
Judge Juan Merchan has denied a request by former president Donald Trump's legal team to declare a mistrial following testimony from porn star Stormy Daniels.
"I don't believe we're at the point where a mistrial is warranted," Judge Merchan said, The Guardian reported. The judge allowed a motion by Trump's attorneys to strike certain testimony from the record. Defense lawyers had sought to scrap the trial entirely after Daniels testified about her alleged encounter with Trump.