his contact with others in the company.

Prosecutors called Trump's former assistant Rhona Graff as their second witness in the hush money trial.

After four days on the witness stand, David Pecker's testimony as the first witness called in the historic trial has finished.

Resuming his redirect, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass asked Pecker about a phone call he had Michael Cohen after learning Stormy Daniels was shopping her story about an alleged affair with Trump.

Pecker testified that he warned Cohen that that if the story were to get out through another media outlet, “the boss is going to be very, very, very angry with you.”

Cohen eventually paid Daniels $130,000 in hush money in a deal that is at the center of the prosecution's case.

After an hourlong lunch break, Judge Juan Merchan is back on the bench, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is back on the witness stand, and court is back in session.

During his redirect, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass tried to poke holes in the defense’s argument that Pecker’s arrangement to bury negative stories about Trump during the 2016 campaign was, as Trump attorney Emil Bove put it, “standard operating procedure” at the National Enquirer and AMI.

Steinglass got Pecker to agree that the company’s contracts with former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who claimed to have had a sexual relationship with Trump, and a doorman at a Trump property, who falsely alleged Trump fathered a child out of wedlock, were not “standard operating procedure” at the tabloid.

Judge Juan Merchan has called for a lunch recess until 2:15 p.m. ET, when Pecker will return to the witness stand for more questioning from prosecutors.

The defense has concluded its cross-examination of former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.

Trump attorney Emil Bove asked Pecker why he cooperated with the prosecution at this trial.

“To be truthful,” Pecker replied.

Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass is now asking Pecker follow-up questions.

While Trump was inside Manhattan criminal court at his hush money trial, President Biden was several blocks away at Sirius XM studios for a live interview with Howard Stern.

During the hourlong interview, Biden told Stern he would be “happy” to debate Trump this fall.

Trump has not yet committed to participating in the three presidential debates that have already been scheduled. And until Friday, Biden and his campaign had declined to commit to appearing onstage with Trump.

But when asked by Stern if he would debate Trump, Biden replied he would be “happy to debate him.”