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Stormy Daniels tells court she ‘hates’ Trump and wants him ‘held accountable’ – live

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Then came Trump attorney Susan Necheles’ questions on Stormy Daniels’ view on Trump.“Am I correct in that you hate President Trump?” Yes.“And you want him to go to jail?”
 I want him to be held accountable.
“Part of the reason you hate him is because he won a legal case against you, and you owe him today, over half a million dollars, right?” Necheles said.
 “He didn’t win the case – he won attorneys fees.
“So you agree with me, he won the case and he was awarded over half a million dollars in legal fees?” Correct.Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureDonald Trump, speaking to the media after court adjourned for the day, described today’s court proceedings as a “very big day”.Trump, standing next to his attorney Todd Blanche, said:
 So this was a very big day, a very revealing day as you see their case is totally falling apart. They have nothing on books and records and even something that should bear very little relationship to the case. It’s just a disaster for the DA, the Soros-backed disaster. This whole case is a disaster.
Stormy Daniels has left the stand for the day and walked out of the room. Trump attorney Susan Necheles’ cross of Daniels will resume on Thursday.Trump has left the courtroom.Trump attorney Susan Necheles is asking about the alleged 2011 threat to keep quiet about the former president, once again to insist that it didn’t actually happen.
 So you decided in 2016, well, I’m going to sell my story, you weren’t afraid?
Stormy Daniels told Necheles that she was “very different” and more brave, in 2016 than in 2011.Necheles pressed on with her suggestion that Daniels was trying to shake down Trump.
 You were looking to extort money from President Trump, right?
“False”, Daniels said. “Well, that’s what you did, right?” “False!”Donald Trump has returned to court following a brief break. His son, Eric, has sat back down in the front row, once again alongside Alina Habba.Stormy Daniels has returned to the stand.During the break, Trump was asked how today’s proceedings were going. “Very well”, he replied, per pool.Trump attorney Susan Necheles is grilling Stormy Daniels on why she didn’t come forward with the sex claim for 10 years.Daniels shot back that she told multiple people – including friends – and had effectively told the story during a radio show interview around 2007.Necheles asked if she thought that Michael Cohen had sent a man to threaten Daniels in 2011; Daniels previously believed that Cohen was responsible for the threat.Daniels earlier told the jury about being approached by a man in the parking lot of a shopping center in Las Vegas in June 2011 who she said “threatened me not to continue to tell my story”.The prosecution asked: “But now you and Michael Cohen are buddies, right?” Daniels replied:
 I wouldn’t say buddies.
But you’ve been on his podcast a couple of times? “For him to apologize.”Trump attorney Susan Necheles is asking Stormy Daniels about whether she considered getting high-profile women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred to represent her in 2011.
 You told Gloria Allred that you did not have sex with President Trump, didn’t you?
Daniels denied this. “I told her I did.”Necheles’ line of questioning stems from Daniels’ book, Full Disclosure, where she describes speaking with Allred on the phone – but not telling her about sex with Trump. Daniels said:
 I did not tell her all these sex details, I did not trust her.
“You’re making this up as you sit there, right?” Necheles pressed. “No.”Trump attorney Susan Necheles returns to money.
 You’ve been making money by claiming to have had sex with Donald J Trump, for more than a decade?
“I’ve been making money telling my story [about] what happened,” replied an increasingly irked Daniels.“It has made you a lot of money?” Daniels shot back:
 It has also cost me a lot of money.
On cross, Trump attorney Susan Necheles is doggedly trying to convey that Stormy Daniels’ presence in court is a financially motivated personal vendetta.Not only does Daniels hate Donald Trump, but she doesn’t want to pay him money owed to him.Necheles also pointed to one of Daniels’ tweets, where she compares him to an orange excrement.Why did she make fun of his appearance, Necheles asked?
 Because he made fun of me first.
So, Necheles asked, one of you started it, but both continued the feud?Then came Trump attorney Susan Necheles’ questions on Stormy Daniels’ view on Trump.“Am I correct in that you hate President Trump?” Yes.“And you want him to go to jail?”
 I want him to be held accountable.
“Part of the reason you hate him is because he won a legal case against you, and you owe him today, over half a million dollars, right?” Necheles said.
 “He didn’t win the case – he won attorneys fees.
“So you agree with me, he won the case and he was awarded over half a million dollars in legal fees?” Correct.“The prosecutors began their direct testimony today by asking you why you started acting in pornography, right?” Trump attorney Susan Necheles said.“They asked me why? I don’t think they asked me why,” answered Stormy Daniels, who seemed irked.Necheles asked about why she got into the industry, asking:
 It’s that simple: “You want[ed] more money?
Daniels said:
 Don’t we all want more money in our jobs?
Necheles grilled Daniels on whether money was her main motive with things.

Then came Trump attorney Susan Necheles’ questions on Stormy Daniels’ view on Trump.“Am I correct in that you hate President Trump?” Yes.“And you want him to go to jail?”
 I want him to be held accountable.
“Part of the reason you hate him is because he won a legal case against you, and you owe him today, over half a million dollars, right?” Necheles said.
 “He didn’t win the case – he won attorneys fees.
“So you agree with me, he won the case and he was awarded over half a million dollars in legal fees?” Correct.Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this...

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