Stormy Daniels testifies during day 13 of Trump’s New York hush money trial
Al Jazeera
As Daniels testified about her alleged affair with Trump, defence lawyers pushed unsuccessfully to declare a mistrial in the case.
Her story is at the heart of the criminal hush-money trial against former United States President Donald Trump.
And on Tuesday, Stormy Daniels finally took the witness stand, becoming the highest profile person to date to testify in the historic New York trial.
Trump is accused of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records pertaining to an alleged hush-money payment made to silence Daniels, an adult film star who claims she had an affair with the Republican leader.
The payment took place against the backdrop of the 2016 presidential election, which Trump ultimately won.
Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office have argued that Trump tried to cover up the hush-money payment in an effort to keep information out of public sight — and avoid any damaging revelations in the final months of his presidential campaign.
