Donald Trump risked „prejudicing the jury against himself“ by cursing during Stormy Daniels testimony, according to a legal insider.
Donald Trump may have „prejudiced the jury against himself“ during Stormy Daniels‘ testimony at the former president’s New York hush money trial on Tuesday, according to a legal expert.
The claim was made by Joyce Vance, a lawyer and former district attorney for the northern district of Alabama, on her Substack blog. It came after the court transcript revealed presiding judge Juan Merchan spoke to Trump’s legal team in response to the Republican firebrand „cursing audibly“ during Daniels‘ testimony.
Trump is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records related to allegations he orchestrated the payment of $130,000 to former pornographic actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election to buy her silence over an alleged affair. The former president, and 2024 presumptive presidential nominee, has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denies Daniels‘ claims that they had a sexual relationship in 2006.
On Tuesday, Daniels went into considerable detail about what she claims took place with Trump in 2006, leading the former president’s legal team to call for a retrial as the testimony was „so unduly prejudicial to Trump.
