Stormy Daniels Takes The Stand

This episode contains descriptions of an alleged sexual liaison.

What happened when Stormy Daniels took the stand for eight hours in the first criminal trial of former President Donald J. Trump?

Jonah Bromwich, one of the lead reporters covering the trial for The Times, was in the room.

Guest: Jonah E. Bromwich, who covers criminal justice in New York for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• In a second day of cross-examination, Stormy Daniels resisted the implication she had tried to shake down Donald J. Trump by selling her story of a sexual liaison.
• Here are six takeaways from Ms. Daniels’s earlier testimony.

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