Donald Trump's defence lawyer pressed adult film actress Stormy Daniels about statements she issued in 2018 denying that she ever had sex with Mr Trump, a claim that is now at the centre of the first criminal trial of a former US president.
At the time, Ms Daniels was still subject to a non-disclosure agreement she reached with Mr Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen to not discuss the alleged encounter before the 2016 election in exchange for $130,000 . Mr Trump, 77, is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up Mr Cohen's payment to Ms Daniels, 45. He has pleaded not guilty and denies ever having sex with Ms Daniels.
Ms Daniels said she ultimately agreed to the non-disclosure agreement rather than tell her story not because of the payout, but because of safety concerns. In one sense, Ms Daniels' testimony is peripheral to the case, and it may not matter much to voters who have already heard other stories of Mr Trump's alleged sexual misbehaviour.
Judge Merchan has fined Trump $10,000 for talking about jurors and witnesses in the trial and warned that further violations of a gag order that is in place could land him in jail.
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