Trump lawyer immediately shut down as she curses in Stormy Daniels question

  (Raw Story) : MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURT — Former President Donald Trump's lawyer was immediately shut down Thursday morning at the onset of her cross-examination of adult film star Stormy Daniels. Susan Necheles hit a brusque tone when she demanded of Daniels, "You recall you did an interview and said the claims you had sex with President Trump was bull----?" Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney's office immediately called out, "Objection!" Justice Juan Merchan sustained the ruling, but Necheles doubled down, demanding "But do you remember?" Merchan called out "sustained!" again and the lawyers were summoned to his bench. This swift shut-down occurred two days after Daniels first appeared in the Manhattan criminal courtroom where Trump stands trial on charges that he falsified business records cover up hush money he paid her ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump stormed into the courtroom about 9:25 a.m. and, once seated, began gesticulating hurriedly at Necheles, who cross-examined Daniels on Tuesday. Prosecutors scored an early victory before Daniels took the stand when they successfully objected to Trump's lawyers entering Daniels' 2003 arrest record into evidence. "Anyone can be arrested," Merchan said. "It didn't result in conviction...That doesn't prove anything." On Tuesday, Daniels shared lurid details of a sexual encounter she said had with Trump in 2006, the former president denies the affair and has pleaded not guilty to charges levied by Manhattan District Attorney ..

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