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DARK SECRETS: Stormy daniels stays consistent trump trial key takeaways day 14 | Rare Historical Photos

Woman in pink suit cross-examines woman with blond hair in courtroom sketch
Defense attorney Susan Necheles, center, cross-examines Stormy Daniels in this courtroom sketch. Photograph: Elizabeth Williams/AP

Lawyers for Donald Trump on Thursday sought to discredit and undermine testimony from Stormy Daniels, who gave combative testimony about her alleged sexual encounter with the former president and the $130,000 hush-money payment at the heart of the criminal case.

Prosecutors also started laying the groundwork for their move to tie Trump to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen – who wired the hush money and was reimbursed – by calling former White House aide Madeleine Westerhout to the stand.

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