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After jury selection in Donald Trump’s historic records-falsification trial, the New York state court system began posting daily transcripts of the trial proceedings on its website.

The trial transcripts are produced quickly and may contain typos or small errors. The Washington Post is regularly downloading the images of each page, combining them into searchable PDFs and linking to them below:

(To get daily recaps of the trial, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/the-trump-trials/" target=_blank>sign up for The Trump Trials newsletter</a>.)

May 16, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/1b5f72e4-07c7-4b78-8d93-0e5166da5e8c.pdf" target=_blank>Michael Cohen testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/16/trump-trial-takeaways-hush-money/?itid=lk_inline_manual_7" target=_blank>Texts, lies and other takeaways from Michael Cohen’s cross-examination</a>

May 14, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/0c372890-7b15-40a2-b933-d4cb00912424.pdf" target=_blank>Michael Cohen testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/14/trump-hush-money-trial-takeaways-michael-cohen/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10" target=_blank>Big lies, big motives and other takeaways from Trump’s hush money trial</a>

May 13, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/3b9cfb59-01a4-46af-b943-814bba1f0488.pdf" target=_blank>Michael Cohen testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/13/trump-trial-takeaways-michael-cohen/?itid=lk_inline_manual_13" target=_blank>Michael Cohen didn’t sound like a ‘jerk,’ and other takeaways</a>

May 10, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/c57b38c9-3de1-4e98-ab48-f89979df470f.pdf" target=_blank>Trump’s former White House assistant’s testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/10/trump-trial-friday-testimony-michael-cohen/?itid=lk_inline_manual_16" target=_blank>Quieter day for Trump trial ahead of critical Michael Cohen appearance</a>

May 9, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/3f3da52d-6619-4a5c-909b-eb11e7ee3d43.pdf" target=_blank>Stormy Daniels testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/trump-trial-takeaways-hush-money/?itid=lk_inline_manual_20" target=_blank>Checks, not sex, and other takeaways from Trump’s New York hush money trial</a>

May 7, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/ceb063c4-0c31-40fc-9805-5e093f3a6449.pdf" target=_blank>Stormy Daniels testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/07/trump-trial-takeaways-hush-money-stormy-daniels/?itid=lk_inline_manual_23" target=_blank>Why Stormy Daniels’s account of sex with Trump may be problematic, and other takeaways</a>

May 6, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/9b18695c-95fa-42d5-897d-ea6d93a5502f.pdf" target=_blank>Judge again finds Trump in contempt; Trump Organization employees testify</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/06/trump-trial-takeaways-hush-money-gag-violations/?itid=lk_inline_manual_27" target=_blank>Explaining Trump’s 10 gag order violations in New York</a>

May 3, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/cdbd2519-eca6-4320-823e-86ac5429f6f3.pdf" target=_blank>Hope Hicks testimony</a> (Editor’s note: Earlier versions of this page included the wrong transcript for the May 3 trial date. The entry has been updated with the correct transcript.)

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/03/trump-hush-money-trial-hope-hicks-testimony/?itid=lk_inline_manual_30" target=_blank>Hope Hicks gets teary testifying at Trump’s hush money trial</a>

May 2, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/5c389729-446f-4a90-b338-9b3163c10d41.pdf" target=_blank>Stormy Daniels’s lawyer’s testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/02/trump-trial-takeaways-gag-order/?itid=lk_inline_manual_33" target=_blank>Trial takeaways: 'When in doubt, steer clear’</a>

April 30, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/48f336ee-535c-4bb5-9bc8-22a365e5d525.pdf" target=_blank>Trump found in contempt; Stormy Daniels’s lawyer testifies</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/30/trump-trial-hush-money-takeaways/?itid=lk_inline_manual_36" target=_blank>Trial takeaways: Enquiring minds</a>

April 26, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/e289d9dc-6656-4d29-b40c-300fa4334037.pdf" target=_blank>David Pecker and Rhona Graff testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/26/trump-trial-david-pecker-testimony-hush-money/?itid=lk_inline_manual_39" target=_blank>Secrets, lies and payoffs laid bare in Week 1 of Trump trial testimony</a>

April 25, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/1a733d24-ae5d-41d4-8571-a8e1591a9d62.pdf" target=_blank>David Pecker testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/25/trump-trial-takeaways-hush-money/?itid=lk_inline_manual_42" target=_blank>Trial takeaways: The Playboy payment</a>

April 23, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/e4a6fe34-b783-40b0-9d12-1ca3c51b41c8.pdf" target=_blank>David Pecker testimony</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/23/trump-trial-takeaways-hush-money-immunity/?itid=lk_inline_manual_45" target=_blank>Trial takeaways: Day Six gets the tabloid treatment</a>

April 22, 2024: <a href="https://washingtonpost.com/documents/a01a32e2-5e01-4eb8-ab2e-cbce0b86bcd5.pdf" target=_blank>Opening statements</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/22/trump-trial-takeaways-hush-money/?itid=lk_inline_manual_48" target=_blank>Trial takeaways: Live from New York, it’s opening day</a>

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