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request for a mistrial and refuses to modify the gag order.

The Trump team urging the judge to intervene

after Stormy Daniel's salacious testimony

about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.

This has a new transcript of Daniel's combative cross-examination

has just been released. The defense repeatedly attacking her

credibility and truthfulness while trying to use her work as an adult film star against her.

For the next hour we'll take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel.

As the historic hushmoney case unfolds unfolds breaking down all of today's most important developments

and looking ahead to what's next.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf

Blitzer with a special report in the Situation Room, the Trump trial

today. An eventful day of breaking news in the Trump trial capped by the judges back-to-back

rulings just a short while ago.

Denying Trump's request for a mistrial

and for a modification of his gag order.

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