Adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified in the hush money trial, recounting her alleged affair with former President Donald Trump in 2006. She claimed to have been paid $130,000 by Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen to keep quiet about the affair. The prosecution used her testimony to suggest that Trump broke the law by falsifying business records to conceal his infidelity with Daniels. The defense tried to portray Daniels as a liar who fabricated the story for financial gain.
During her testimony, Daniels detailed the alleged sexual encounter with Trump, stating that they had sex in a hotel suite at a celebrity golf tournament. She mentioned feeling ashamed and revealed that her contacts with Trump continued because he had hinted at her becoming a contestant on The Apprentice. Daniels also discussed her decision to try to sell her story of the affair after Trump announced his candidacy, and how Cohen approached her to pay for her silence in October 2016. This led to threats from Trump’s supporters.
Despite a defense motion for a mistrial due to the nature of Daniels’s testimony, the judge denied the request, stating that while some aspects of the testimony could be deemed unnecessary, they did not warrant a mistrial. The cross-examination by Trump’s lawyers focused on questioning Daniels’s motives, including her alleged hatred for Trump and desire to see him held accountable. They also accused her of trying to extort money from Trump with the affair story, which Daniels vehemently denied.
The trial is set to continue with Trump’s lawyers continuing their cross-examination of Daniels on Thursday. The case revolves around the legality of the hush money paid to Daniels to keep quiet about the alleged affair with Trump. Daniels’s testimony and the defense’s attempts to discredit her credibility will play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the trial. The background of Trump’s legal cases and trials, including this one involving Stormy Daniels, highlights the ongoing legal challenges faced by the former president and the impact they have on his reputation and public image.
