Stormy Daniels is to return to the witness stand on Thursday at Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial for another round of expected tough grilling by attorneys for the former president.Speaking to reporters after court adjourned on Tuesday, Trump called the case a “disgrace” and said he “should be out campaigning right now.”
Merchan has imposed a gag order on Trump prohibiting him from publicly attacking witnesses and the ex-president — who has traded insults with Daniels for years, calling her “horseface” and other crude slurs — did not comment directly on her testimony.
In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump complained about the gag order saying his “Constitutional Right to Free Speech” had been “unfairly taken” away.
“It is hard to sit back and listen to lies and false statements be made against you knowing that if you respond, even in the most modest fashion, you are told by a Corrupt and Highly Conflicted Judge that you will be PUT IN PRISON, maybe for a long period of time,” he said.
Daniels was being aggressively cross-examined by one of Trump’s attorneys, Susan Necheles, when court wrapped up on Tuesday and she will be back in the firing line on Thursday.
Seeking to chip away at Daniels’ credibility, Necheles accused her of trying to “extort” money from Trump by claiming to have had sex with him.
“False!” Daniels said.
In addition to the New York case, Trump has been indicted in Washington and Georgia on charges of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
He has also been charged in Florida with allegedly mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House but that case has been postponed indefinitely.
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