Judge Merchan said he was surprised that Trump's lawyers did not object more to Daniels' graphic description of her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
Donald Trump's lawyers did not object to Stormy Daniels' 'explicit' testimony because they did not want the jury to believe the former president had 'something to hide,' a senior attorney has said.Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Trump's hush-money trial, repeatedly expressed his surprise that Trump's legal team did not put in more objections to Daniels' graphic evidence.
He denies affairs with both women.Daniels completed her evidence on Thursday after an occasionally heated cross-examination with Trump's attorney.Newsweek has contacted Trump's attorney for comment outside of normal working hours.After Daniels finished giving evidence, Merchan refused the Trump team's motion for a mistrial.He agreed that some of Daniels' more graphic details should not have come out, but said that was the fault of the Trump team for not objecting.
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