The judge denied Donald Trump's defense team's motion for a mistrial after former porn star Stormy Daniels testified for hours, including describing her alleged sexual encounter with him.
Following a lunch break, defense lawyer Todd Blanche told the judge that Daniels ran afoul of rules established for her taking the witness stand, the Associated Press reported.
It was the first time the Trump team has asked for a mistrial.
Blanche said her testimony about the alleged sexual encounter with Trump and her detailed account of a preceding conversation and other meetings with Trump had "nothing to do with this case and is extremely prejudicial."
Judge Juan Merchan didn't agree with the argument and quickly ruled against the motion.
Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was called as the second witness of the day.
She talked about meeting Donald Trump at the Lake Tahoe celebrity golf tournament. Daniels said she declined a dinner invitation from Trump but his bodyguard took her phone number and later messaged her to come to his hotel.
She was planning to go to dinner with people from her company but her publicist encouraged her to go to dinner with Trump instead.
When she went into the hotel room she says Trump was wearing wearing satin pajamas.
She testified that she asked Trump to change and he returned wearing a dress shirt and dress pants.
Daniels testified that Trump said it was too early for dinner and starting asking questions about her life and work.
At one point she says they had a "very brief" conversation about his wife, Melania.
She recalled saying, "We don't sleep in the same room."
Trump closed his eyes, shook his head and murmured to his attorneys as said this, CNN reported.
Daniels claimed that Trump told her that she should go on his television show, The Apprentice.
After a short court break, Daniels returned to the stand.
She says they talked for about two hours. She says she went to the bathroom and returned to Trump sitting on the bed in his boxers and t-shirt.
She said that startled her but a short time later she was undressed and in bed with him.
Daniels testified that after the sex was over, "I just left as fast as I could. That was it."
She claimed that Trump did not ask her to not tell anyone about the encounter.
Deniels testified that they met in public the next day while Trump was at a table with NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
She said she began speaking with Trump often after the encounter, as often as once a week.
They met again in 2007 at Trump's vodka launch party.
Trump allegedly asked if she had plans that night but she said she lied and told him her friend were "flying out on a girls trip."
She then brought up other times they met in public. She said she continued to meet with them because she thought participation in The Apprentence could still be in play.
Earlier, she explained how she got into the adult film industry and was talking rapidly from the witness box.
She was asked to slow down multiple times during her testimony.
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Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was called as a witness.
Daniels described her hotel encounter with Trump.
She talked about meeting Donald Trump at the Lake Tahoe celebrity golf tournament. Daniels said she declined a dinner invitation from Trump but his bodyguard took her phone number and later messaged her to come to his hotel.
She was planning to go to dinner with people from her company but her publicist encouraged her to go to dinner with Trump instead.
When she went into the hotel room she says Trump was wearing wearing satin pajamas.
She testified that she asked Trump to change and he returned wearing a dress shirt and dress pants.
Daniels testified that Trump said it was too early for dinner and starting asking questions about her life and work.
At one point she says they had a "very brief" conversation about his wife, Melania.
She recalled saying, "We don't sleep in the same room."
Trump closed his eyes, shook his head and murmured to his attorneys as said this, CNN reported.
Daniels claimed that Trump told her that she should go on his television show, The Apprentice.
After a short court break, Daniels returned to the stand.
She says they talked for about two hours. She says she went to the bathroom and returned to Trump sitting on the bed in his boxers and t-shirt.
She said that startled her but a short time later she was undressed and in bed with him.
Daniels testified that after the sex was over, "I just left as fast as I could. That was it."
She claimed that Trump did not ask her to not tell anyone about the encounter.
Deniels testified that they met in public the next day while Trump was at a table with NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
She said she began speaking with Trump often after the encounter, as often as once a week.
They met again in 2007 at Trump's vodka launch party.
Trump allegedly asked if she had plans that night but she said she lied and told him her friend were "flying out on a girls trip."
She then brought up other times they met in public. She said she continued to meet with them because she thought participation in The Apprentence could still be in play.
Earlier, she explained how she got into the adult film industry and was talking rapidly from the witness box.
She was asked to slow down multiple times during her testimony.
