Elie Honig Pans ‘Disastrous’ Testimony from Stormy Daniels [Video]

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig said the cross-examination of Stormy Daniels went poorly for the prosecution in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial.

The former president faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal extramarital affairs. Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies the affairs – including one with Daniels in 2006.

On direct examination, the prosecution asked Daniels some open-ended questions about the nature of the sexual encounter she said she had with Trump. Daniels gave what Judge Juan Merchan found were overly graphic details and he sustained multiple objects from Trump’s attorneys on that basis.

When questioned by the defense, Daniels admitted to hating Trump, who allegedly arranged a hush money payment of $130,000 to her before the 2016 election.

“Am I correct that you hate President Trump?” Trump attorney Susan Necheles asked the witness.

“Yes,” Daniels replied.

During CNN’s recap of the day’s proceedings, Honig called Daniels’ testimony about the affair “plausible.”

“It’s hard …