Trump hush money trial live updates: Defense cross-examines ex-tabloid publisher [Video]

Key things to know:

• Friday is day four of witness testimony in Trump’s hush money trial, with former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker being cross-examined.
• Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to bury stories that he feared could hurt his 2016 campaign.
• Others expected to testify are Stormy Daniels, a porn actor who says she had a sexual encounter with Trump, and Michael Cohen, the lawyer who prosecutors say paid her to keep quiet about it.

Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial continued Friday with defense lawyers cross-examining David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election.

Pecker returned to the witness stand for the fourth day as defense attorneys try to poke holes in his testimony, which has described helping bury embarrassing stories Trump feared could hurt his campaign.

Pecker has testified about …