Daniels said she had sex with Trump on the bed. Testifying that she didn’t feel threatened at all, Daniels noted, “There was an imbalance of power for sure.” Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels in 2006. Source: StormyDaniels.com Before the jury entered the courtroom Tuesday morning, Trum...
Meanwhile, Daniels moved on to the most scandalous part of the trial’s testimony (thoughnot necessarily the most damagingagainst Trump). She told the jury about sleeping with Trump. Though prosecutors made no attempt to play up the luridness of her testimony, the salaciousness is inescapable....
whereadult film actor Stormy Daniels is testifyingin Donald Trump’scriminal trial, including recounting the sexual encounter she had with him in a hotel room at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Daniels’ testimony, which continues Thursday, has been the kind of history-making...
Daniels began her testimony by recounting her early life in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Born Stephanie Clifford, she said her parents split up when she was 4 years old and she was mostly raised by her mother. She said the family had a "very low income." In high school, she danced ballet a...
“In his testimony today, Michael Cohen described serious crimes and we should stay focused on those. But I do want to make a brief statement to Mr. Cohen directly,” Daniels said. “Michael, I’m proud of you for finally beginning to tell the truth about what you did, and trying...
Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche first requested a mistrial on Tuesday after Daniels’ first day on the stand but was denied. Merchan did, however, admit she was a difficult witness to control and said much of her testimony was "unnecessary" and "irrelevant" to the charges. ...
In the years since the encounter was disclosed, Daniels has emerged as a vocal Trump antagonist, sharing her story innumerable times and criticizing the former president with mocking and pejorative jabs. But there was no precedent for Tuesday’s testimony, when she came face-to-face with Trump ...
This is also why it matters now that the media is willing to deal with the complexities of the testimony Daniels offered Tuesday. This isn't just a salacious tabloid story. It cuts right to the heart of the bigger, more impactful issue of what it means to let men like Trump have power...
The news that she would take the witness stand on Tuesday came only a few hours before she began testifying—not enough notice to summon the crowd that might arrive to see the porn star elaborate on her claim to a 2006 tryst with Trump. On Thursday morning, with Dani...
Defense attorney Todd Blanche once again asked for a mistrial, saying Daniels' testimony went too far. Judge Juan Merchan, who quickly rejected a similar motion on Tuesday, did so again on Thursday. "This is not a case about sex, this is not a case about whether that incident took place...