Donald Trump's lawyers continued their cross-examination of Stormy Daniels on Thursday at the New York hush money criminal trial.
Trump lawyer Susan Necheles questioned the former porn star's efforts to sell her story of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump. He denies it ever happened.
Necheles accused her of refusing to share the story with reporters because she wouldn't be paid for it, the Associated Press reported.
"The better alternative was for you to get money, right?" Necheles said in court.
"The better alternative was to get my story protected with a paper trail so that my family didn't get hurt," Daniels replied.
Necheles then questioned her on her nondisclosure agreement that was reached with former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
Daniels took issue several times with the lawyer's questioning.
"You're putting words in my mouth," she said and Necheles was "trying to trick me into saying something that's not entirely true."
Necheles also questioned Daniels on whether she was trying to profit off of Trump's legal problems by selling items like a "Stormy Saint of Indictments" candle.
"Not unlike Mr. Trump," Daniels told the court.
Necheles later turned to her porn career asking, "You have a lot of experience in making phony stories about sex appear real?"
"The sex in those films is real, just like the sex in that room," Daniels responded.
When asked if she felt forced into sex with Trump she said that he didn't drug her or physically threaten her but said, "My own insecurities, in that moment, kept me from saying no."
Daniels testified that she never spoke with Trump about the $130,000 hush money payment and didn't know if he was aware of it.
"You have no personal knowledge about his involvement in that transaction or what he did or didn't do?" Necheles asked.
"Not directly, no," Daniels said.
Daniels pointed out that she was not directly involved in negotiating the agreement. Her lawyer handled it.
After the defense finished their cross-examination, prosecutors asked Daniels more questions.
Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked, "Have you been telling lies about Mr. Trump or the truth about Mr. Trump?"
"The truth," said Daniels and noted that the experience had more negative influence on her life than positive.
Daniels completed her testimony and walked out of the courtroom. Trump did not look at her as she left.
