Donald Trump Handed Two Losses by Judge Merchan
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New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan denied two motions filed by former President Donald Trump's defense team in his hush-money case on Thursday as several witnesses, including Stormy Daniels, took the stand.Trump is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records in attempts to conceal hush money paid to Daniels, an adult-film actress, and others during the former president's 2016 campaign. The payment to Daniels was intended to keep her quiet about an extramarital affair she had...

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