with lester holt.
>> good evening and
welcome.
after listening to a
second day of
testimony from adult
film star stormy
daniels in his hush
money trial, former
president donald trump
wants to respond, but
apparently from
outside the courtroom.
today mr. trump's
lawyers asking the
judge to exempt the
ex-president from the
gag order he is under
so he can respond
publicly to ms.
daniels' testimony.
the request denied by
the judge.
the actress who
earlier testified that
she had a sexual
encounter with mr.
trump in 2006, which
he denies along with
any wrongdoing faced
more cross-examination
by defense lawyers who
suggested she made the
whole thing up and was
now profiting from it.
daniels, however,
pushing back as she
tried to give trump
lawyers as little
ground as possible.
prosecutors believe
her account is
critical to their
contention that mr.
trump unlawfully
disguised business
records to cover up
hush money payments to
her to buy her silence
during the 2016 race
for president.
laura...