Guests: Lisa Rubin, Harry Litman, Amanda Carpenter, Luis A. Miranda, Jr. Donald Trump's attorneys mock and shame Stormy Daniels—and the people's witness apparently holds her own. Tonight: the wild cross examination of the woman at the center of the cover-up and the two big rulings that caused the defendant to storm off. Plus, is a sitting Republican Senator helping skirt the judge's gag order?    
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Trump's 'nuts and sluts defense' against Stormy Daniels backfires

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Trump's 'nuts and sluts defense' against Stormy Daniels backfires

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