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Trump Trial Live: Stormy Daniels called to testify
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is warned by Justice Juan Merchan that any further violations could land the former president in jail after fining him $1,000 and holding him in contempt of court for a 10th time for violating a gag order, during Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 6, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg The adult film star Stormy Daniels was called as a witness in Donald Trump’s criminal trial. Prosecutors say Trump covered up a $130,000 hush money payment his former lawyer Michael Cohen made Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty.