Key moments from week four of Trump trial as Stormy Daniels testified about hotel night together
The fourth week of trial, and third week of testimony, in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial concluded on Friday, closing out days of evidence from various witnesses and experts – including adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Early in the week, Ms Daniels gave detailed accounts about her alleged affair with Mr Trump that ultimately led the former president’s lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen to pay her $130,000 in exchange for her silence.
Ms Daniel’s testimony was salacious enough to inspire Mr Trump’s defence team to ask for two mistrials or a modification to the gag order to allow the former president to speak about her.
Judge Merchan denied the motions and warned Mr Trump that future gag order violations could result in jail time.
Prosecutors are expected to call their final witnesses, including Cohen, next week and rest their
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