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Trump hush money trial live: Stormy Daniels' testimony sparks tense exchanges - BBC News Trump hush money trial live: Stormy Daniels' testimony sparks tense exchanges - BBC News
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Woah, what a morning. for the White House in his weekly US
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Oh how wrong they were.
What we’ve seen this morning was an at-times tense exchange between
Daniels, the judge, and lawyers on both sides.
Often giving very long answers, Daniels had to be told more
than once to stay on topic by Justice Merchan. She was also asked to speak more
slowly, so the stenographer transcribing the proceedings could keep up.
The judge also cracked down on prosecutors,
telling Susan Hoffinger to tone down questioning, so as to limit the
explicit nature of some of the answers.
Trump’s lawyers objected to nearly every question from
Hoffinger, and Justice Merchan often sided with them.
Much of what we heard wasn’t new – Daniels has given
interviews before, and even written a book.
In regards to the hush-money payment, she saw it as a win-win, because she didn't want her partner finding out about the alleged sexual encounter, and she would be paid.
The money was paid late, and she signed the agreement using a fake name - Peggy Peterson.
Trump has always denied having any sexual encounter with Stormy Daniels.
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