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Trump lawyers: Stormy Daniels is adept at making up sex stories

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Thursday argued that Stormy Daniels’ experience in the porn industry made her an expert at fabricating stories about sexual encounters. “You have a lot of experience in making phony stories about sex appear to be real,” defense attorney Susan Necheles said in cross-examination during Mr. Trump’s […]

The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements

NEW YORK (AP) – In opening statements in Donald Trump‘s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Defense attorneys countered, calling Trump “innocent” and saying the Manhattan district attorney’s office “should never have brought this case.” The commencement of the proceedings […]