Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed Thursday inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where adult film actress Stormy Daniels has returned to the witness stand to give more testimony about her alleged sexual affair with the former president and his efforts to conceal it.
On Tuesday, the court heard testimony from Daniels, who was paid $130,000 before the 2016 election to stay silent about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. Earlier this week, Judge Juan Merchan found Trump in contempt of court for the 10th time for violating a gag order that prevents the former president from attacking witnesses or commenting on the jury. Merchan warned him that any further violations could result in jail time.
Trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal the hush money payment to Daniels, who is among the witnesses expected to testify in the weeks-long trial.