a speech about my family in afrikaans

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• Dit is Wel met my Siel en Blye Versekering
• Ons Bring Ere en Dank
• Sarie Marais
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• En Dan Kom Jy
• Al lê die Berge Nog so Blou
• Dans met die Rooi Rok
• Boesmanverse
• Kinders, moenie in die water mors nie
• In die Groot Skool
• Ek is Nou Groot
• Pappa en Mamma
• Jakkals en Wolf
• Oefenliedjie 1
• Een Klein Woordjie
• My Ma se Regterhand
• As Hy Weer Kom
• Hoe Lieflik is U Woninge
• Jesus Min My
• Nader My God by U
• O Goedheids Gods
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• Uit Dieptes gans Verlore
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• Jan Pierewiet
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• Die Alibama
• Môre Oompie, Môre Tannie
• Bobbejaan Klim die Berg
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• Lucy Jennifer Jefferson
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• Ek Wil vir Jou
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• Afrika Kind
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• Omdat Ek van Jou Hou
• Gelukkigwees
• Tussen Treine
• Ballade vir 'n Enkelling
• Engelliedjie
• Smoorverlief
• Suikerbossie
• Jy vir My (introduksie)
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• Pa sê Pa sal
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• Ou ou Liedjie
• Musiek Videos A
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• Die Drie Beertjies (Benita)
• Die Drie Beertjies (Pta-Oos)
• Die Drie Beertjies (narration)
• Die Drie Varkies (Stephan)
• Die Drie Varkies (Oos-Moot)
• Die Drie Varkies (Pta-Oos)
• Rooikappie (Stephan)
• Rooikappie (Benita)
• Rooikappie (Pta-Oos 1)
• Rooikappie (Pta-Oos 2)
• Rooikappie (Pta-Oos 3)
• Rooikappie (Pta-Oos 4)
• Rooikappie (Oos-Moot)
• Die Vlooi (Pta-Oos)
• Die Jagluiperd (Stephan)
• Florandia se nuwe Koning (Jq)
• Repelsteeltjie (Pta-Oos)
• Troeteldiere (Benita)
• Niksie word 'n Ietsie
• Aspoestertjie (A Narration)
• Twee Mongoolse Fabels
• Vat hom Jakkals
• Wolf leer Vlieg
• Die Rooi Hen (Pta-Oos)
• Antjie Krog (1952- )
• Carina Stander
• Danie Marais
• Vir Sara Baartman
• Kom ons praat weer Afrikaans
• Herinneringe (vir mammie)
• Psst, hoor hier
• Het ek jou verloor?
• Na tien jaar
• Afrikaans, 'n versoeningstaal
• Verstekeling op Vlug BA747
• 'n Skielike Verlange
• Eitemal (1901-1984) ►
• Al sou ek grys word
• Album van Gedigte
• As Somers Winter braak
• BêRE DIE HEIMWEE
• BEWAAR DIT TEEN JOU HART
• Bitterbessie Grys Beloftes
• Blikskottels
• Dans van die Vlammevers
• Deur Gisters Vergete
• Deur jou oë
• Die goudson hou wag
• Die Groot Verskil
• Die Lente sal kom
• Die Tuinier
• Die Wit Rokkie
• Digters-ink
• Dit wens ek
• Doodsblik van 'n Boom
• 'n Droom oor Suid-Afrika
• Een maal nog
• Ek gee aan jou 1
• Ek gee aan jou 2
• Ek het dit verloor
• Ek het jou seer geneem
• Ek is net ‘n halwe mens
• Ek is Kosmos
• Ek ken 'n Plek
• Ek lief jou
• Ek sien half deur jou oë
• Ek wil maar net
• Foto in raam
• Gaan vir Goud
• Gee My Asem
• Gehalte kristalle
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• Geld Oorbodig
• Groot Pupille na Bo
• Grys Afgrond
• ‘n Huisie vol vrede
• Haar Laaste Lied
• Hand aan Hand
• Hanepoort-kroos
• Hartseer illusie
• Help My Onthou 1
• Help My Onthou 2
• Herinneringe in Goud
• Hierin Geld JY
• Hoeveel Keer
• Hoeveel van hierdie
• Horison vryheid
• In die koelte van ’n krom Karee
• In die skemer van die berge
• Is dit dan nie genoeg
• Jy het Dit Gedoen
• Jy is dit alles
• Jy is my heelal en meer
• Jy sal my vind
• Jy's Vergewe Pa
• Kelk-hand omgee
• Kerspit Storie
• Kies Blou vir Onthou
• Kon ek maar
• Konkaaf refleksie
• Kyk na buite deur loodglas ruite
• Langenhoven-Les
• Leef jou droom
• Leer my om lief te hê
• Leef Voluit
• Lewensstorm
• Lied van die See
• Melkweg Liefde
• Met hartspante omvou
• Miljoene myl–mymering
• Minnelied in die Berg
• My digtersbeker
• My Land Verbrand
• Nagmerrie-brief
• Net Eenmaal
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• Net ‘n wens
• Nie slegs maanskyn en Rose
• Onthou ... jy is
• Onthou my net
• Oseaan-skets
• Ou Doringboom
• Portret teen die Muur
• Renoster se spore
• Sagkens woorde repeteer
• Sal jy daar wees?
• Sal jy dit wees
• Seerower kelders
• Skatkis Spens
• Skeepswrak transformasie
• So vries die uurglas
• Somer-soet liefde
• Spierwit Lelie
• Styf-pas maat
• Sy Affodilreën
• Terug na jou wortels
• Toeka se Kalsium
• Uit ‘n Boomlens
• Vasgevang 2
• Verbale Tornado
• Vergewe my dit
• Verlore seun
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• Vier Seisoene koester
• Vlammevers dans
• Volmaakte Vrou
• Vyand se kind
• Waar is ‘n plek
• Waar staan jy nou?
• Wit Bloeiselhart
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• Oorlog in Darfoer
• O GOD dit brand!
• Die Boodskap
• Al om die vuur - al om die vuur
• Ek soek jou
• Dolfyn Valentyn
• My geheime onbekende drawwer in die Park
• Sing vir My
• Klompedraer
• Aan Afrikaners in die Vreemde
• Bolandse Reënkoningin
• Op die Strand
• En As Ek Dood Is
• Die Langeberge
• Victoriastraat
• Bruid van Tradouw
• Grootmeneer
• Maak dit saak?
• Nalatenskap
• Slapende Skone
• Herfsswaels
• Met Heilige Hande
• Laaste Gebed
• Lof van die Raasblaar
• Skemer Ervaring
• Sonsondergang
• Woordeloos (copy 2)
• Die Halssnoer
• Melkbosstrand
• Soos Ou Silwer
• Die Donkerkop
• Verlore Goedere
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• Hennie se Slotwoord
• ID du Plessis (1900-1981)
• Ina Rousseau (1923 - 2005)
• Ingrid Jonker (1933-1985) ►
• Geskryf in A-wi Majeur
• Put na die Pit
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• Nag, Liefling!
• Coda (huis vir bejaardes)
• Weereens weer een
• Gevlug van Begrip
• Die Oumanpad
• Om Totsiens te Sê
• Versie vir 'n Afrikaner
• Mamma Kriel
• Die voetstappe
• Die Bloutrein
• M.M. Walters (1930- ) ►
• Uitnodiging
• Binne 'n Oogwink
• Sy Sange op Haar Vingerpunte
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• Die dorre Karoo
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• Augustus maand met sy winde
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• Die Reistog van die mens
• Die weer steek op
• Ge-Aantery onder die vergrootglas
• Groot toon het nie neus
• Die opsaal van 'n perd
• Kaapse kapokvoël
• Kleurling identiteit
• Koi-san is jy daar
• Moeder Aarde
• Mr & Mrs White
• My draadkarretjie en ek
• My eerste soentjie
• My kerkie en ek
• Onverwerkte gedigte
• 'n Gedig is 'n Gedig net om 'n Gedig te Wees
• Dans met Katrina
• Niemand Sal Je Zeggen Wie Je Bent
• Beslan, 1 Septermber 2004
• Gedig vir Elizabeth Eybers
• W.E.G. Louw
• Wilma Stockenström (1933- )
• Willekeurige plasings
• Die Aambeeld - The Anvil
• Die Seuntjie
• Onse Vader (The Lord's Prayer)
• Verklaring van Menseregte
• Goeie Grond
• Die Goeie Ou Dae
• Rachel de Beer
• Wolraad Woltemade
• In the concentration camp
• Prinses Pippie en Stout Floorsie
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• Prins Frikkie vang Vis
• Vissersdorpie: Puerto Vallarta
• In die Vreemde
• Loekie die Leeu
• Juliet, die Vinnigste Slak
• Die Honger Draak
• Die Tien Sustertjies
• Donsie en die Dwergie
• Jan en Piet Gaan Stad Toe
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• 'n Leeustorie
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• My Velskoentjies
• Op die Werf
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• Spinnekop en Vlieg
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• Die Beste Skoot
• Die Drie Paaie
• Die Dwergie van die Doringbos
• Die Heks se Kat
• Die ou Vrou van die Vlamme
• Die Reus en die Towernaar
• Die Verlore Swaard
• Huis-toe ...
• Onder Duiwelsdak
• Ou Kraakbeen, die Mensvreter
• "Vêrsien, Vêrhoor en Fynruik"
• Die Saad van Alle Kwaad
• Ons Toekoms
• ’n Vrydag, 2030
• Heel maklik
• Die Stoomkamer
• Jy het belowe
• Die leë woonstelblok
• Die rietbos
• Doodsertifikaat
• Vergelyk (compare)
• Step 1: What is a pronoun?
• Learn (Slow)
• Learn (Fast)
• Learn (Faster)
• Learn (Fastest)
• Test Questions
• Q & A (beginner)
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• Verb 2nd Conjunctions (normal)
• Verb 1st Conjunctions
• Verb Last Conjunctions
• Eng to Afr (beginner)
• Verbs: Modal Helping Verbs
• Verbs: Regular 1
• Verbs: Regular 2
• Verbs: Prefixed
• Verbs: Inseparable Compounds
• Verbs: Separable Compounds
• Verbs: Reflexive
• Verbs: Conjugated
• Learn (movie)
• Test Yourself
• Prep + Verbs (Context)
• Prep + Verbs (Learn)
• Fill-in-the-blanks
• Social Exchanges
• Learn - Color (video 1)
• Learn - Color (video 2)
• Learn - Color (video 3)
• Learn - Color Fan (slow)
• Learn - Color Fan (faster)
• Learn - Color Fan (fastest)
• Wind Directions
• Days of the Week
• Periods of Time
• Cycles of Time
• Time of the Day
• Class Phrases
• Degrees of Comparison
• Character Traits
• Intensive Forms
• The Body - External
• The Body - Internal
• Clothing - General
• Clothing - Men's
• Clothing - Women's
• Clothing - Fabrics
• Physical Description
• General Food Terms
• Seasonings and Condiments
• Grains, Nuts and Seeds
• Food related Actions
• General Health Terms
• Toiletries and Cosmetics
• Ailments and Symptoms
• Physical Examination
• Dwelling Options
• The House - Outside
• Movie Examples
• The House - Furniture
• The House - Appliances
• The House - Cooking Ware
• House Cleaning
• Office Supplies
• Hobbies and Leisure
• Life Events
• Think Activities
• Mental States
• Wild Animals - Large
• Wild Animals - Medium and Small
• Fish and Aquatic Life
• Reptiles and Amphibians
• Baby Animals
• Animal Sounds
• Human-Animal Terms
• Farm Animals
• Zoo Animals
• Universe and Planets
• Metals and Elements
• Plants and Trees
• Countries and Nationalities
• Letters, Texting, Email
• Negotiation
• Communication Verbs
• Transport - Car
• Transport - Bicycle
• Transport - Flight
• Tools - Garden
• Tools - General
• Digital Gadgets
• Measures and Weights
• Containers and Storage
• from German & Greek
• from Latin: -EEL and -AAL
• from Latin: -EER
• from Latin: -ISME
• from Latin: -SIE
• from Latin: -TEIT
• Flavoring Particles
• Idiomatic Interjections
• Idiomatic Phrases
• Common Sayings
• Sayings - A
• Sayings - B
• Sayings - D
• Sayings - E,F
• Sayings - G
• Sayings - H
• Sayings - I,J,K
• Sayings - L
• Sayings - M,N
• Sayings - O
• Sayings - P,R
• Sayings - S
• Sayings - T,U,V,W
• Abbreviations
• Countries (list)
• Grammar Introduction
• Articles: Definite or Indefinite
• Nouns Related
• Tenses Intro
• Be&Have (Conj. Verbs)
• B2 — Regular Verbs
• Separable Verbs
• Reflexive Verbs
• Infinitives
• Active vs Passive Voice
• Progressive
• Tenses Review
• Prepositions
• Fairy Tale Reference
• Eng-Afr Comparisons
• Grammar Q&A
• [B1.i] (wees) Tenses
• [B1] (wees) Progressive
• [B1.ii] (wees) Questions
• [B1.iii] (wees) Negation
• [B1.iv] (wees) with Modals
• [B1.i] (hê) Tenses
• [B1] (hê) Progressive
• [B1.ii] (hê) Questions
• [B1.iii] (hê) Negation
• [B1.iv] (hê) with Modals
• [B2.i] Tenses
• [B2] Progressive Tenses
• [B2.ii] Questions
• [B2.iii] Negation
• [B2.iv] with Modals
• [B2.] Progressive Tenses
• Tenses-Questions-Negation
• [C1] 3rd Pos: Object Pronoun
• [C2] 3rd Pos: Negation
• [C3] 3rd Pos: Time Words
• [C] 3rd Position Review
• [D1] Conjunctions: Verb 2nd
• [D2] Conjunctions: Verb Last
• [D3] Conjunctions: Verb 1st
• Review [A - D]
• B2 Root Verbs - Regular (Review) ►
• B2 Prefixed (Review) ►
• [Ci] Object Pronouns
• [Cii] Negations
• [Ciii] Time Words
• [vii.] Link Verbs (B2-4)
• B1 - Tense-Questions-Negation
• B1 - Modals
• B2 - Tense-Questions-Negation
• B2 - Modals
• B3 - Tense-Questions-Negation
• B3 - Modals
• [E] Special Infinitives
• [F] Standard Infinitives
• [G] Preposition + Verb
• [H] Adjective Shift
• [I] Degrees of Comparison
• [J] Prepositional Combinations
• [K] Directionals
• Oefen - Practice
• Review [E - L]
• Active (Advanced)
• Passive (Advanced)
• Grammar Sitemap
• Kaïn en Abel
• Berta Rossouw se hart
• Die Skildery
• Die Perfekte Storie
• Die verdwyning van Daniël
• Nicky gaan Kaap toe
• Ons vir jou, Mata Hari
• Ek het jou lief gehad
• Dit wat vir my kosbaar is
• Vir die wolwe gegooi
• Introduction
• Renaissance
• Late Romantic
• 20th Century
• U - V - W - X - Y - Z
• Composers of Operas / Sources
• Kaaps (gedig)
• Variasies van Nederlands
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• Anglo-Boer War
• SA Population
• Namibian History
• South African Education
• South African Foreign Relations
• South African Economy
• South African Politics
• South African Group Relations
• Namibian Politics
• Nonverbal Comm.
• Food Gallery
• Koeksisters
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• Perceptions about the Afrikaners
• Tradisionele Speletjies
• Dokter, help asseblief
• Wat Kinders Dink
• Hoe om Dood te Gaan
• Twee Muis Meisies
• Die Geskenk
• Die Ouer Dame
• In die Klaskamer
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• You Tube sections
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• Article "Slegs Only"
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• Tasklist Map
• Voornaamwoorde/Pronouns
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• Rigtings/Directions
• Weeksdae/Days of the Week
• Maande/Months
• Seisoene/Seasons
• Nommers 1-10
• Nommers 10-19
• Nommers 10-100
• Nommers 11-101
• Nommers 12-102
• Nommers 13-103
• Nommers 14-104
• Nommers 15-105
• Nommers 16-106
• Nommers 17-107
• Nommers 18-108
• Nommers 19-109
• Nommers 1-109 LiniAar
• Nommers 1-109 Random
• Basiese Rekenkunde / Simple Math
• Temperatuur / Temperature
• Waar is jy?/Where are you?
• Familie/Family
• Vorms/Shapes
• Teenoorgesteldes/Opposites
• Skedule/Schedule
• By die Huis/At Home
• Maaltye/Meals
• Die Liggaam/The Body
• Oefening/Exercise
• Klere/Clothing
• Pak vir 'n trippie/Pack for a trip
• Gesondheid & Siekte
• Difficulties in Writing
• Dinner at home
• Dinner at a Restaurant
• Soccer Match
• Cycling Trip
• Camping trip
• Feed the dog
• Help carry a table
• Measuring the Floor Space in your House
• Math problems
• Get the parcel
• The stove might be on
• Help, I am ill
• Order from the menu
• What was done?
• Money spent
• Birthday party in the zoo
• Buy a ticket
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• The library's opening day
• Faces - Gesigte
• Gunsteling Sportsoort
• Describe your home
• Describe your home town
• Describe what to pack
• Explain Your Current Job
• Family and Community
• Your family
• Weekend Routine
• Yesterday - What did I do?
• What am I studying?
• A news event
• The job is mine
• Hospitalization
• The incident
• Your past history and future plans
• I did not do it
• Spending money
• Paying Rent
• Please let me in
• Sorry I'm late
• Buying that Car
• Two Invitations
• Classroom Expressions
• Give Directions
• Campus: from A to B
• Surprise Visit
• Roetines Tuis/Home Routines
• Dinner at Home
• Fix the Car
• Lead a Meeting
• Packing for a Camping Trip
• Pitch a Tent
• Game Park - 6 days
• Water Park Trip
• Buying a House
• Landscaping Contract
• Importance of Education
• Walk accross America
• Fill in the Form
• Do a job interview
• Voorstel aan 'n Professor
• Accept an invitation
• Wedding - Huwelik
• *Formal Presentations ►
• Afrikaans Soaps & TV
• Bedankingsbrief
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• Skryf Opdrag 1
• Skryf Opdrag 2
• Skryf Opdrag 3
• Skryf Opdrag 4
• Skryf Opdrag 5
• Skryf Opdrag 6
• Skryf Opdrag 7
• Skryf Opdrag 8
• Skryf Opdrag 9
• Skryf Opdrag 10
• Finale Eksamen
• Die Seuntjie - 0 & 30% Afr
• Die Seuntjie - 70 & 100% Afr
• Aspoestertjie
• Albert en Rina se Verhouding
• Professor van Wyk
• Daaglikse Roetine
• Raai, raai!
• Die Drie Varkies

My Gesin en my Familie

Introduce yourself and talk about your family (age, gender, birthdays, job, school, hobbies, relationships, etc.)

Stel jouself voor en praat oor jou gesin/familie (ouderdom, geslag, verjaarsdae, werk, skool, stokperdjies, verhoudinge, ens.)

Gesin : My pa (ma, broer, suster) se naam is. Familie : Ek het 'n oupa en twee oumas. Aan my pa se kant het ek twee ooms en twee tantes. Aan my ma se kant is daar net een tante (tannie). Sy is nie getroud nie. Ek het ses niggies en twee nefies. Ouderdom : Ek is twee-en-twintig jaar oud. Geslag : Ek is 'n vrou, en daar is twee vrouens en drie mans in ons gesin. Verjaarsdae : My verjaarsdag is op 12 April. My suster se verjaarsdag... Werk : My pa werk by ... My ma werk vir die president. Skool : Ek is nie op skool nie, maar my suster ... Stokperdjies : Ek hou van skaak speel, en tafeltennis.

Jannie (24 jaar oud)

Susan (13 jaar oud), aletta (82 jaar oud).

My naam is Nestor. Ek is vyftien jaar oud en ek is in graad tien. My vakke op skool is biologie, wetenskap, sosiale studies, wiskunde, en Duits. Ek speel vlugbal en sokker. My stokperdjie is fietsry. Ek het 'n bergfiets en ek ky elke naweek by die rivier.

My suster, Benita, is ouer as ek. Sy is sestien jaar oud en sy is in graad elf. Sy hou van swem en gimnastiek. Sy speel ook die klavier en die viool. Sy is baie musikaal. Sy doen goed op skool en sy wil eendag 'n dokter word. Sy wil spesialiseer as 'n kinderarts. Sy is mal oor klein kindertjies.

My pa en my oupa is prokureurs. Hulle is vennote by dieselfde praktyk. My pa geniet sy werk. My pa hou ook van fietsry en ons ry baie keer saam by die rivier.

My ma is 'n inspektrise. Sy werk by 'n fabriek en sy moet seker maak die kwalititeit van die produkte is goed.

My pa se ouers is oupa Josef en ouma Kathy. Soos jy weet is oupa Josef ook 'n prokureur. Ouma Kathy is nou by die huis. Haar gesondheid is nie meer so goed nie. Ons sien my ouma en oupa elke naweek. Hulle kom Sondae by ons eet. 

My ma se pa is oorlede. Hy is dood toe ek baie klein was. Ek kan hom nie onthou nie. My ma se ma, Ouma Sandra werk by 'n bank. Sy woon drie ure van ons af. Ons gaan so drie of vier keer per jaar vir haar kuier. In die somer dan kom sy altyd saam met ons op vakansie. Sy het 'n baie goeie algemene kennis, en dit is baie interessant om na haar te luister.

Ons het ook 'n hond, Wollie. My ma wil 'n kat hê, maar dit sal nie werk nie, want my pa is allergies vir katte. As daar 'n kat in die kamer is, dan trek sy neus toe en hy begin hoes.

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Speech on My Family – My Family Speech in English for Children and Students

February 17, 2022 by Study Mentor 12 Comments

The best gift God has given to all living beings on earth is a family. Getting a happy family is a blessing because not everyone in the world has it. The pleasure of living with your parents, fighting over petty with your siblings can just make you smile the moment you think about it.

My family has always supported me without any claim, from the moral teachings to love and support. For me, my family is like a strong pillar on which I can rely blindly whenever I need support. My family is always there to inspire and support me to overcome all life challenges and accomplish things. A relation is a unique kind of love that gives you all the lessons you need to live a healthy lifestyle.

My family is one of the world’s craziest families. We ‘re four members, my mother, my father, my younger brother, and me. While my dad is the one who works for a living, my mom is the boss of the house. My dad is a humble person. He doesn’t scold us. But, just the opposite, our mother. She needs us to remain vigilant, and she quite often scolds us.

• I have a wonderful family, and I love every member of my family.
• My family is made up of four members- father, mother, brother, and myself.
• My dad is an engineer, and my mother, by profession, is a school teacher.
• Every member of my family loves, respects, and cares for one another.
• My family goes there once every two weeks for a picnic.
• After dinner each night, we all like to spend time with each other.
• My family has taught me strong lessons about our love, solidarity, and cooperation.

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Why family is important?

Families are wealth, which not everyone is lucky enough to have. Sometimes, those who have don’t value this gift. Families are important because they assist in our development. They grow us all into a full-fledged human with individual identity. They always offer us a sense of comfort and a safe place to flourish within. We learn to socialize and develop our intellect through our families. Studies demonstrate that people who live with their families tend to be happier than those who live alone. In times of trouble, they serve as your pillar.

When the entire world questions you, families are the only ones who believe in you. Similarly, they ‘re the first to cheer you up when you’re down and out. Having a supportive family by your side is a great blessing. In ups and downs, my family has always been at my side. They taught me how to be a better human being. I will be grateful to my family forever for what they did to me. Without them, I can’t imagine my life. They are my first instructors and friends.

The atmosphere in my family

We have a peaceful environment at home. After school, we spent our time studying, playing and watching TV, which our mother certainly doesn’t like. Like other partners, my mum and father rarely fight. In reality, as soon as we see an argument coming up, one of them just withdraws, and a heated debate between them is just rare to see. That’s what I like most about them because I feel my parents are so sweet. It is just my brother and me who enjoy competing with each other.

However, we know that it is truly our love for one another that holds us together behind those battles. I just enjoy spending time at home with my parents and my brother. I feel like how bad it will be when we go on with our professional lives tomorrow, and we won’t be able to spend a lot of time together.

My family values

My family values are what I care so much about because they have made me what I am today, and I intend to pass on these great values in the future to my children. Every family has those things, acts, and values that they hold in high regard and so much appreciation

My Family Values include –

This is a strongly secured concept within my family. Since my childhood, my family has made me learn how to be honest and the benefits that lie inside

My mom believes that if the world and everyone in it shows love and kindness to each other, there will be no hatred, and wars will be wiped out.

This is a concept passed down in my family from generation to generation. My dad would say the best legacy you can give a child is education.

I don’t want to be wrongly addressed and give the wrong impression. So, the way we dress and our appearance matters a lot to us.

Why do I love my family?

My father is the world’s best father. I am looking a lot at my father because I want to take a lot of his habits and make them mine. He taught me to be satisfied with everything that I have. My mum is the world’s greatest chef. Without my mum, I don’t know where I will be today. I owe her quite a deal.

My brother is one of the greatest presents that I’ve received. He is the last kid, so if you know what I mean, this gives him the potential to be irritating.

Each family has one thing or the other, which they hold in high regard and continue to pass from one generation to another. That is what makes a family a single group not because blood binds us but because we share the same beliefs. We always have one reason to love our family. I love my family because it’s the best gift I’ve ever been able to ask for and the fact they’ve been there for me through the good, bad, and fun times. They are a complete word for me. They are always to support me during my tough times.

My Family Speech – Essay 2

Good morning/afternoon to everyone.

My name is John and I am here to present a speech on ‘ My Family ’. I love my family. I have my father , mother and a younger sister in my family. They take great care of me. A family is the most important and complete unit of a society.

This requires a lot of effort into building relationships with everyone belonging to your family. And I’m so glad to acknowledge the great support and affection I derive from my family that builds me up as a unique creation of God and encourages me to follow my dreams and passions.

Father is the head of the family and he is supposed to lead everyone because we all look up to him. My father is a much disciplined man. Henceforth, he wants to keep us all in strict discipline.

‘Early to bed, early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise’

And that’s kind of the principle of our family. My daddy makes us go to sleep early and wakes us up early. Sometimes, very early! Although it seems so disruptive at the moment when I can’t get to be lazy sometimes but I know that he does it for our good and I respect him for that.

My daddy is my role model . He is more special to me than Superman and Spiderman because he can do what no one can. His sweet affection is so dearly communicated while we sit every night at the dinner table and talk about our day. My daddy also taught me to pray.

So whenever I am afraid I close my eyes and pray to God and I feel peace in my heart. Well, yes I am very naughty and I get spankings from him sometimes. Like, when I disturb him during work hours or I disrespectfully yell at people. He teaches me to respect my elders.

He initiates me into things I don’t understand. He always pushes me to work harder, to go an extra mile even when I don’t think I can, I do it anyway! He always emphasizes the importance of education.

He makes me believe that I have powerful capabilities and I dream to be a very wonderful, successful and brave person as he is, full of integrity. He tells me every day how much he loves me and I’m ever thankful for him.

My mother is my favourite. She is the sweetest person on earth. She doesn’t scold me much; instead she even saves me from daddy’s spankings sometimes because she’s very kind. She is also very beautiful. She doesn’t go out for work because she has to take care of my younger sister.

She takes out time for me every day no matter how tired she is and helps me with my homework and talks about a whole lot of sensible things that teach me to be a person of strong moral character. She is a wise woman. Unlike many others, she is a good steward and she likes to spend her money very wisely.

She maintains order in the house and makes our house look so beautiful. Although sometimes when I leave my room so messed up she scolds me but then she cleans it and makes it so tidy that I’m hardly able to recognize it any more. She makes me so happy that sometimes I dance around to show off me elegance and she joins me.

Little things like that make my heart rejoice and make my day. She cooks the most delicious food in the world. I dread those days when I will have to leave my home someday to go away for studies; I don’t know how I will survive without her. She is God’s most wonderful gift to me.

My younger sister has not started school yet but she’s very mischievous just as I am. We are kind of click together. Sometimes I playfully irritate her and she cries to mummy and then I feel bad. So I try to take good care of her too.

I love my family very much and I’m so grateful for my parents.

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TTS readers with text to speech Afrikaans support can enhance your understanding of the South African language in audio form. Here's how.

To a non-speaker, South African Afrikaans isn’t the most straightforward language to understand or learn. However, the right technology can quickly change things. Even native speakers may have trouble advancing their language knowledge or have difficulty with certain pronunciations and dialects. Sometimes turning text into audio is the best way to overcome such obstacles.

TTS, or  text to speech  technology, converts written text from web pages, documents, PDFs , HTML files, and even pictures into audio in the form of AI speech. Text to speech is a popular assistive technology in the educational space. TTS offers numerous benefits in leisure activities and can help users with dyslexia , ADHD , and other reading difficulties improve their language comprehension skills. So, why use TTS with South African Afrikaans? As a native Afrikaans speaker, you can use it for the same reason everyone else does—to make your life easier by becoming a multitasking and productivity master by eliminating your need to read. As a non-Afrikaans speaker, you can use TTS software to translate and spell words in Afrikaans to further your understanding of the language and improve your communication skills.

Although Afrikaans is mainly a South African language, its use crosses outside the South African borders. The language sees plenty of use throughout the Africa by many different people. Afrikaans’ roots as a creole language go back to the 19th century. The language evolved during the colonialism period in South Africa and has many language influences, including:

Unlike the English language, South African Afrikaans doesn’t have nearly as many accents and dialects. Many speakers identify three primary dialects.

• Cape Afrikaans—This dialect has stronger Portuguese influences.
• Orange River Afrikaans—This dialect features more Khoi language influences.
• East Cape Afrikaans—This dialect has predominant Dutch and English influences.

Due to the diverse background of the South African Afrikaans language, the dialects are often mutually intelligible. Locals rarely have trouble understanding each other, even when using slightly different dialects and accents. At the same time, this makes using text to speech technology trickier to turn written text into speech. Powerful machine learning algorithms are necessary for proper Afrikaans text to speech conversions in real-time. However, that doesn’t mean high-quality, natural-sounding voices aren’t available for South African TTS speech engine users.

How to generate text to speech in South African Afrikaans accent

There are a few ways to get authentic narrations for text to speech audio in South African Afrikaans.

The Google Voice Generator feature from Google Translate is available for free. It uses Natural Neural Network Technology to power its translator feature and the text to speech engine. How does it work? It’s as easy as opening the Google Translate service in your browser and typing something in the text box. You can write up to 5,000 characters per individual translation. The best part about using this Google service is the automatic translation. You can write your text in English, and Google Translate will convert it into Afrikaans. From there, you can press the speaker button to hear the audio version of the text. Naturally, some translations are hit and miss. You’ll notice that some conversions have a reviewed icon marking them as accurate, while others don’t. While Google Translate is a quick way to get a text to speech South African Afrikaans translation you can use for personal and commercial purposes, the biggest downside is the very unnatural, robotic voice that doesn’t differentiate between the three main dialects. You also have to either type or copy and paste the text you want to hear into the translate box every time.

Suppose you want a more professional service . Play.ht does a better job generating Afrikaans accents than Google Translate. Play.ht is a TTS service with three South African Afrikaans voices, one male and two female. The standard voices use computer-generated algorithms. The text to speech voices use machine learning speech synthesis to produce relatively natural-sounding voices in real-time. The speech recognition capabilities of the premium service are superior to what Google or Microsoft can do now. Of course, play.ht supports other languages like Turkish, Swedish, Filipino, Spanish, Italian, etc.

If you want to explore your options with text to speech technology, Speechify is an excellent choice. At the moment, the platform doesn’t support Afrikaans. However, Speechify is always adding new languages as soon as the speech synthesis process is sufficiently optimized for the task. What sets Speechify apart from other TTS apps are its very natural-sounding voices, its versatility across many devices and operating systems, and simply how easy it is to use. Language learners, people with reading difficulties, or anyone who simply enjoys listening to audio content instead of reading it can all benefit from Speechify. Currently, you can try Speechify for other similarly complex languages with different characteristics than the English language. Here are some of your choices:

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These languages have TTS support but also allow translations, making learning easier for users. The Speechify API is available on multiple platforms, including Android , iOS , Microsoft Windows (via the Chrome extension ), and others. You can listen to narrations in real-time or download the conversions in an MP3 or WAV audio file format.

Using a TTS reader, with or without a translation feature, can significantly impact how you manage daily activities and workflow issues. Reading is still a great way to absorb information, but not everyone reads as quickly as others. Conditions like dyslexia, ADHD , visual impairments, and other conditions can make it difficult to read fluently and process complex sentences. Text to speech software can create an environment where users may follow the text at a comfortable speed while hearing the correct pronunciation. Alternatively, you can boost your productivity by listening to written text faster than the average reading speed. With Speechify, you can turn the playback speed up to nine times faster than usual. A TTS reader offers multiple advantages in many languages, whether for convenience or necessity. Still not convinced? Try Speechify for free , experience premium voice narration, and see how quickly it can improve your online and offline interactions and language understanding.

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I am the mother of three children in the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD). My family moved to this California college town 10 years ago to raise our son, who is mixed black and Jewish, in a progressive area where I naively thought all of his identities would be embraced equally. But as I quickly learned, the only way to be an acceptable Jew here is to hate Israel. 

Last Oct. 13 — barely a week after the Hamas attack on Israel — the terror group infamously declared a “Global Day of Jihad” against Israel. Despite the violent anti-Israel protests then raging, my kids’ Berkeley schools stood strategy-less in the face of the threat against its Jewish students. 

My younger child’s school had zero security plans in place. When I asked my high-schooler if he felt safe going to class, he deadpanned, “Yeah, I’m black, so nobody thinks I’m Jewish.” What does it say when my son feels safer as a black man in Berkeley than he does as a Jew?

As was reported in The New York Times this past week, antisemitism has been on a collision course with multiculturalism in Berkeley schools for years. There are minor incidents, such as cakes served to students during Arab Heritage month — despite overlapping with Passover. Or a “multicultural night” potluck also held, guess when, during Passover. Then there are more serious incidents such as giant classroom maps of the Middle East that intentionally exclude Israel (the type New York Public school chancellor David Banks conceded on Wednesday during testimony before Congress that can be found in New York).  And, of course, the mid-October student walk-out in support of a Gaza ceasefire. 

We would never accept a “multicultural” potluck over Ramadan — or maps that erase Palestine  — so why is this OK for Israel and Jews? The answers are actually not that difficult to decipher.  A quick look at the BUSD’s dedicated “ethnic studies “ website makes clear that Jews — despite comprising  a mere 2.4% of the US population and upwards of 60% of current hate crimes — are not considered minorities. 

“Indigenous, Black, Pacific Islander, Asian/Desi/Arab, and Chicanx/Latine/Latinx” — yes. Jews, no.  In fact there’s an entire section of the site dedicated to why not: “Ethnic Studies is the only field that actively centers communities of color.”  In other words, according to the BUSD, Jews are white. 

Such thinking is not only outdated — it denies the existence of my black/Jewish son, while perpetuating the nefarious “Jews are white” myth that powers so much of the antisemitism and anti-zionism now coursing through the world.

In-school anti-zionism doesn’t come cheap: Last year, BUSD spent $111,000 to work with the DEI consultancy Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium (LESMCC), a for-profit group that previously described its own work “Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Imperialist, and Anti-Zionist” world view. Unsurprisingly, LESMCC content has been sanctioned by the California Department of Education for being overtly biased and anti semitic. LESMCC also promoted an Oct. 8 anti-Israel walkout to celebrate the Hamas atrocities where chants such as “kill the Jews” were heard.”

In response to the rising campus hate, Berkeley Jews in Schoo l, our grassroots Jewish parent-led organization, launched in October to take action against antisemitic incidents. We believe that Jewish students in Berkeley have the right to study free from bias, anti-semitism and anti-zionism. Our tagline is “Believe Jewish Students” and we believe it has never been more resonant — in Berkeley and nationwide. 

Because rather than study free from fear, our kids now endure chants such as “Kill the Jews.” They must study in classrooms with posters asking, “How’s the school/work/life/genocide balance going for you today?” There’s been graffiti at the bus stop in front of Berkeley HS stating “Kill all Zionists.” Jewish students share stories of being told to pick up pennies or having their yarmulkes pushed off of their heads. 

School administrators are well aware of this abuse, but to no avail. “I just stopped reporting things because . . . all it did was make the bullying worse,” one student told me. This is the failed “restorative justice” process BUSD Superintendent Morthey praised, bafflingly, before Congress this past week.

Spurred by the indifference to our kids, Berkeley Jews in School has created an internal antisemitism tracker, which now includes over 70 documented incidents. We filed an Office of Civil Rights complaint with the Federal Department of Education in February 2024 and the Department of Education formally opened an investigation against BUSD on May 7.

Most crucially, I traveled to Washington this week to personally witness Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel’s Congressional grilling. She, of course, vehemently denied that BUSD has an antisemitism problem. But we know better – we know to believe Jewish students. 

Ilana Pealrman is part of the leadership of Berkeley Jews in School

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How to Say “My Name is…” in Afrikaans & More!

There’s a perception in the world that Afrikaans-speaking South Africans are racist and nasty. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

While overt racism isn’t dead in South Africa, it’s common only among a tiny percentage of the nation. Most South Africans ignore color, creed, and nationality.

Let AfrikaansPod101 help you to endear yourself to them quickly! Knowing how to introduce yourself in Afrikaans will help oil the wheels of conversation. It will also ease your way with local clients , and help you to more easily connect with your colleagues. Introducing yourself in Afrikaans language doesn’t have to be difficult or frightening!

Starting with “My name is,” in Afrikaans, we’ll show you all you need to know about introductions, and more information on how to introduce yourself in South Africa. This way, you can easily learn Afrikaans and introduce yourself with flying colors!

This introduction will follow greetings in Afrikaans, which another blog post introduced. It’s generally considered polite to wait for others to introduce themselves first, but if you’re feeling confident and they’re looking shy, fall in through the door with “My name is …” in Afrikaans!

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• Identifying Yourself with Your Name, Age, and Nationality
• Placing Yourself in Society
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1. Identifying Yourself with Your Name, Age, and Nationality

When it comes to how to introduce yourself in Afrikaans language, begin by talking about your name in Afrikaans. “My name is…” in Afrikaans looks similar to written English. However, it sounds somewhat different.

Afrikaans: My naam is Eun Jung. Translation: “My name is Eun Jung.”

With “My name is,” in Afrikaans, and any other self-introduction in Afrikaans, you can lead with a specific introductory phrase: Aangename kennis . It’s slightly formal, but still commonly used among Afrikaners when meeting people for the first time. (Note: If you’re giving a speech in front of an audience to introduce yourself, you will not start with this phrase.)

Use it this way:

Afrikaans: Aangename kennis. My naam is Eun Jung. Translation: “Pleased to meet you. My name is Eun Jung.”

Normally, you won’t offer information about your age right off the bat in conversations. Like most Westerners, the older Afrikaners get, the less they want to broadcast just how old they are. But as a foreigner, you’ll likely be forgiven most gaffes. Also, talking about your age in Afrikaans isn’t considered a big social no-no, so if you’re specifically asked for more personal details about yourself, feel free to share this bit of information.

Afrikaans: Ek is twee-en-twintig jaar oud. Translation: “I am twenty-two years old.”

Sharing your nationality is a good idea, as your new friends or hosts will want to know where you’re from. Also, it’s a nice conversation-starter.

Afrikaans: Ek is van Suid Korea en ek bly in Seoul. Translation: “I’m from South Korea and I live in Seoul.”

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1. Informal

When you introduce yourself in Afrikaans phrases, the phrase below is suitable to use when you’re meeting new friends or colleagues in a casual, mostly social situation, such as at a party or the inevitable (and famous) South African barbeque, called a braai .

Afrikaans: Hallo. Ek is Eun Jung. Translation: “Hello. I am Eun Jung.”

Using “I am …” in Afrikaans is the most casual, informal means of introducing yourself.

This will usually suffice, along with simultaneously offering your hand for a handshake with a warm, friendly smile. (Afrikaans men tend to shake hands every time they see each other, while women only do so when meeting someone for the first time. If you do proceed to become friends, you can expect a light hug when seeing them again, but be sure to let them initiate any embrace.)

Handshakes work in both formal and informal situations; never forget to look the person straight in the eye with a friendly smile when you do so. To Afrikaans-speaking South Africans, this indicates confidence and honesty. In more formal situations, don’t expect hugs, unless you know the person well and they initiate it.

Use these phrases when you greet and introduce yourself to a much older and senior colleague, boss, or dignitary. Also offer a firm handshake while looking them in the eye with a friendly smile.

Afrikaans: Goeiedag. Goed om u te ontmoet. My naam is Eun Jung.

The pronoun “u” is slightly dated and formal, but still a very polite way to address Afrikaans-speaking people. If you’re introducing yourself to a younger VIP, or if the situation warrants a more casual form of address, you can use “ jou ” instead of “ u .”

Translation: “Good day. Pleased to meet you. My name is Eun Jung.”

2. Placing Yourself in Society

You’re still chatting with new colleagues or friends who are curious about your personal details. Don’t disappoint them—rather, blow their socks off with your excellent Afrikaans!

Afrikaans: Ek studeer pediatriese chirurgie by Yonsei University Medical School. OR Ek is ‘n loodgieter. Translation: “I study pediatric surgery at Yonsei University Medical School.” OR “I am a plumber.”

This should be enough to oil the conversational wheels, but if not, you can go on to share more about your family.

Among Afrikaans-speaking South Africans, it’s socially acceptable to divulge your marital status upon introduction. Here’s an example of talking about your family in Afrikaans:

Afrikaans: Ek is getroud en het twee kinders. OR Ek is ongetroud en enkellopend. Translation: “I am married and have two children.” OR “I am unmarried and single.”

It’s acceptable to share this type of information with both a formal and an informal audience, with one exception: In a formal situation, it would be best to wait for a specific request to share more personal details about yourself. This can be done in a one-on-one conversation, but more likely when you’re specifically asked to give an introductory speech (like to your new work’s Board of Directors or such).

Informally, however, you can offer this voluntarily in any casual situation. Your openness will likely be met with appreciation, and most possibly, reciprocation.

Afrikaners like people, and they like to know about people. They’re curious that way! But, it’s seldom appropriate to over-share intimate details when you first meet people, such as relating the woes of your recent bunion operation, or your daughter’s maniac ex-boyfriend who set himself on fire in her bedroom. Save those details for later, when you’ve developed a closer friendship.

Most of the time, you can relax and just be yourself. Afrikaners are generally a rather forgiving bunch, and the odd social gaffe won’t get you excommunicated. To them, most of the time, emphasis is on social interaction and making strangers feel welcome and safe.

2- Sharing More Personal Titbits

So you’re on a roll; you’re talking to a captive audience and feel they want more from you. Now you can delight them with personal details, like your hobbies, any sport you partake in, any special interests you have, etc.

Do it this way:

Afrikaans: My stokperdjie is om natuur videos te skiet. Ek is ook baie lief vir lees en tennis speel. Translation: “My hobby is to shoot nature videos. I also love reading and playing tennis.”

Sharing little bits of information about ourselves like this makes us more relatable and “human.” It can furthermore be a good way to find friends with similar interests.

Pets are also an acceptable topic of conversation among Afrikaans-speaking people.

Afrikaans: Ek is lief vir diere en het ‘n hond en twee katte by die huis. Translation: “I love animals and have a dog and two cats at home.”

So, reader, do you know how to introduce yourself in South Africa after reading our article? Do you feel comfortable enough to introduce yourself in Afrikaans words? If so, why not tell about yourself in Afrikaans in the comments? We’d love to hear from you and look forward to reading your self-introduction in Afrikaans!

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‘My heroes:’ DA Fani Willis tearfully thanks South Fulton police after ‘countless’ threats

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - District Attorney Fani Willis gave an emotional speech of gratitude at the City of South Fulton’s “State of Police” address.

“The last couple of years have been really hard for me, but what’s kept me safe is this police department, so that’s why it’s an honor to stand among my heroes,” Willis said.

Willis has been center stage for her election interference case involving former President Donald Trump, as well as her strong stand against gangs. But the spotlight has led to threats, with the most recent one on Christmas Eve, Willis said.

“‘I’ve got men going to your house, your house has been doxed, they say they’ve killed a woman inside.’ I cannot tell you the level of terror I had thinking my 26-year-old child was dead,” she said.

Police determined the message was a hoax.

“I’ve read some reports that I’m making up these threats, which is ridiculous when I’ve been able to show people hundreds of threats,” said Willis.

Willis has lived in South Fulton for 18 years.

“This police department will keep me safe, and so many of y’all did. So many of y’all walked around my house, so many of y’all showed up, that dog showed up daily to make sure me and my family were okay,” said Willis.

The district attorney works with the department to prosecute criminals, but she also thanked them as a citizen.

“I can be Madame DA, but at the end of the day, I’m just a single mom trying to raise my children. And it’s because of you I’m safe,” she said.

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Highlights: Michael Cohen testifies in Trump hush money trial

What to know about the trial today

• Star witness Michael Cohen resumed his testimony today about making a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels to suppress her story about an alleged affair with Donald Trump .
• Trump lawyer Todd Blanche began cross-examination after lunch. He is expected to paint Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and fixer , as a perjurer and convicted felon; Cohen pleaded guilty to several crimes in 2018, including tax fraud and lying to Congress about plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
• House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and several potential vice presidential contenders for Trump appeared in court today.
• Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide the reimbursement to Cohen for the payment he made to Daniels. Trump has denied the charges.

'Stupid porn trials': Republican senator says she won't be joining Trump in court

Sahil Kapur

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said today she will not go to Manhattan for Trump's hush money trial, like several other Republican lawmakers have done over the past week.

“Don’t we have something to do around here other than watch stupid porn trials?” said Murkowski, a notable Trump critic.

Judge admonished Trump lawyer after first cross-examination question

Ginger Gibson Senior Washington Editor

Reporting from Washington, D.C.

Moments after Todd Blanche's first question to Cohen, the prosecution objected and Judge Juan Merchan called the lawyers to his bench.

“Mr. Cohen, my name is Todd Blanche,” Blanche had said to Cohen and then added, “You went on TikTok and called me a ‘crying little s---.’”

Merchan started the meeting, known as a sidebar that is recorded by the court reporter and included in the transcript but not audible to the rest of the courtroom, by asking Blanche, “Why are you making this about yourself?”

Blanche tried to argue he was attempting to show Cohen was biased.

“It doesn’t matter if he has bias towards you; it doesn’t matter," Merchan said. "The issue is whether he has bias towards the defendant."

He added, "Just don’t make it about yourself."

Trump: 'I think it was a very, very good day'

Rebecca Shabad is in Washington, D.C.

Speaking to cameras outside the courtroom after the trial wrapped for the day, Trump expressed deep frustration again about the judge's gag order, saying, "I think it's totally unconstitutional."

A state appeals court earlier in the day declined to take up his continued effort to fight the gag order, saying it had been properly administered. Trump has been found in violation 10 times.

"This should never happen to another candidate or another person," Trump said. "Today I think we had a very good day in court. ... I think it was a very, very good day."

Trump said the trial is going well and it's not affecting the presidential election because he said he's still leading in the polls.

"Can you believe I've been here for five weeks instead of campaigning?" Trump said. "They want to keep me in here as long as possible."

He reiterated that this is "all election interference by Biden" and he also attacked special counsel Jack Smith, calling him "deranged."

Confusion abounds

Reporting from Manhattan Criminal Court

"I’m sorry, I am confused by your questions,” Cohen just said to Blanche, following questions about having to turn over his phones to the government in January 2023.

Cohen is not the only one.

Because Blanche keeps jumping from topic to topic, the time periods at issue keep changing too, and Cohen, like many reporters and members of the public, is having trouble identifying which years Blanche is referring to and when.

Blanche brings up former Manhattan assistant DA

Daniel Arkin

Blanche asked Cohen to confirm whether he recalled someone in the Manhattan district attorney's office named Mark Pomerantz. Cohen said yes. But before Blanche could proceed with a line of questioning about Pomerantz, Hoffinger objected and approached Merchan for a bench conference. Blanche then seemed to drop the subject of Pomerantz.

Pomerantz is a former Manhattan assistant DA who resigned in 2022. He once led the DA office's investigation of Trump's finances.

Sprawling cross-examination aims to paint Cohen as untrustworthy

Laura Jarrett

Kyla Guilfoil

Today's highly anticipated cross-examination has been challenging to follow, even for close observers of the case.

Questioning of Cohen has jumped around between lies, casting Cohen as jilted, as motivated to provide dirt to Trump to get out of prison early, and his podcast attacks. It's all an effort to say he can't be trusted, but it's a sprawling effort.

Trump defense attorney makes Cohen listen to his own podcast

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Trump attorney Todd Blanche directed Cohen to put on headphones and listen to portions of his “Mea Culpa” podcast.

“I believe you have headphones right to your right ... and I would like to play a portion of the 'Mea Culpa' podcast from Oct. 23,” Blanche said.

Cohen had difficulty adjusting the headphones, but eventually got them on, adjusted the volume and began listening. The jury and others in the courtroom were not able to hear the clip.

“Did you hear that?” Blanche asked. “I heard that, yes,” Cohen replied.

The unusual exchange prompted a bench meeting called by the prosecution.

Cohen indicates he likely said he was screwed over by the system

Blanche asked Cohen if he said he was screwed over by the system. Cohen said he doesn't know if that was the language he used, but added that it sounds correct.

The question seemed to be invoking the kind of arguments Trump has made — that he's being targeted by the system.

Court is back in session after short break

The jurors are filing in.

Cross-examination meanders into dead ends

At times, the questions from Trump's lawyer Blanche have appeared to wind up, but with little delivery.

For example, Blanche just asked Cohen if Anthony Scaramucci visited him in prison. Scaramucci was a very short-lived White House aide. This was the first time he was mentioned during the trial.

But Blanche didn't take it anywhere.

If the defense was preparing to call a roster of witnesses, one might speculate that he was setting up a question for later in the trial. But Blanche has already said it's possible the defense doesn't call any witnesses at all — and Cohen is the last prosecution witness. So why leave that one reference hanging there? We may never know.

Blanche tries to get Cohen to concede he lied during Mueller probe

Blanche aggressively pushed Cohen to admit under oath that he lied during conversations with investigators involved in Robert Mueller's probe of Trump's links to Russia.

Blanche pressed Cohen to say that he "lied to them" about the Trump Organization's proposal to build a Trump-branded skyscraper in Moscow. Cohen replied: "Yes, the information I gave was not accurate."

Trump's lawyer kept pressing: "Was it a lie?"

"I don't know if I would characterize it as a lie," Cohen replied. "It was inaccurate."

Blanche did not relent: "Was it a lie?"

Cohen: "It wasn’t a lie. It wasn’t truthful. If you want to call it a lie, we can call it a lie. I believe the information I gave them is inaccurate."

Blanche: "But you are not testifying it’s a lie?"

Cohen: "Sure, I’ll say it’s a lie."

Cohen says he was told to no longer talk to Trump — but he was allowed to talk to Trump's kids

Following Cohen’s testimony in the Russia investigation, there was a “separation” from Trump, Cohen explained, under questioning from Blanche, but Cohen disputed that he could no longer communicate with Trump’s children.

“You told Hope Hicks you missed him,” Blanche said, prompting Cohen to say, “Yes, I did.”

“There was an ongoing investigation going on and there was a separation?” asked Blanche. Cohen replied, “Yes, there was a separation.”

“You were told to stay away and not communicate with him and his family?” Blanche said.

“I was told not to speak to President Trump but not his family,” Cohen clarified. “Not that I couldn’t see his kids, I just didn’t.”

Cohen testified he lied — but don't call him a liar

Cohen has testified for hours at this point — repeatedly admitting to have lied in a variety of forms and forums.

But on cross-examination, he is resistant to being called a liar.

“If you want to call it a lie, you can,” Cohen says, after first saying the information he gave to the special counsel’s office about the Trump Moscow project was “inaccurate.”

“Sure. I’ll say it was a lie,” Cohen concedes.

The Cohen who distinguished between lies and inaccuracies is reminiscent of a Michael Cohen we have seen many times before — and who has generally been absent from this trial.

Trump lawyer's cross-examination seems to be all over the place

Jillian Frankel

Trump attorney Todd Blanche asked Cohen if he has said that his life was turned upside down since the release of the Steele dossier and that he'd never been to Prague.

Cohen said he's never been to Prague.

Blanche said to Cohen that he's never aided the Russians in hacking anything. Cohen said he never did.

Cohen continues to keep his cool

Blanche keeps trying to impeach Cohen with other people’s records of Cohen’s purported statements, as with notes taken by the DA’s office or media articles relying on anonymous, quoted sources.

Cohen has distanced himself successfully from most of these statements — and yet, Blanche is doing it again, focusing on notes from one of Cohen’s meetings with the special counsel’s office.

Blanche hasn't left a mark so far

We are now an hour into Cohen’s cross, and Blanche has meandered from Cohen’s stubborn media appearances to his wealth to his “obsession” with Trump but without much depth — or dents.

Cohen says he was 'knee-deep into the cult of Donald Trump' in 2015

Under questioning from Blanche, Cohen admitted that he had previously “admired” Trump “tremendously.”

“You were actually obsessed with President Trump, weren’t you?” Blanche asked.

“I don’t know if I would characterize the word obsessed. I admired him tremendously,” Cohen replied.

Asked by Blanche whether he meant his 2015 comments that Trump was a good person who wanted “to make this country great again,” Cohen replied, “Yes.”

“At the time you weren’t lying,” Blanche asked.

“At the time, I was knee-deep into the cult of Donald Trump, yes,” Cohen replied.

Cohen says 'Art of the Deal' was an 'excellent' book

Blanche is hammering on the fact that Cohen used to admire Trump, his employer for many years.

Blanche went further, bringing up one of the former president's most famous books: "You read 'Art of the Deal' twice and called it a masterpiece?"

Cohen's reply: "It was an excellent book."

Trump lawyer tries to establish Cohen is and was wealthy before entering Trump's orbit

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche is trying to establish that Cohen is and was wealthy well before he entered Trump’s orbit.

Cohen purchased his apartment in Trump World Tower, where his parents and in-laws also live, for $5 million and purchased it around 2000. Cohen said he still lives in the building and rents his apartment out for $15,000 a month.

Cohen also confirmed that in addition to his work as a lawyer, he made millions in taxi medallions.

Blanche admits his first exhibit to the jury

After showing a series of exhibits only to Cohen, Judge Merchan and the legal parties, Blanche has admitted his first exhibit to the jury.

The exhibit is a picture of a T-shirt which Cohen sells that depicts Trump behind bars. 

Blanche pins Cohen on whether he wants to see Trump convicted

Blanche is trying to pin Cohen to say whether he wants to see Trump convicted.

“Have you regularly commented on your podcasts that you want President Trump convicted in this case?” Blanche asked.

“Yes, probably,” Cohen replied.

“I would like to see accountability,” Cohen added after being asked whether he had “any doubt.” “It’s not for me, it’s for the jury and this case,” Cohen said.

Blanche then retorted, “I’m just asking you to say yes or no. Do you want to see President Trump convicted in this case?”

“Sure,” Cohen said.

Trump lawyer presses Cohen about his media engagements

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche asked Cohen on how many occasions over the last year had he been told not to speak to the media.

Cohen said he can't recall. Asked if it's true that he hasn't followed those requests, Cohen said that's correct and he's responding to criticism of him.

Blanche then asked if he's responded during the course of this case on TV several dozen times. Cohen said he doesn't know about several dozen, but stated that he has gone on TV.

Blanche asked if Cohen has done hundreds of episodes of his podcast. Cohen said yes, four podcasts a week all year. Asked if it's fair to say he's done hundreds of episodes since Trump was charged in the case, Cohen said he doesn't know about hundreds.

Blanche then did the math: If there are 16 a month for 10 months, that's 160. Cohen said then it would be 160. But then Blanche and Cohen agreed that it's probably more than 200 because the investigation didn't start just a year ago.

In response to Blanche, Cohen said he's spoken about Trump in every episode: "I would say he's mentioned in every one, yes."

Cohen stays calm while Blanche starts to raise his voice

Cohen is staying calm while Blanche questions him on whether he was the one who leaked to CNN that the district attorney's office already had the information from Cohen's phones in 2021.

Blanche is seemingly starting to get frustrated, raising his voice slightly as he expresses incredulity that Cohen has a clear recollection of calls with Trump in 2016 but has no memory of making a promise to the district attorney's office in March 2023.

Nonetheless, Cohen is continuing to hold his ground, even as Blanche presses him to remember conversations in which the district attorney’s office told him he was “unwittingly helping” Trump by going on TV. Cohen said he does not recall those conversations.

Blanche presses Cohen on DA's attempts to have him stop talking about case

Vaughn Hillyard

Blanche is pressing Cohen on how the district attorney has tried to get Cohen to stop talking to the media.

“Over the past several years, back to 2021, the government has repeatedly asked you to stop talking publicly about this case?” Blanche said.

“They might have, yes,” Cohen replied.

During the exchange the eyes of the jurors are intently going from Blanche and then to Cohen and then back to Blanche.

“Prosecutors from the Manhattan DA have repeatedly asked you to stop talking,” Blanche said.

“Yes,” Cohen replied.

Blanche is showing Cohen a lot of exhibits, but the jury can't see them

As Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, continues with his cross-examination of Cohen, he is utilizing several exhibits to prompt Cohen's testimony.

While Blanche seems set on incorporating several exhibits into his technique, he is also keeping them out of the jury's sight. The exhibits are purely for use in Cohen's testimony, as well as for the judge and the legal parties. If they're entered as evidence, only then can the jury see them.

Blanche is still looking for a rhythm

The pace of this cross — and how dependent it is on Blanche’s trying to refresh Cohen's recollection with notes of prior meetings — is unusual. There is no rhythm yet.

Blanche continues to press Cohen on Trump insults

Blanche grilled Cohen on some of the incendiary language the ex-fixer has used to describe his former boss.

Trump's lawyer asked Cohen to confirm whether he once called the former president a "dictator douchebag."

Cohen replied: "Sounds like something I said."

Blanche went further, asking Cohen if he recalled saying Trump should go back to "where he belongs, in a f---ing cage, like a f---ing animal."

Cohen replied: "I recall saying that."

Trump lawyer questions Cohen about his recent comments

The prosecution began their questioning of Cohen by going back to the early 2000s. The defense began by going back weeks.

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche asked Cohen about recent statements he's made about the trial, including on TikTok.

“Do you recall saying on TikTok, on April 23, that from everything that you heard from people today, David Pecker is corroborating everything you’ve been saying for six years?" Blanche asked.

“Yes, somebody called me, told me, that Mr. Pecker had corroborated what I’ve been saying for a long time,” Cohen said.

Blanche starts by focusing on name-calling

Blanche began his cross-examination of Cohen with an unusual, expletive-laden introduction.

“Mr. Cohen, my name is Todd Blanche,” Blanche said. But, he added, “you went on TikTok and called me a ‘crying little s---.’”

“Sounds like something I would say,” Cohen said.

The prosecution immediately objected, which the judge agreed with and asked that the question be stricken.

Two jurors looked at each other and grinned.

The cross-examination of Michael Cohen is underway

Todd Blanche has started asking questions.

Blanche has been waiting for this moment

Trump attorney Todd Blanche has been preparing to cross-examine Michael Cohen for months, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation.

Blanche's cross-examination of Trump's former fixer is beginning now.

Court back in session

The court is back in session after a lunch break. The defense team is expected to begin the cross-examination of Cohen.

Defense may call no witnesses

During a morning sidebar, Trump attorney Blanche said that he could not commit to calling any witnesses. He said the defense has one expert witness who couldn’t be available until Monday — but that his testimony is contingent on a decision about how the instructions to the jury will be written.

He said he didn’t know whether Trump would testify and that the defense has decided not to call Alan Garten.

Michael Cohen will be final prosecution witness

During a morning sidebar, prosecutor Steinglass said Cohen will be the final witness called by the prosecution.

He said the prosecution had indicated that they would call a witness after Cohen, a publisher, but decided against it.

In conversation with Trump's attorney Blanche, they said they anticipate the prosecution could rest by the end of Thursday.

Cohen on working for Trump: 'I violated my moral compass'

Susan Hoffinger's last question to Cohen for the prosecution was if he has regrets about his past work and association with Trump.

“I regret doing things for him that I should not have," Cohen said. "Lying, bullying people to effectuate the goal. I don’t regret working for the Trump Organization; as I expressed before, some very interesting and great times. But to keep a loyalty and to do the things he asked me to do, I violated my moral compass and I suffered the penalty, as has my family.”

The court then recessed for lunch.

Cohen says he wrote a book in prison to 'pass the time'

Cohen testified that his job now is in the world of “media and entertainment” and that he has a podcast, "Mea Culpa," where he discusses “news of the day” and Trump.

He admits making money from "Mea Culpa" and another podcast published through the media arm of the liberal political action committee MeidasTouch. Cohen has also written two books — one of which, "Disloyal," he penned in prison "to pass the time."

"Time management is very important when you are in prison," Cohen said. "It helps the time go by quicker."

Cohen outlines financial, professional consequences of guilty plea

Cohen testified that he no longer holds a law license because of his felony conviction and has had to sell taxi medallions in New York and Chicago, where felons are not authorized to hold the medallions.

He has also had to sell all other real property beyond his apartment and a “secondary apartment.”

Cohen glances at jury while detailing his supervised release

Cohen testified that even now, five years after he surrendered to prison, he continues to be on supervised release.

“Even today I’m still on supervised release,” Cohen said, keeping his head maintained in the direction of Hoffinger but giving a quick glance with his eyes over to the jury box after making the statement.

Cohen confirms that he asked for a reduction in his sentence

Cohen testified that he applied for a reduction in his sentence and asked the Manhattan district attorney's office for help on that front.

In 2021, Hoffinger said, "was your understanding that our office said we might provide you with such a letter if prosecutors would consider reducing your sentence?"

"Yes, ma'am," Cohen replied.

Cohen says he returned to prison after he refused to sign an agreement to not write a tell-all book

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Cohen said he went to the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl St. thinking he just had to fill out some paperwork and would be out of there in an hour.

But several hours later, his attorney came out holding his belt and jacket. Cohen was taken back into custody at the Federal Correctional Facility in Otisville because he would not sign an agreement that says he could not write a tell-all book.

Cohen recounts going to prison

Cohen testified about going to prison, detailing how he served 13 months in a federal correctional facility in Otisville, New York.

Cohen said he pleaded guilty to separate charges in August and November of 2018 before surrendering to jail on May 6, 2019. He testified that he was sentenced to 36 months in jail, followed by 36 months of supervised release based upon over $1.3 million in taxes he had not paid from 2012 to 2016.

Cohen testified that he was allowed to leave after 13 months in prison and serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement.

'Angst and anxiety': Cohen describes reaction to Trump tweets after guilty plea

The day after Cohen pleaded guilty to federal crimes, Trump took to Twitter. Cohen interpreted two tweets as addressed to him, illustrations that “I am no longer important to the fold,” he testified.

“If anyone is looking for a good lawyer," Trump wrote in one post, "I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!”

In another tweet, Trump wrote: “I feel very badly for Paul Manafort and his wonderful family. 'Justice' took a 12 year old tax case, among other things, applied tremendous pressure on him and, unlike Michael Cohen, he refused to 'break' — make up stories in order to get a 'deal.' Such respect for a brave man!”

Manafort, a former Trump campaign aide, was convicted on charges related to tax evasion and sentenced to prison, until Trump pardoned him in the final days of his administration.

Hoffinger asked Cohen what it was like to see these tweets from the president of the United States the day after pleading guilty. Cohen's response: "It caused a lot of angst and anxiety."

Cohen recounts pleading guilty to charges: 'Worst day of my life'

Cohen testified about how he had pleaded guilty to five counts of tax evasion and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution.

Asked if they were related to Trump, Cohen said they weren't.

Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked what that day was like for him, pleading guilty to all of those crimes.

"Worst day of my life," Cohen said.

Trump allies come to his defense after attending today's court proceedings

Lindsey Pipia

In remarks outside of the courthouse, several Trump allies who attended today’s court proceedings expressed their support of the former president and echoed Trump's criticism of the trial and people connected to it — which he has been barred from expressing himself because of a gag order.

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., denied that Trump committed any wrongdoing and echoed his attacks on Judge Merchan and his daughter, who has worked for a digital advertising and fundraising firm that often works with Democratic politicians.

“This is a travesty of justice. This is a misuse of the justice system,” Donalds said.

Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., slammed the hush money case as a “sham indictment” against Trump, claiming that the trial is part of efforts by Democrats to keep him off of the campaign trail and arguing that Cohen’s testimony has “no credibility, no integrity.”

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential primary candidate who endorsed Trump after dropping out of the race, similarly blasted the trial as “politicized persecution” and accused Democrats of unlawfully seeking to influence the election by impeding on Trump’s ability to campaign in the months leading up to the November election.

“It is one of the most depressing places I have been in my life, but it is fitting because the only thing more depressing than the environment of that courtroom is what’s actually happening in there,” Ramaswamy said. “It’s straight out of a Kafka novel.”

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who also challenged Trump in the Republican presidential primary but later endorsed him, ripped the trial as a “circus.”

“Everything that these gentlemen said here today about the trial is absolutely true,” Burgum said. “But it is sad that we’re here today and not out talking to American people about the issues that matter to them the most.”

They did not take questions after the conclusion of their statements. But when asked by NBC News if they'd support Trump if he was found guilty, Ramaswamy said, "Yes."

Cohen says under oath that Trump directed him to pay off Daniels

Hoffinger asked Cohen to state why he paid $130,000 to Stormy Daniels. Cohen's reply: "To ensure that the story would not come out, would not affect Mr. Trump's chances of becoming president of the United States."

The prosecutor then asked the ex-fixer to state at whose direction he paid Daniels. "Trump's," he replied.

These questions are at the heart of the state's case against Trump.

Cohen says conversations about family, loyalty prompted him to turn on Trump

Cohen is describing how after the raid he didn’t know what the Southern District “was looking at.”

Asked to describe conversations with his family from that period, Cohen said that they were about “what to do.”

“We’re in this unique situation. Never experienced. And my family, my wife, my daughter, my son, all said to me, 'Why are you holding on to this loyalty? What are you doing? We’re supposed to be your first loyalty,'” Cohen recalled.

Asked what he decided to do after those conversations, Cohen said, “That it was about time to listen to them.”

That's why he decided to plead guilty to a “number of federal crimes,” he said.

Cohen said he “made a decision based on conversation with my family, I would not lie for President Trump any longer.”

Prosecution tries to get ahead of the defense. But is it confusing the jury?

For many reporters in the audience, characters like Bob Costello are familiar, and how he figures into the story makes sense. But is the jury following this detour right now?

Costello's testimony has nothing to do with falsification of business records. Instead, the prosecution's examination right now is meant to pre-empt certain defense lines of questioning that we've heard before about Cohen's mindset at the time and his credibility.

But that means that the first time the jury is hearing about all this will be from the prosecution instead of the defense. So, Cohen gets to tell the story on his own terms, but to what end? Will the jury get confused and lose the story in the process?

Prosecution shows emails between criminal defense lawyer Robert Costello and Cohen

In an email dated April 19, 2018, criminal defense lawyer Robert Costello told Cohen that Giuliani had just been named to Trump’s legal team and that the relationship could be very useful to Cohen.

Two days later, Costello emailed again and conveyed that Giuliani thanked him “for opening this back channel of communication and asked me to keep in touch.”

Cohen understood the back channel would be Costello to Giuliani, Giuliani to Trump.

Cohen said he didn't trust Robert Costello, who was close with Giuliani

Cohen said he was pressured to hire Robert Costello to represent him after the raid.

Asked if Costello told him about his ties to Rudy Giuliani, Cohen said, “As close as you can imagine … and that would be a relationship that would be very beneficial to you going forward with this matter.”

“Mr. Giuliani at the time had a very close relationship and was spending a tremendous amount of time with Mr. Trump,” Cohen testified. 

Cohen said Costello told him it would be a great way to have a back channel to the president. Cohen, however, expressed that he didn’t trust Costello and wasn’t sure he was going to hire him. “There was something really sketchy and wrong about him,” he said, adding that Costello came with a retainer agreement.

Cohen said he didn’t tell Costello the truth about Stormy Daniels and Trump. Cohen said he was concerned when Costello mentioned his close relationship with Giuliani and that anything he told him would be relayed to Giuliani. 

Cohen said he was worried “anything that I said would get back to him.”

A note on Trump calling his supporters 'surrogates' and the gag order against him

In a post on X , Joyce Alene Vance, who served as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, noted that the gag order against Trump prohibits him from “making comments about jurors/witnesses and also from causing others to make them.”

Her post was in response to Trump’s remarks this morning outside of the courtroom, in which he referred to Republican lawmakers who accompanied him to court today as his “surrogates.”

“I do have a lot of surrogates and they are speaking very beautifully. They come from all over ... and they think this is the biggest scam they’ve ever seen,” Trump said.

Eric and Lara Trump now in courtroom

Eric and Lara Trump are now in the front row of the courtroom, seated next to Alina Habba.

Lara Trump is now the head of the RNC.

Johnson defends Trump while attending the criminal hush money trial

House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke outside the courthouse.

Court is back in session

Trump and the lawyers on both sides of the case are back in their seats.

Court breaks for short recess

We'll be back in about 15 minutes.

After raid, Trump told Cohen: 'Don't worry, I'm the president.'

Cohen testified that after the raid, he called Trump and “left him message for him to call me to let him know what was taking place.”

“He said to me, ''Don’t worry. I’m the president of the United States. There’s nothing here. Everything’s going to be OK. Stay tough. You’re going to be OK,'” Cohen testified.

Asked whether he’d spoken directly with Trump since that time, Cohen said, “No.”

Asked whether he felt that call was “important,” Cohen replied: “Very. I wanted some reassurance that Mr. Trump had my back. Especially as this dealt with issues that related to him.”

“I felt reassured because I had the president of the United States protecting me. It’s his Justice Department, should go nowhere,” Cohen said, adding that he would stay loyal to Trump.

Cohen says he was 'despondent' after FBI raid

Cohen is telling the jury about April 2018 raids on his New York City apartment, law office and a hotel where he was staying.

He was booked at the Loews Regency hotel in Manhattan at the time because his apartment had been flooded and construction was being done. He heard a knock on the door at 7 a.m. one day, looked through the peephole and "saw lots of people."

FBI agents asked Cohen to step into the hallway. The agents had a search warrant that gave them the right to seize Cohen's two cellphones, electronic devices, records, tax books and other documents that the fixer had at the hotel, his law office and his apartment.

Hoffinger asked Cohen to describe how he felt at the time of the raids. "How to describe your life being turned upside down," he replied. "Concerned. Despondent. Angry."

Cohen was then asked whether he was frightened. "Yes, ma'am," he said.

Cohen says it was at Trump's direction to get a temporary restraining order against Stormy Daniels

Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked Cohen if he learned Stormy Daniels was going to go public about her sexual encounter as a result of him saying it was his money, and if that's why he got a temporary restraining order against her.

Cohen said that was correct and confirmed it was at Trump's direction to work with Larry Rosen, as well as with Eric Trump, to get a restraining order.

Cohen said he obtained the temporary restraining order and filed it in California and tried to serve it to Keith Davidson, Daniels' lawyer, because he didn't have her address. However, Cohen said, Davidson was no longer representing Daniels and provided the name of a second lawyer, who also said he was not representing her.

Ultimately, Cohen learned Michael Avenatti would be representing Daniels — who sued them to prevent enforcement of the NDA.

Cohen speaks directly to jury in rare moment

Cohen is now speaking directly to the jury while answering about the FBI raid — something he has rarely done during his testimony under Susan Hoffinger's examination.

Cohen reinforces David Pecker's testimony about him and Trump telling Pecker not to worry

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker's testimony earlier in the trial revealed that Cohen had told Pecker that he should not worry about The Wall Street Journal asking about AMI's payoff to Karen McDougal. But now, Cohen is revalidating that testimony himself.

Pecker had said Cohen told him then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions was in Trump's pocket. Now, Cohen is putting a new gloss on that conversation, telling the prosecution that he spoke to Trump before talking to Pecker and implying that Trump had him convey that Pecker should not worry.

Cohen testified that he had told Pecker that after conversations with Trump, he would assist Pecker with the matter and they "had this thing under control."

Mike Johnson and allies show up for Trump

Matthew Nighswander

From left, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, House Speaker Mike Johnson, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., listen as former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters today.

Trump's eyes are closed as Cohen continues testimony

Trump's eyes are closed and his head is tilted to the right as Cohen answers questions about how he scrambled to react to The Wall Street Journal's reporting on the Daniels story. Meanwhile, the former president's surrogates in the front row appear to be wide awake and following along with the testimony.

The jurors, for their part, seem interested. Several jurors have been taking intense notes during this exchange.

The risks of reading a limiting instruction

Merchan is instructing the jury that the FEC conducted an investigation, and that the letter and testimony about that investigation were admitted to give context and to help it assess Cohen’s credibility, but they may not be considered in determining Trump’s guilt or innocence.

Anytime a judge reads a limiting instruction, there’s a concern that it draws the jury’s attention to the evidence it just heard even more — thereby defeating its purpose. Telling the jury to use certain evidence for one purpose but not another is always challenging, but especially when the evidence in question is damning.

Cohen's buzzwords today: 'To protect Mr. Trump' and 'to stay on message'

At least five times during today's testimony, Cohen has responded to questions about his actions, and why he did them, with the same reply.

“In order to protect Mr. Trump."

At least twice, he has replied with, “To stay on message."

Cohen intended for statement about Daniels payment to be 'misleading'

Cohen also acknowledged that the 2016 statement about using his own personal funds to facilitate the payment to Stormy Daniels and not being reimbursed by two major Trump entities was “misleading.”

“Was that statement false or misleading?” prosecutors asked, referring to the statement that claimed that neither the Trump campaign nor the Trump Organization was a party to the transaction.

“Misleading,” Cohen said. 

“While crafting the statement, we elected to state neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction. That’s a true statement,” he said. “But it’s misleading.”

“It was neither the Trump organization or the Trump campaign, it was Donald J. Trump himself.”

“Did you intend for it to be misleading?” Hoffinger asked.

“Yes, ma’am,” he said. “In order to protect Mr. Trump, to stay on message, to demonstrate continued loyalty.”

“Did he approve the substance of the statement?” Hoffinger asked.

“He did,” Cohen said.

Cohen says Stormy Daniels' statement is false 'because I helped him craft it'

Cohen said he continued to press Keith Davidson for another statement from Stormy Daniels denying her affair with Trump amid increased media attention around the story, despite knowing it was false.

Asked how he knew the statement was false, Cohen said “because I helped him craft it.”

Pressed on how he knows Daniels was paid hush money, Cohen similarly commented “because I’m the one who paid it.”

Prosecutor shows Cohen texts pressuring Stormy Daniels' lawyer to have her deny Trump affair

The DA's office entered into evidence texts between Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Keith Davidson and Michael Cohen in which Cohen told Davidson to call him.

Davidson indicated that Stormy Daniels was supposed to fly to Los Angeles the next day.

"Can you call me please?" Cohen said. "Please call me."

"Anything?"

"Still trying," Davidson wrote back.

Cohen then wrote, "This is no good."

"The wise men all believe the story is dying and don't think it's smart for her to do any interviews," Cohen said. "Let her do her thing but no interviews."

"100%," Davidson texted back.

Cohen on why he lied to Congress: 'In order to protect Mr. Trump'

Cohen also admitted to lying during his fall 2017 testimony before Congress about the Russia investigation.

Cohen had been subpoenaed for testimony before the House and Senate Intelligence committees’ investigations regarding a Trump Tower Moscow deal.

Asked whether he lied during his testimony, Cohen, who was still personal counsel to Trump at that time, replied affirmatively.

“I did,” he said. 

“They dealt with the Trump Tower Moscow real estate project. Specifically the number of times that I claimed to have spoke to Mr. Trump,” Cohen explained. “I said I only spoke to President Trump about the project three times when I had really spoken about it 10 times,” he continued.

Asked why he said then that his communications with Trump stopped earlier than they had, Cohen said, “Because I was staying on Trump’s message, and there was no Russia, Russia, Russia, and that was what was preferred.”

Asked whether he continued to lie about Trump’s involvement in the Stormy Daniels payoff and pressure Keith Davidson to lie about the payoffs to Karen McDougal, Cohen replied, “yes.”

Asked why, Cohen said, “In order to protect Mr. Trump.”

New York appeals court rejects Trump's gag order appeal

Dan Mangan, CNBC

A New York appeals court has rejected Trump's appeal of the gag orders that were imposed in this case, according to a legal filing.

He's already been found in violation of the order 10 times.

Trump has repeatedly insisted the order is unconstitutional.

Cohen says he made $4 million based on his title under Trump

The prosecution pushed Cohen on whether having the title “personal attorney to the president” helped Cohen attract other clients, to which Cohen said he had earned about $4 million from new clients.

Because of the title and his work with Trump, he obtained five consulting or advisory clients, but he did not do legal work.

Cohen earned about $4 million from those clients; he also had an agreement with Squire Patton Boggs, a major law firm, which wanted him on its letterhead because of his title and contacts.

Cohen further testified that he formed an “of counsel” agreement with them; he received $500,000 initially, and after that his pay depended on what he brought in. During this time, Cohen continued to lie for Trump, he said, “out of loyalty and to protect him.”

Speaker Johnson calls hush money trial 'politically motivated' and 'election interference'

Speaking to reporters outside the courtroom, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who is in attendance for today’s court proceedings, slammed the hush money trial as a “travesty of justice" and “politically motivated,” and said that Trump’s required attendance is an intentional effort by Democrats to keep him off the campaign trail.

Johnson, without evidence, echoed Trump’s accusations that Democrats are unjustly influencing the hush money case. He referred to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as a “partisan Democrat,” Judge Juan Merchan as a “Biden donor judge” and accused Assistant District Attorney Susan Hoffinger of receiving thousands of dollars in payments from the Democratic National Committee.

Johnson also slammed Cohen, saying that he is a man who is clearly on "a mission for personal revenge” and that “no one should believe a word he says today.” He also criticized Merchan's “ridiculous and unprecedented” gag order on Trump.

“The judicial system in our country has been weaponized against President Trump,” Johnson said. “The system is using all the tools at its disposal right now to punish one president and provide cover for another.”

“These are politically motivated trials and they are a disgrace,” he added. It is election interference and they show how desperate the opposition that President Trump has and how desperate they truly are.”

Johnson did not respond to any shouted questions after making his statement.

As Trump's personal counsel, Cohen sought to 'lie for' and 'protect' him

Cohen said that during the 15 months he was personal counsel to Trump, his goal was to protect and lie for him.

“Did you continue to try to protect him?” prosecutor Hoffinger asked.

“Yes, ma’am,” Cohen replied

“Did you continue to lie for him?” Hoffinger asked.

"Why did you do that?” Hoffinger asked.

“Out of loyalty and in order to protect him,” Cohen said.

Cohen describes 'minimal work' he did for Trump in 2017

Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked Cohen whether he did any work as Trump's personal attorney in 2017. Cohen said he did "minimal work" on the Summer Zervos matter — a reference to a former contestant on "The Apprentice" who accused Trump of sexual assault, which he denied — on which Cohen was working with lawyer Mark Kasowitz.

Cohen said he hand-delivered documents to Trump in the Oval Office that Kasowitz asked him to bring. And then for Melania Trump, he reviewed an agreement that Madame Tussauds sent to her to create her likeness, but Cohen said it was “not enough work to have me send an invoice.”

Cohen, confirming fake invoices, appears subdued

Cohen is subdued and polite as he reads the invoices and confirms under oath that each one contains false statements. He continues to provide a simple answer: "Yes, ma'am."

Cohen's testimony is legally important for the prosecution

Cohen's testimony today is slow-going but legally important. The jury has already seen his invoices and checks but now the prosecution has him directly confirming each of the alleged false statements on the record.

It's anticipated that Trump's defense will argue that the statements weren't false because Cohen was acting as his lawyer at the time.

The jury is showing no emotion to this evidence and testimony.

Cohen admits he created false invoices

Cohen is now recounting how, when he was asked by Jeff McConney for invoices, he actually “didn’t have a copy of the document made with Weisselberg.”

“It would’ve been on a retainer agreement, but there was none,” Cohen told prosecutors.

As a result, Cohen explained, he “created a document and called it an invoice” requesting “payment for services rendered for the months of January and February” from Weisselberg.

He continued to send such documents as monthly invoices.

Asked by prosecutors about whether services had actually been rendered, Cohen replied, “No, ma’am.”

Asked whether “for services rendered” was a “truthful statement,” Cohen repeated, “No, ma’am.”

The true purpose, Cohen explained: “The reimbursement of hush money.”

Cohen said “yes” when asked whether the invoice was a “false record” and whether “each invoice made the same false representation.”

Cohen describes visiting Trump at White House in February 2017

Cohen said that he visited the White House on Feb. 8, 2017, and had a conversation with Trump in the Oval Office.

“I was sitting with President Trump and he asked me if I was OK. He asked me if I needed money. And I said, 'All good,'" he testified.

“He said I could get a check ... I said, 'No I’m OK,'" Cohen continued. “And he said, 'OK, make sure you deal with Allen,'" referring to then-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg.

Cohen said Trump told him there would be a check for January and February.

Trump allies taking advantage of cellphones while press is limited

Trump's nonlegal staff and allies are taking advantage of the fact that they are allowed to use cellphones in the courthouse and courtroom — even where members of the press are not allowed to use theirs.

During this morning's hallway press conference, a member of Trump's team raised a smartphone with a lavender case, turned it sideways and appeared to take video of the assembled crowd.

This is the latest example of how Trump team members are deploying cellphones to their advantage inside the courthouse.

Michael Cohen has taken the stand

Trump's former "fixer" walked by the former president's surrogates and made his way to the witness stand.

Trump was chatting with his lawyer Todd Blanche as Cohen entered and appeared to avoid making eye contact.

Trump again denies wrongdoing and says trial is an 'election interference' effort

Moments before entering the courtroom, Trump continued to deny wrongdoing in the hush money case and accused New York-based prosecutors of corruption without evidence.

After criticizing President Joe Biden’s expected announcement of increasing tariffs on numerous Chinese goods, including electric vehicles, Trump, holding papers, read aloud quotes from several conservative legal analysts who argue that the hush money trial is an effort to hurt his presidential campaign.

He slammed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the hush money case against him, for what he described as “making a mockery” of the legal system. He called Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing the civil fraud trial against him, a “crooked judge.” He also argued that Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the hush money trial, shouldn’t be allowed in the case and called on him to “rule in favor of a directed verdict immediately.”

“There is an insufficient amount of evidence,” he said. “No crime has been shown. No crime has been committed.”

"There's never been anything like this in the history of our country," he added. "It's a scam. It's election interference at a level that's never taken place before." 

Prosecutors and Todd Blanche are having a bench meeting to start the day

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche is the only representative of the defense at the bench meeting. All prosecutors are at the bench.

Trump says 'signing a NDA is not a crime'

On his way into the courtroom, Trump said in hallway that “signing a NDA is not a crime."

It’s not an outright acknowledgment that he knowingly was party to a nondisclosure agreement. But it’s an unusual thing to state as someone who has previously publicly claimed that he wasn’t aware that he was party to the Stormy Daniels NDA.

Trump has entered the courtroom

The former president, wearing a blue suit and a yellow tie, sat down at the defense table alongside Todd Blanche, one of his attorneys.

Michael Cohen returns to witness stand for second day of testimony in Trump hush money trial

Dareh Gregorian

Trump’s longtime lawyer Michael Cohen is due back on the witness stand today for testimony that’s expected to delve into payments he said he received from the former president in return for hush money paid to adult film actor Stormy Daniels in the closing days of the 2016 campaign.

Prosecutors allege that Trump falsified business records relating to those payments by classifying them as legal services pursuant to a retainer agreement. Cohen testified yesterday in New York City that no such retainer agreement existed.

Cohen is a pivotal witness in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against Trump. He told the jury during his first full day on the stand that Trump directly authorized him to pay Daniels the $130,000 and that Trump was involved in efforts to quash two other salacious stories that he feared could have damaged his candidacy.

“I was following his directions,” Cohen testified.

Read the full story here.

‘The benefit of Mr. Trump’: Longtime fixer Michael Cohen testifies in hush money trial. What you missed on Day 16.

Katherine Doyle

Trump’s longtime fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen,  testified yesterday  that he was acting at Trump’s behest when he made hush money payments to  Stormy Daniels  before the 2016 presidential election.

For weeks in Manhattan criminal court, Trump’s defense attorneys have sought to puncture Cohen’s credibility with the jury, and even witnesses have painted him as hot-headed, self-interested and untrustworthy.

“I didn’t know Michael to be an especially charitable person or selfless person,” Hope Hicks, Trump’s former communications aide, said when she was on the stand. Cohen’s former banker said he was assigned to him because of his “ability to handle individuals who are challenging.”

But on the stand for the first time, Cohen presented himself as coolheaded and recalled how he had worked at Trump’s behest to suppress stories that posed a threat.

Could we see any surprises? Today may be the day

The thing about anything involving Trump is there are few surprises — at least for the people who diligently follow his every move and the journalists who chronicle them.

The allegations at the heart of the trial are well known: Michael Cohen already pleaded guilty to paying the hush money and provided ample details when he entered the plea.

For many of the jurors in the courtroom, many of these details may be new. Most said they didn't follow this story closely.

And throughout the trial, there have been small things that were unknown to even those who closely follow Trump — like that Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal's phone numbers were saved in his phone.

But the cross-examination of Cohen offers the most probable chance that the courtroom and the public at large could learn something genuinely unknown before.

Trump's lawyers are going to do everything they can to try to discredit Cohen; expect them to throw the kitchen sink at him. His longtime relationship with Trump may mean that the former president knows more dirt on Cohen than was previously public — the kind of ammunition that his lawyers could use on cross-examination.

There is a risk that anything Trump shared with his lawyers could also implicate him, but it's the ground that is more likely to produce surprises in the courtroom.

Audio secretly recorded by Michael Cohen reveals Trump in 2016 discussing a payment to Karen McDougal before he was elected president.

Michael Cohen to testify about his interactions with Trump after he became president

As Trump counterprograms the trial today with help from Mike Johnson and friends, the direct examination is about to delve into the post-inauguration period in 2017, which is the most important time period for the charged crimes.

Cohen gave lots of testimony yesterday about Trump’s alleged intentional and knowing participation in the payments to Playboy model Karen McDougal and adult film actor Stormy Daniels with the primary goal of promoting his electoral chances. And his involvement in those payments themselves suggest a motive to cover them up with false business records.

But as for direct evidence that he falsified business records or caused others to do so? The closest Cohen has come to that was in describing a January 2017 Trump Tower meeting he had with Trump and Weisselberg in which Trump expressly agreed to pay Cohen $420k in 12 installments, beginning in February 2017, for “legal services rendered.”

We can expect to hear more today about how Trump allegedly completed or orchestrated false paperwork about the repayment scheme, including through a Feb. 8, 2017, Oval Office meeting between Cohen and Trump. But beyond that, there might not be much else in terms of direct evidence.

In other words, the proof of Trump’s knowledge and intent with respect to the business records could — in contrast to the mounds of direct evidence of Trump’s participation in the alleged conspiracy — be largely circumstantial. That evidence includes former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg’s direction to others, given his closeness to Trump and how often he communicated with Trump to control “every penny” that went in and out of Trump’s coffers; former Trump Organization controller Jeff McConney’s notes following his meeting with Trump; the fact that the checks were not sent to the White House directly but were sent to Trump's bodyguard Keith Schiller and White House aide John McEntee before they gave them to another White House aide, Madeleine Westerhout, for Trump’s signature; and Westerhout’s testimony that Trump reviewed checks before signing them.

Vivek Ramaswamy says he'll offer commentary

Isabelle Schmeler

Former Trump GOP primary rival Vivek Ramaswamy said he's on the way to the courthouse in a post on X. He added that he'll be writing more about the trial today.

"Great to see President Trump in good spirits this morning," he wrote. "Headed to NYC courtroom now. Let’s see what’s going on down there, will share my thoughts over the day."

Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum followed Trump when he left for the courthouse.

Potential vice presidential contenders for Trump to appear in court today

Several prominent Republicans have appeared with Trump in the courtroom to show their support. In addition to House Speaker Mike Johnson, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who both ran against Trump in the GOP primary , will join the former president in court today, Trump senior adviser Jason Miller said.

Sens. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Tim Scott, R-S.C., appeared in the courtroom with Trump yesterday. Ramaswamy, Burgum, Vance and Scott are considered potential vice presidential contenders for Trump.

Another potential running mate, Rep. Byron Donalds, and Rep. Cory Mills, both Republicans from Florida, also will be in court today, Miller said.

Trump has departed for the courthouse

Matt Johnson

The former president has left Trump Tower for the courthouse downtown, where his lawyers could begin cross-examination of his one-time fixer, Michael Cohen.

House Speaker Mike Johnson to appear in court in a show of support for Trump

Ryan Nobles

House Speaker Mike Johnson will appear this morning with Trump in the Manhattan courthouse where his hush money trial is taking place, a source familiar with the Louisiana Republican’s schedule confirms to NBC News. A number of prominent GOP elected officials have traveled to New York to show solidarity with the former president during the trial. 

Johnson recently survived a threat to his speakership from Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Trump provided Johnson cover during the effort, which ultimately failed.

Punchbowl News was the first to report Johnson's court appearance. 

Vivek Ramaswamy expected to be in court

Katherine Koretski

Zoë Richards

Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump's one-time GOP primary competitor and now a contender to be his running mate, will join the former president in court today, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Ramaswamy and Trump coordinated today's plans directly, according to the source, who said Ramaswamy is expected to ride in the car with Trump and stay at court with the former president for the whole day.

Another VP contender, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, was in the courtroom yesterday.

With Trump under a gag order, allies step up attacks on his hush money trial

Jonathan Allen

Trump  risks  a trip to jail  if he attacks witnesses in his New York hush money trial. But his allies aren’t covered by the gag order he has  repeatedly violated , and they’re increasingly launching the broadsides that he can’t.

Yesterday, as former Trump “fixer”  Michael Cohen testified  that Trump was directly involved in a scheme to kill negative stories about him during the 2016 election, Sens. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., ripped into Cohen.

“He’s a convicted felon,”  Tuberville said of Cohen  at a news conference outside the courthouse in Manhattan. “I mean, this guy is giving an acting scene.”

Vance, who is in contention to be picked as Trump’s running mate, also wrote in a sarcasm-laden  tweetstorm on X .

What to expect at trial today

Cohen , the prosecution's star witness, is expected to continue his testimony after taking the stand for the first time yesterday.

Trump's attorneys could begin cross-examining him as early as today.

Here's what you missed at trial yesterday

Cohen took the stand for the first time in the trial to testify about a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election in exchange for her silence about her alleged affair with Trump.

Cohen said that he told Trump that he would “front the money” to Daniels, and Trump was "appreciative , " telling him that he would get the money back.

He also described how in his opinion it would have been "catastrophic" if Daniels' story got out before the election, especially since it would've been on the heels of the "Access Hollywood" tape.

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Palestinian truckers fear for safety after aid convoy for Gaza wrecked

Palestinian hauliers said on Tuesday they feared for the security of aid convoys to Gaza, a day after Israeli protesters wrecked trucks carrying humanitarian supplies bound for the enclave, which is facing a severe hunger crisis.