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Stormy Daniels Will Return to Court in Test of Trump’s Demeanor

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Adult film star Stormy Daniels testifies on the witness stand as Judge Juan Merchan looks on in Manhattan criminal court on May 7.

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Stormy Daniels will return to the witness stand in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial Thursday morning, testing the ability of both the adult film star and the former president to keep their cool.

Daniels on Tuesday ended her testimony in the midst of a harsh cross examination in which Trump’s lawyer repeatedly accused her of lying about an affair with the former president. Trump drew the judge’s ire by swearing while Daniels testified, coming close to violating a gag order in the case.

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