When a porn star took the stand in a New York courtroom, her account of sex with Donald Trump was so detailed and at times graphic, the former US president’s lawyers called for a mistrial.

Trump often kept his eyes closed as Stormy Daniels spoke about an alleged sexual encounter in 2006. He denies they had sex at all. 

The criminal trial is all about a hush money payment she says she received before the 2016 election. 

Today, Josh Gerstein, the senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, takes us through the evidence.

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Josh Gerstein, Politico senior legal affairs reporter