Stormy Daniels Gives Lurid Testimony About Sex With Trump, Says She ‘Hates’ Him and Hopes He Goes to Jail: ‘I Want Him Held Accountable’

The defense called for a mistrial due to the sexually explicit nature of the testimony. ‘There is no remedy that we can fashion … to unring this bell,’ a defense lawyer argued.

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In this courtroom sketch, Stormy Daniels testifies on the witness stand as Judge Juan Merchan looks on in Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at New York. Elizabeth Williams via AP

Stormy Daniels took the witness stand in President Trump’s hush-money trial on Tuesday morning. The adult film star, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, told the jury about the sexual encounter she claims to have had with the former president in 2006. Mr. Trump fiercely denies the allegation.  

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