Trump trial dwell updates: Ex-White House govt assistant testifies
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/09/13/84659421-0-image-m-47_1715257926986.jpg)
Stormy Daniels returned to the witness stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial to continue her extraordinary testimony.
The adult film star was grilled during cross examination about her porn career as the former president’s attorney tried to portray her as someone who wanted to get rich off selling the story of her alleged affair with Trump.
The $130,000 payment she received to keep quiet about the alleged affair before the 2016 election is at the center of the case.
Follow all of Thursday’s action from DailyMail.com’s reporters in the court.
Next witness called is Madeleine Westerhout
Tracey Menzies testimony has wrapped
Menzies cross-examination is underway
Menzies is reading excerpts from Trump’s book
Next witness: Tracey Menzies
Rebecca Manochio testimony wraps
Rebecca Manochio testimony resumes
Trump returns to court after lunch
Daniels’ lawyer says he ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of her testimony
Court recesses for lunch
Jury shown email from Trump White House aide about receiving his personal checks
Rebecca Manochio testifies about sending Trump checks down to Washington
Next witness: Rebecca Manochio
Stormy Daniels’ testimony wraps up
Stormy Daniels appears much more reserved
Stormy Daniels says telling the truth has been a ‘net negative’ in her life
Prosecutor shows Stormy Daniels tweet threatening her
Trump ally Rick Scott slams judge’s daughter outside courtroom
Prosecutor asks Stormy Daniels what was NOT asked by defense lawyer
Prosecutor begins redirect of Stormy Daniels
Cross-examination has wrapped up
Stormy Daniels notes ‘a lot of indictments’ against Trump
Trump’s former White House communications chief says salacious Stormy Daniels testimony is ‘baked in’ for voters
I think all of what’s being discussed right now is is a known quantity to the American people…all of these details, I mean, I think it’s baked in on what the American people will accept from Donald Trump.
There’s two juries here that we’re talking about. If we’re only talking about the jury in that New York City courtroom, they should have been over at 9.45am. But there’s the jury of the American people. We are now witnessing a presidential campaign being run out of a courtroom. It is a high wire act. He’s a very accomplished performer on the high wire.
Trump lawyer brings up Make America Horny Again tour showing fliers in court
Trump seemingly celebrates as Stormy cross-examination goes well for him
Court takes a short break
Trump lawyers deploying high-risk strategy by asking about Daniels’ career in adult films
Trump lawyer accuses Stormy Daniels of changing story
Trump’s lawyer zeroes in on Daniels’ testimony about Trump being in his underwear and the sex
Trump lawyer presses Stormy Daniels over the meaning of ‘dinner’ from her 2006 Trump encounter
Stormy Daniels says if she made up Trump sex story she ‘would have written it to be a lot better’
Trump lawyer brings up merchandise sold in Stormy Daniels store
Lawyer brings up Stormy Daniels tweet she would ‘flush the orange turd down’
Daniels is grilled about her strip club tour called Make America Horny Again
Stormy Daniels appears less nervous in court
Daniels says she never wanted to publicly announce she had sex with Trump
Lawyer Keith Davidson audio played in court
Stormy Daniels statement denying affair in 2018 is shown
Defense lawyer grills Stormy Daniels about trying to sell her story
Who is seated in court for Donald Trump today?
Cross examination of Stormy Daniels resumes
Judge rejects bringing up Stormy Daniels’ 2009 arrest in court
Ted Cruz says America shouldn’t be shocked that Trump ‘hasn’t been celibate’
By the way, the testimony of Stormy Daniels that was salacious – that was the point of it! Listen there is no person on planet Earth that believes Donald Trump has been celibate all his life. That is not news.
But they want to drag him through the gutter because this is a political smear job. It’s not about the rule of law. It’s tragic what’s happening because the rule of law is important. It protects all of us. This is what banana republics do.”
Donald Trump speaks to reporters before heading into court
No more photographs of Trump from the courtroom?
Donald Trump departs Trump Tower to head to court
Is Biden watching the Trump trial?
Stormy Daniels arrives in court ready to take the stand again
What is Melania doing during Stormy Daniels’ testimony?
Huge crowds line up to watch Act 2 of the Stormy show
Welcome to DailyMail.com’s live coverage of the Trump trial as Stormy Daniels returns to the stand
TOP STORIES