Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial continued on Tuesday at Manhattan Criminal Court with the testimony of adult film actor Stormy Daniels.
She regaled jurors with how she met the former president, their now-infamous sexual encounter in July 2006, and events leading up to the 2016 presidential election.
After lunch, the defence moved for a mistrial given her “prejudicial” evidence, which was denied by Judge Juan Merchan.
As cross-examination began, Ms Daniels was confronted about whether she hates Mr Trump and wants to see him in jail — to which she replied she wants to see him held accountable.
On Monday, the jury heard from Jeffrey McConney and Deborah Tarasoff, about the paper trail within the Trump Organization leading to Michael Cohen’s $130,000 payment to Daniels to ensure her silence about the sexual encounter, which his inner circle feared could sink his campaign.
Earlier that day, the former president was found in contempt of court for a tenth time, fined another $1,000 and warned that the next violation of his gag order would result in jail time.
The Independent’s Alex Woodward is covering the trial at Manhattan Criminal Court.
Trial hears Trump used personal checking account to reimburse Michael Cohen for hush money payment
Those payments included checks bearing the former president’s Sharpie-inked signature, according to documents shown in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday.
A bulk of those monthly $35,000 checks – sent to Cohen during Mr Trump’s first year as president – came out of Mr Trump’s own personal checking account.
Alex Woodward has the details…
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Judge indefinitely postpones Trump’s trial date in Mar-A-Lago classified documents case
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Trump was given the day off for Barron’s graduation. Now he’s headlining a Republican fundraiser
Donald Trump is now planning to headline a political fundraiser on the day he demanded a break in his hush money trial so that he could attend his youngest son Barron’s high school graduation.
On Monday, the Minnesota Republican Party announced that the former president will headline its annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner event on 17 May.
“We are thrilled to welcome President Trump back to Minnesota,” state GOP chairman David Hann said in a statement. “I can think of no one more fitting to join us this year than President Trump.”
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The adult film star testified…
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