with lester holt.
>> good evening and
welcome.
a star prosecution
witness in the
criminal trial of
donald trump appeared
on the witness stand
here in new york
today.
the former president
coming face-to-face
with adult film
actress stormy daniels
as she testified, at
times graphically,
about a sexual liaison
she says she had with
mr. trump in 2006.
he denies an encounter
and wrongdoing, but is
nonetheless accused of
illegally altering
business records to
disguise hush money
payments to ms.
daniels, meant to buy
her silence during his
2016 run for
president.
the actress testifying
that she understood it
was donald trump who
would benefit from the
nondisclosure deal she
ultimately signed.
later, daniels
sparring with defense
lawyers under
aggressive
cross-examination, but
there is major news in
another trump
prosecution tonight,
his federal documents
case in florida now on
indefinite hold.
but first, laura
jarrett on the big day
in court for stormy
daniels.
>> reporter: tonight,
donald...