Throughout cross-examination, Trump’s legal professionals sought to decrease the credibility of Daniels’ account. They argued that her testimony “was unduly and inappropriately prejudicial,” and requested for a mistrial, which Merchan rejected.
The decide additionally advised one of many protection attorneys to inform Trump he wanted to cease “cursing” whereas Daniels was on the stand, warning that such actions could possibly be seen as witness intimidation and wouldn’t be tolerated.
There have been no trial proceedings yesterday.