Stormy Daniels: 5 Things We Didn't Expect from Second Day of Trump Testimony

Stormy Daniels took the stand again on Thursday to provide testimony on day 14 of former President Donald Trump's New York hush-money trial.

The adult-film star's previous testimony from Tuesday was peppered with explicit details. Here are five things that stood out on her second day in the witness stand.

Daniels' Motivations Scrutinized

Susan Necheles, attorney for Trump, opened the day's cross-examination by calling into question Daniels' motivations behind going public with her story.

She asked Daniels if she wanted money from Trump back in 2016.

"I never asked for money from Mr. Trump," was Daniels' response.

This is not the first time the Trump defense team has sought to bring Daniels' motivations into question. On Tuesday, Necheles asked her if she hated Trump, to which Daniels replied "yes."

Her Reliability as a Witness Was Also Questioned

Necheles put to Daniels that she was making the story about her relationship with the former president up, and suggested that as an adult-film actress, she was skillful at making "phony stories about sex" appear "real."

"The sex in those films is very real – just like what happened in that room," responded Daniels, referring to her encounter with Trump in a hotel in 2006.

Trump's attorney also highlighted inconsistencies in Daniels' story since she first went public.

Necheles pointed to Daniels' 2011 In Touch Weekly interview in which there are discrepancies, she said, about who asked the actress to dinner – Trump or Keith Schiller, his bodyguard, and if they did or did not eat on the first night of their alleged encounter.

Daniels' "Orange Turd" Tweet Was a Reference to Trump

Daniels said she "absolutely meant" Trump in a tweet which said she'd be the "best person to flush the orange turd down."

The adult-film actress also admitted to celebrating the news of Trump's indictment with champagne.

This was after Necheles asked Daniels if she said she'd be "instrumental" in putting the former president in jail.

Daniels: Trump Story a "Net Negative" in Her Life

When asked by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger whether the story of her relationship with Trump has been a net positive or negative in her life, "net negative" was Daniels' response.

When Trump's team insinuated that selling her story had been financially lucrative for the actress during her previous day of testimony, Daniels replied: "It has also cost me a lot of money." She also confirmed that she owes Trump $560,000 in legal fees.

Daniels has also claimed that she and her daughter were threatened in a Las Vegas parking lot over speaking out about her alleged relationship with the former president.

Trump's Request to Alter His Gag Order Denied

Despite being ordered by presiding judge Juan Merchan not to publicly speak about witnesses and jurors connected to the ongoing case, Trump violated that instruction nine times last week, netting him a $9,000 fine.

His defense team hoped to have this order altered to allow Trump to respond to Daniels' testimony but were denied.

Taking to his own social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote: "THIS ISN'T A TRIAL, IT'S A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, A WITCH HUNT, JUST LIKE THE HIGHLY CONFLICTED AND BIASED JUDGE, JUAN MERCHAN, WANTED IT TO BE..."

Another post read: "This Judge has taken away my Constitutional Right to FREE SPEECH. I am the only Presidential Candidate in History to be GAGGED..."

Thirteen witnesses have been called to the stand over the past three weeks, including David Pecker, former publisher of the National Inquirer, and former top Trump aide Hope Hicks. Prosecutors have said they need two more weeks to make their case.

Prosecutors said Thursday that Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model who is also alleged to have had an affair with Trump, would not take the stand.

Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, is expected to testify at a later date.

Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records, but he denies any wrongdoing.