Legal panelists Gregg Jarrett and Alan Dershowitz discuss Stormy Daniels' testimony and the judge’s refusal to grant a mistrial to former President Trump on ‘Hannity.’

The predominate question in the Manhattan hush money trial of former President Donald Trump is not one of guilt, but something far more basic. Is District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case a joke? A prank? A farce?

On Thursday, the answer became clear. It’s all of the above. Former porn star Stormy Daniels proved it. But it’s also an abominable abuse of our justice system and a wretched assault on the rule of law.

One cannot imagine a worse prosecution witness than Daniels. Her testimony under withering cross-examination was a staggering example of self-immolation. By the time she slinked off the stand, her already dubious narrative lay shredded on the courtroom floor. The stripper was stripped bare.

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Stunned prosecutors must have been muttering to themselves, "Why did we call her as a witness?" Their objective, of course, was to humiliate and smear Trump with a gossipy tale of sex that had nothing to do with the criminal charges at issue. It was a sophomoric gamble, and it backfired spectacularly.

Daniels insisted that she always told the truth. Yet, she admitted that her two signed statements denying an affair with Trump were untrue. She declared that she wasn’t interested in making money. Yet, she demanded cash. She claimed that she wanted her Trump narrative to be made public. Yet, she eagerly sold herself to remain silent.

Daniels is only casually acquainted with the concept of truth. She massages it or offends it whenever it suits her. Her motto might be, "Honesty is for suckers." But if she thought she could get away with rampant deceit in a court of law, then she is the real sucker.

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