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Stormy Daniels’s testimony got heated. Here were the most intense exchanges.

Stormy Daniels and Trump lawyer Susan Necheles engaged in a heated back-and-forth for more than two hours Thursday during the hush money trial in New York.

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May 9, 2024 at 2:27 p.m. EDT
Stormy Daniels testifies on the witness stand in a New York courtroom on Thursday. (Elizabeth Williams/AP)
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Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels sparred with an attorney for Donald Trump for over two hours Thursday morning as the former president’s hush money trial took a contentious turn.

Daniels and defense attorney Susan Necheles had multiple heated exchanges, as Necheles sought to undermine Daniels’s recounting of her alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. Trump, who denies they had sex, is accused of falsifying business records to cover up the incident when he first ran for president years later.

Trump New York hush money case

Former president Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial is underway in New York. Follow live updates from the trial.

Key witnesses: Several key witnesses, including David Pecker and Stormy Daniels, have taken the stand. Here’s what Daniels said during her testimony. Read full transcripts from the trial.

Gag order: New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has twice ruled that Trump violated his gag order, which prohibits him from commenting on jurors and witnesses in the case, among others. Here are all of the times Trump has violated the gag order.

The case: The investigation involves a $130,000 payment made to Daniels, an adult-film actress, during the 2016 presidential campaign. It’s one of many ongoing investigations involving Trump. Here are some of the key people in the case.

The charges: Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Falsifying business records is a felony in New York when there is an “intent to defraud” that includes an intent to “commit another crime or to aid or conceal” another crime. He has pleaded not guilty. Here’s what to know about the charges — and any potential sentence.