From CNN's Kara Scannell, Lauren Del Valle and Jeremy Herb at the courthouse
Keith Davidson is now being questioned by Trump attorney Emil Bove about various celebrities and stories related to them and his alleged involvement.
Davidson has said "I don't recall" to numerous questions.
"Is it fair to say your memory seems a little fuzzy around some of these issues?" Bove asks Davidson.
Davidson responds that he's had 1,500 clients, and these issues were from many years ago.
Donald Trump is paying close attention to Keith Davidson's testimony as his lawyer cross-examines him. He's turned in his chair toward the witness stand.
Trump attorney Emil Bove asked, "You made no threats to Michael Cohen related to the 2016 election, is that the answer?"
"I made no threats to anyone," Keith Davidson replied.
"You never linked these negotiations to the 2016 election with anyone, is that your testimony?” Bove asks.
"That’s fair," Davidson says.
Trump attorney Emil Bove and Keith Davidson continue to go back and forth about the degree to which Davidson was familiar with extortion law around the time he was helping arrange hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal.
Davidson has agreed that he knew in 2016 he "had to be careful" not to violate the law prohibiting extortion. But he does not agree when asked in 2016 if he had familiarized himself with the law of extortion.
Bove raised that in 2012, Davidson was investigated in connection with an alleged extortion situation involving Hulk Hogan. The witness confirmed this was true.
"I did everything I could to make sure my activities were lawful," Davidson said.
Defense attorney Emil Bove is asking Keith Davidson to confirm that nondisclosure agreements are common in the media law space and that they are enforceable and often litigated over in court.
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
Tim Parlatore, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, said on CNN Thursday that the defense attorneys should focus on discrediting Michael Cohen when questioning Keith Davidson.
I would go and use him to attack Michael Cohen’s credibility. And there’s a lot of different angles you could use on that."
Parlatore added: "I would use him to kind of separate him from Donald Trump because there’s a lot of things that Cohen is apparently doing on his own without getting approval from above."
Trump attorney Emil Bove asked witness Keith Davidson if he's thought about his legal exposure to extortion charges in connection to the Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels deals.
"I have no idea," Davidson responded.
"In your mind, you were concerned about avoiding creating evidence of extortion, correct?" Trump's attorney asked.
"Not particularly," Davidson responds.
"One of the issues you had to be sensitive about was not to threaten [that] the payment needed to be made prior to the election," Bove asked.
Davidson says, "I don’t recall that."
Bove asked Davidson again to admit that in 2016 he was going "right up to the line without committing extortion"
Davidson says, "I don't understand the question"
Trump attorney Emil Bove asks Keith Davidson about his testimony a short time ago that Michael Cohen could be an "aggressive guy."
"You could be aggressive, too?" Bove asks Davidson.
Davidson responded he didn't know.
Donald Trump is seated at the defendant's table looking forward as the lawyers are at the bench talking to the judge.
Susan Necheles is two seats down at the table looking at papers.
