42/ McB:
Blanche says that the witnesses are making money, documentaries, TV interviews about Trump, all while Trump is gagged and threatened with jail if he responds.
Merchan wants to get into what was actually said rather than interpret and "read between the lines."
Blanche argues that the mention of the pardon in Cohen's post is what makes it political in nature.
Merchan asks if Blanche has spoken to Avenatti (no), then asks, "How can you infer...what he means?"