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bif

(22,856 posts)
Thu May 9, 2024, 05:35 PM May 9

Judge denies 2nd request to declare mistrial

(Snip) Adult film star Stormy Daniels wrapped up her testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Thursday after spending around seven hours on the witness stand.

The defense appeared to try to paint Daniels as a money-grabber who used her story of a sexual relationship with Trump, and the former president's criminal indictment, to sell merchandise.

During cross-examination, Trump attorney Susan Necheles asked Daniels: “You made all this up, right?” New York Times journalists in the courtroom reported that Daniels responded with a forceful “no.”

Others who took the stand on Thursday were Rebecca Manochio, a Trump Organization bookkeeper, and Madeleine Westerhout, Trump's White House personal secretary from 2017 to 2019.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-trial-live-updates-defense-lawyer-accuses-stormy-daniels-of-lying-about-sexual-encounter-with-trump-124601832.html

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Raven123

(4,981 posts)
1. Interesting the judge note the defense opening denied TFG and Daniels had sex
Thu May 9, 2024, 05:54 PM
May 9

.. as an element in denying the mistrial. Apparently opened the door for testimony, and at least enough detail to allow the jury to decide who is telling the truth.

Irish_Dem

(48,637 posts)
3. So if Trump had admitted to the encounter
Thu May 9, 2024, 06:43 PM
May 9

there would have been no need for the damaging details to come out at the trial.

He has been instructing his attorneys how to mount a defense.
He is an idiot.

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