Former President Donald Trump moved for a mistrial Tuesday, saying testimony offered by porn star Stormy Daniels went too far. The motion was swiftly rejected, though the attempt will preserve some of Mr. Trump's rights in an appeal of a potential conviction.
Former President Donald Trump, center, sits at the defense table with his attorneys Susan Necheles, from left, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, in Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. Former President Donald Trump moved for a mistrial Tuesday, saying testimony offered by porn star Stormy Daniels went too far.
Defense attorney Todd Blanche said the court set guardrails around Ms. Daniels’ testimony Tuesday, only for her to go over them in an “extremely prejudicial” way as prosecutors peppered her for information, including about such matters as condom use, about a purported sexual encounter in 2006. “A lot of the testimony that this witness talked about today is way different than the story she was peddling in 2016,” Mr. Blanche said. “We believe, regrettably, that there should be a mistrial.”He will, however, give a limiting instruction to the jury about her story about being threatened by a man in a parking lot in 2011.
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