Donald Trump trial live updates: Stormy Daniels returns to the stand in the ... trends now By Daniel Bates In Manhattan Criminal Court For Dailymail.com and Rob Crilly, Senior Political Reporter In Manhattan Criminal Court For Dailymail.Com and Sarah Ewall-wice, Senior Political Reporter In Manhattan Criminal Court For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:48 BST, 9 May 2024 | Updated: 14:35 BST, 9 May 2024 114 Viewcomments Advertisement Stormy Daniels will return to the witness stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial to continue her extraordinary testimony. The porn star went into lurid and salacious detail on Tuesday about the night with the former president in a hotel room in 2006 where they allegedly had sex. Her allegations and claims against Trump, which he has furiously denied, led to the defense asking for multiple objections and demanding a mistrial. Follow all of Thursday’s action from DailyMail.com’s reporters in the court. The atmosphere inside courtroom 1530 was already electric. A brooding Donald Trump glared out at the ranks of press as if to gauge the size of his audience before prosecutors and defense lawyers haggled over how much of the mechanics of his alleged affair could be brought up before the jury. Only no-one had reckoned with the way porn star Stormy Daniels would become a runaway witness as she described their 2006 hotel encounter. 'I had my clothes and my shoes off. I believe my bra however was still on. We were in the missionary position,' Daniels said. Read the full account of Daniels' testimony below. Ted Cruz says America shouldn't be shocked that Trump 'hasn't been celibate' Ted Cruz has issued an unusual defense of Donald Trump amid Stormy Daniels' salacious testimony. The Republican Texas senator said people should not be shocked that Donald Trump has not been 'celibate'. Cruz said: By the way, the testimony of Stormy Daniels that was salacious - that was the point of it! Listen there is no person on planet Earth that believes Donald Trump has been celibate all his life. That is not news. But they want to drag him through the gutter because this is a political smear job. It's not about the rule of law. It's tragic what's happening because the rule of law is important. It protects all of us. This is what banana republics do." Donald Trump speaks to reporters before heading into court Donald Trump spoke to reporters before entering the courtroom on Thursday morning. The ex-president blasted the case against him. He was joined by lawyer Todd Blanche. Also with Trump in court today is Florida Senator Rick Scott, adviser Boris Epshteyn and lawyer Alina Habba. No more photographs of Trump from the courtroom? A court officer told photographers in the hallway that Judge Merchan is no longer allowing photography in the courtroom for the rest of the trial. Photographers had been allowed to take photos of Donald Trump at the start of the day from the front of the courtroom but from nowhere else. Someone reportedly violated the order by taking a photograph from the aisle while walking to the front of the court. Photographers may be limited to taking photographs from the hallway only when Trump enters and exits. Here is an example from May 7 of the photography that previously had been permitted: Donald Trump departs Trump Tower to head to court Donald Trump departed Trump Tower to head to the Manhattan criminal court. The ex-president waved before heading to his motorcade. Is Biden watching the Trump trial? President Joe Biden is watching the news coverage of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial. ‘Only on the evening news,’ he told CNN’s Erin Burnett in an interview that aired on Wednesday night. He also used one of his favorite phrases to indicate he’s praying for his Republican rival. 'God love him,' Biden said. Biden has been hitting the campaign trail while Trump has been stuck in a New York City courtroom four days a week. Stormy Daniels arrives in court ready to take the stand again Stormy Daniels walked into the Manhattan Criminal Court early on Thursday morning to prepare to take the stand in the hush money trial for the second time. She was surrounded by law enforcement and had her glasses on her head as was guided into the court complex. What is Melania doing during Stormy Daniels' testimony? From Emily Goodin, Senior Political Reporter Melania Trump is believed to be in Mar-a-Lago as Stormy Daniels took the stand in the Donald Trump hush money trial. As Daniels was describing her sexual encounter with the former president, the former first lady has remained behind-the-closed-doors of the Trumps’ private club in Palm Beach. She is preparing for the couple’s son Barron to graduate from high school on Friday, May 17th. And she’s been selling a gold flower pendant in honor of Mother’s Day that can be customized with a person’s initials. Barron attends a high school in Palm Beach, which is the main residence of his parents. The Trumps have not announced where he will go to college. Melania hasn’t been seen by Donald Trump’s side in 31 days, since she joined him at a fundraiser for his presidential campaign on April 6th. She was last seen when she hosted a fundraiser for Log Cabin Republicans at Mar-a-Lago on April 20th. The event was closed to press coverage but former Trump administration official Richard Grenell, who is openly gay, posted photos on social media of him and the former first lady hosting the gathering. Melania is reported to be reading coverage of the New York trial even though she is said to consider it her husband’s problem. When the news of Donald Trump’s affair with Daniels – which he denies – originally broke in 2017, the then-first lady was said to be blindsided and furious with her husband. Tuesday's Trump trial began with salacious claims by Stormy Daniels about spanking and bedding the future president in a Lake Tahoe hotel room – but ended with demands for a mistrial and claims she was fabricating sex claims out of greed and spite. The porn star revealed new details about the alleged 2006 hookup while speaking under oath during a criminal trial with Trump seated just feet from the witness stand, including repeating her claim about swatting the future 45th president's behind. It was a dramatic performance where she shared intimate details about their banter inside a a Nevada hotel suite, even as judge Juan Merchan yielded to defense lawyers' request that she keep sexual details to a minimum. (Her mention of the word 'missionary' drew an immediate objection). Huge crowds line up to watch Act 2 of the Stormy show Hundreds of people lined up at the Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday morning to see the second act of the Stormy Daniels show. Cops closed the gate to the park as hordes showed up hoping to get a space to watch her testimony continue. When Stormy Daniels took the stand in Donald Trump’s hush money case, her salacious testimony was a lewd story of unwanted, unprotected, blackout missionary sex nearly 20 years ago with a married celebrity who would go on to run for and become President of the United States. Trump, now the 2024 presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is facing 34 criminal charges for falsifying business records for allegedly trying to hide the payment to Daniels before the 2016 election. Legal experts believe Stormy Daniels' detailed testimony should not have been allowed and actually damaged the prosecution case despite her being an important witness in supporting their theory that there was an effort to violate election law. Read more below Welcome to DailyMail.com's live coverage of the Trump trial as Stormy Daniels returns to the stand Her allegations and claims against Trump, which he has furiously denied, led to the defense asking for multiple objections and demanding a mistrial. TOP STORIES Share or comment on this article: Donald Trump trial live updates: Stormy Daniels returns to the stand in the hush money case All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility