Trump’s hush money trial resumes in New York

Former US president Donald Trump, with lawyer Todd Blanche, right, arrives at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on Friday (Timothy A Clary/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump’s hush money case resumed on Friday, at the end of a week that saw adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the witness box, two failed attempts by the defence to have a mistrial declared and gag order sanctions.

Ms Daniels’ sometimes graphic testimony over two days riveted jurors and drew upset from defence lawyers who decried it on Thursday as prejudicial and overly gratuitous.