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Former President Donald Trump’s defense team made a huge mistake by going after adult film star Stormy Daniels on the witness stand the way they did, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler told MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Thursday evening’s edition of “The ReidOut.” The fundamental problem, he said, is that aside from the basic false claims made during cross-examination, the jury saw defense counsel Susan Necheles trying to shame Daniels for her profession, and this will make them less sympathetic to Trump’s cause. “Ego-stroking Trump and, you know, attacking Stormy Daniels because Trump can’t do it — …

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