NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday misplaced a bid to dam testimony from Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels at his upcoming trial on costs stemming from hush cash his former lawyer and fixer paid the porn star earlier than the 2016 election.
Trump final month requested Justice Juan Merchan to dam their testimony, arguing Cohen had a historical past of mendacity and would possible lie once more, and that Daniels – whose actual identify is Stephanie Clifford – would search to make use of the trial to monetize her story.
The Republican presidential candidate has pleaded not responsible to 34 counts of falsifying enterprise information to cowl up his reimbursement of Cohen for the fee to Daniels for her silence a few sexual encounter she says she had with Trump in 2006. Trump denies an encounter.
A trial had initially been scheduled for March 25, however final week was delayed by not less than a month resulting from a last-minute dispute over proof disclosure.
(Reporting by Luc Cohen and Dan Whitcomb, enhancing by Deepa Babington)
