A judge has denied a mistrial request by Donald Trump‘s lawyers, marking their second unsuccessful attempt in three days to halt the former president’s criminal hush money trial. What Happened: On Thursday, Judge Juan Merchan rejected the request for a mistrial, following a failed attempt to relax Trump’s gag order, which would have allowed him to discuss the testimony of porn star Stormy Daniels, reported CNBC. During her second day of testimony, Daniels stated that publicly discussing her alleged sexual encounter with Trump has hurt her life. In a tense courtroom exchange, Daniels faced rigo…
