Stormy Daniels stands her ground in tense Trump trial testimony

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'You made all this up, right?' a Trump lawyer asked Daniels, to which she responded with an emphatic, 'no.'

Share on linkedin Stormy Daniels leaves Manhattan Criminal Court on May 9 in New York City. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

clashed with a lawyer for former President Trump on Thursday during her second day on the stand in the New York hush money trial.Daniels' allegations about an alleged sexual encounter with the former president are at the heart of the criminal trial. She defended herself Thursday against at times intense, personal questioning from Trump's attorneys.

Defense lawyer Susan Necheles led the questioning, often appearing to try to undermine the key witness' credibility by accusing her of discrepancies in her story."You made all this up, right?" Necheles asked Daniels, to which she responded with an emphatic, "no," per"You're trying to make me say that it changed, but it hasn't changed," Daniels said at one point.

Asked by the defense if her account of sleeping with Trump was like "fictional stories" memorized for work, DanielsNecheles also appeared to question Daniels' testimony Tuesday that she left the alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 feeling shaken.Washington Post"No," Daniels said, adding that it was different because of their age and size difference, per the Post.

Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, stemming from a $130,000 hush money payment to Daniels. Trump has denied having sex with Daniels.. Court is not in session on Wednesdays.Share on linkedin

 

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