Stormy Daniels took the witness stand in Donald Trump's criminal trial, describing her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former U.S. president. Trump is facing charges of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to Daniels for her silence before the 2016 election. Daniels testified confidently and described the encounter as consensual but uncomfortable, stating that she did not decline Trump's advances but blacked out before finding herself on a bed with no clothes on.
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified at former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial about a 2006 sexual encounter where she mentioned not using a condom and feeling like she blacked out. Trump's attorney moved for a mistrial citing prejudicial testimony, but the judge denied the request and acknowledged some statements should not have been made. Daniels met Trump at a golf tournament in 2006 when she was 27, and he was around 60. Prosecutors also had a publishing executive authenticate and read excerpts from Trump's books.
Former adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified in former President Trump's New York trial regarding alleged falsifying of business records related to payments made to silence Daniels about an extramarital affair before the 2016 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts. The charges come from a Manhattan DA investigation, involving a $130,000 hush money payment by Trump's attorney Michael Cohen to Daniels. Trump, Cohen, and Daniels initially denied the arrangement when it was first revealed in January 2018.
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig criticized Stormy Daniels' responses under cross-examination after testifying against former President Trump as damaging to her credibility. Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments to silence Daniels about an alleged affair in 2006. Daniels claimed she would go to jail before paying Trump $500,000. Honig highlighted the significance of a witness disliking the defendant in a trial involving their liberty. The cross-examination occurred following Daniels' testimony about a 2006 sexual encounter with Trump in a hotel room, deemed "plausible" by Honig.
Former President Trump's criminal trial in New York, focusing on 34 counts of falsifying business records, has resumed with key witnesses testifying about hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The charges stem from an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office related to alleged payments to silence Daniels about an extramarital affair with Trump before the 2016 election. Prosecutors are aiming to prove that Trump falsified business records in connection with hush money payments to further a conspiracy related to the election.
Former President Donald Trump reiterates his frustration with his criminal trial in New York, stating that media reports indicate there is no smoking gun to prove his intent in the unprecedented Manhattan trial. The case revolves around his former attorney, Michael Cohen, paying Stormy Daniels to quiet her claims of an extramarital affair. Trump denies the affair, and prosecutors allege that the Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen and falsely recorded the payments as legal expenses.
Jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial learned the details of Michael Cohen's reimbursement for the Stormy Daniels payment, which was disguised as a legal expense. Trump now faces potential jail time for violating additional gag orders in the trial. Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen are expected to testify in the upcoming weeks, with prosecutors preparing to call them as witnesses. The trial includes revelations about how Trump Organization reimbursed payments to suppress damaging stories, presenting legal challenges for the former president.
Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford (born Stephanie A. Gregory; March 17, 1979), known professionally as Stormy Daniels, is an American pornographic film actress, director and former stripper. She has won many industry awards and is a member of the NightMoves Hall of Fame, AVN Hall of Fame and XRCO Hall of Fame. In 2009 a recruitment effort led her to consider challenging incumbent David Vitter in the 2010 Senate election in her native Louisiana.In 2018, Daniels became involved in a legal dispute with U.S. president Donald Trump. Trump's attorney Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to silence her about an affair she says she had with Trump in 2006. Trump has denied the affair and accused her of lying.
On January 12, 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that in October 2016, just before the 2016 United States presidential election, Michael Cohen, lawyer for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, arranged a payment of US$130,000 to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels to stop her disclosing an affair she and Trump allegedly had in 2006. Daniels had signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). At first, Cohen denied Trump had the alleged affair and sought to suppress the allegation based on the NDA, but a month later publicly acknowledged making the payment.Besides allegations surrounding the details of the affair itself, the acknowledged payment raised legal and ethical questions as to whether the payment violated federal campaign finance laws, either because the payment was not duly disclosed as a campaign contribution or because campaign funds may have been used towards the payment. On February 13, Cohen said he paid the money out of his own pocket, not as a campaign contribution; and that neither The Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign reimbursed him for making it. On April 5, Trump said he had no knowledge of Cohen's payment; but on April 26 admitted for the first time that Cohen represented him in "the Stormy Daniels deal". On May 2, Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani said that Trump had reimbursed Cohen for the payment.In August 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges, including a campaign finance violation for Daniels's payment. He stated under oath that he paid her "in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office". Cohen was sentenced to three years in federal prison on various charges, and was disbarred.Daniels filed three lawsuits against Trump and/or Cohen. In the first lawsuit she argued that the NDA was invalid. She won the lawsuit, though it was dismissed after Trump and Cohen agreed not to enforce the NDA. A California court subsequently ordered Trump pay $44,100 to reimburse her legal fees. She lost the second lawsuit, in which she argued she was defamed, and was ordered to pay almost $300,000 in legal fees and court sanctions. In the third lawsuit she claimed that Cohen colluded with her previous attorney Keith Davidson against her interests when he negotiated the payment. The lawsuit did not name Trump as a defendant, and settled in May 2019.Trump's accounting firm, Mazars, provided his tax returns and related documents to the Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., following the outcome of the Supreme Court's Trump v. Vance ruling in February 2021. Although an internal report said there was "reason to believe" Trump's campaign had knowingly violated campaign finance law, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) abandoned an inquiry into the payment to Daniels. The FEC's vote on May 6, 2021, split 2–2 along party lines.On March 30, 2023, a Manhattan grand jury indicted Trump for his alleged role in the scandal. Trump was arraigned in the Manhattan district court on April 4.
Former President Donald Trump is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records in Manhattan, related to hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels. Eric Trump criticized Daniels' testimony as 'garbage' and questioned its relevance to the legal expenses incurred by Trump. Daniels detailed a 2006 encounter with Trump at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, which Trump denies. Prosecutors allege that Trump falsified records to conceal a felony, while Trump pleads not guilty. The trial resumed with witness testimony after the judge threatened Trump with jail time.
National Reporter, HuffPost Former Donald Trump spokesperson Hope Hicks was overcome with emotion Friday as she testified at her former bosss criminal trial in Manhattan, breaking into tears as defense attorney Emil Bove began cross examination. Hicks spent most of the day answering questions for the prosecution, and as Bove rose to question her, the cumulative stress of the experience became clear. According to HuffPosts Matt Shuham , who was in the courtroom Friday, Hicks recounted how Trump had lied to her in detail about the involvement of his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen. Trump claimed Cohen had personally paid off Stormy Daniels, with whom Trump was accused of having an affair, as a show of generosity and loyalty to the future president, Hicks said Friday. But Hicks said she didnt buy that claim: I didnt know Michael to be an especially charitable person or selfless person.
Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's former communications director, testified in his criminal trial in Manhattan as a key witness for the prosecution regarding 'hush money' deals with Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. Hicks first worked for Trump at the Trump Organization, joined his 2016 campaign, served in the White House, and later returned for his reelection campaign. She resigned in 2018, worked for Fox News, and is now a communications consultant. Hicks revealed in her testimony that she has not been in contact with Trump since the summer or fall of 2022.
In Donald Trump's Manhattan election interference trial, key testimonies from attorney Keith Davidson and an audio recording of a phone conversation between Trump and Michael Cohen have shed light on the alleged scheme to impact the 2016 election. The trial revealed discussions about hush money payments, text message exchanges questioning the impact on the election, and prosecutors' efforts to establish Trump's involvement. The trial also touched on prosecutors' challenges with witnesses like Davidson and Trump's legal tactics. Judge Juan Merchan addressed concerns about the jury's composition and Trump's compliance with the gag order.
The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump is a pending criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. On March 30, 2023, Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for his alleged role in a scandal relating to hush money payments made to the pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, making him the first U.S. president to be indicted. Trump faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in the first degree, carrying a maximum sentence of 136 years if Trump is convicted on all counts.Trump traveled from his residence in Florida to New York City on April 3, 2023 where he surrendered to the Manhattan District Attorney's office on the afternoon of April 4. After his arraignment, he immediately returned to Florida. The trial was set for March 25, 2024.Throughout the investigation that led to the indictment, Trump accused district attorney Alvin Bragg—the case's prosecutor—of having political motivations. Months before he was indicted, Trump declared that he would run in the 2024 presidential election; neither the indictment nor any resulting conviction would disqualify his candidacy.
Former Playboy model Karen McDougal shared a photo on social media featuring a bubble-filled bathtub, wine, and a book by Ronan Farrow amidst Trump's ongoing hush money trial. McDougal had alleged an affair with Trump in 2006-2007, receiving payment from American Media Inc. for silence. The trial involves falsifying documents related to a payment made to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. McDougal's choice of reading material, 'Catch and Kill' by Ronan Farrow, highlights the theme of covering up damaging stories, as revealed in the book.
Judge Juan Merchan fined former US President Donald Trump $9,000 for violating a gag order by making nine social media posts attacking witnesses, jurors, and court staff in his ongoing criminal trial for falsifying business records. Merchan warned of potential jail time for further violations, emphasizing the importance of upholding the dignity of the justice system. The trial involves allegations of covering up hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election, with key figures like Daniels, Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, and former advisor Hope Hicks expected to testify.
In Donald Trump's New York hush money trial, the judge clarified that the ex-president can testify on his own behalf despite a gag order. Trump was fined $9,000 for violating the order by making public statements about witnesses and jurors. The order does not prevent Trump from discussing the allegations against him or commenting on the judge and the elected top prosecutor.
Michael John Avenatti (born February 16, 1971) is an American former attorney and convicted felon, currently incarcerated in federal prison at FCI Terminal Island. He is best known for his legal representation of adult film actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against then U.S. President Donald Trump, and his multiple convictions for attempting to extort sports apparel company Nike and defrauding and embezzling settlement money from a series of other clients. Avenatti has appeared extensively on television and in print as a legal and political commentator, and as a representative for prominent clients.In March 2019, Avenatti was indicted in California and New York on various criminal counts including extortion, tax evasion, fraud, and embezzlement. On February 14, 2020, Avenatti was convicted of extorting Nike in New York court, and on July 8, 2021, he was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Additionally, on another date, he received another 30 months (technically 4 years with half concurrent) for a financial crime against Stormy Daniels. He has been imprisoned since February 7, 2022. On December 5, 2022, he was sentenced to an additional 14 years for stealing millions from clients, bringing his total sentence to 19 years without the possibility of parole.
In a Suffolk University/USA Today national poll, 65% of registered voters believe that former President Trump will be convicted on some of the state felony charges he faces in his trial in New York City related to falsifying business records in hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels. Half of those polled think Trump will be found guilty on some counts, 15% predict conviction on all counts, and 23% anticipate a not guilty verdict. The poll also revealed concerns about the fairness of the trial, with 44% feeling it has not been fair to date.
US District Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed Donald Trump's federal trial in Florida due to unresolved questions over trial evidence, cancelling the previous start date of 20 May 2024. The trial is now unlikely to begin before the 5 November US election. Trump's lawyers propose holding the trial after the presidential rematch with Joe Biden, while prosecutors push for it to take place this year. Trump is accused of keeping top-secret documents after leaving office and obstructing efforts to return them, facing 40 felony charges to which he has pleaded not guilty.
Senior Reporter, HuffPost The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump s classified documents case announced Tuesday that shes postponing the trial indefinitely. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump nominee, said in her ruling that the postponement was necessary to allow more time for discovery and other pretrial motions. Committing to a trial start date would be imprudent and inconsistent with the Courts duty to fully and fairly consider the various pending pre-trial motions before the Court, Cannon wrote in her decision, which set a series of pretrial hearings, running through July 22.
"The View" co-hosts, including Sunny Hostin and Whoopi Goldberg, suggest sending Donald Trump to jail amidst his ongoing trial for violating a gag order. They discuss prisons like Rikers Island, Alcatraz, and Guantanamo Bay as potential options. Goldberg proposes these facilities, jokingly mentioning that Trump wants to be with the "hip people." The discussion on the show also touches on the impact of the trial on Trump's election chances and the excessive media coverage surrounding it.
Judge Juan Merchan fined Donald Trump $1,000 for violating a gag order during his Stormy Daniels trial and warned of jail time if violations continued. Merchan criticized Trump for willful violations that could threaten the fair administration of justice, stating that jail sanctions would be imposed if necessary and appropriate. The judge deemed Trump's repeated comments as a direct attack on the legal process, putting him on notice for possible incarceration for future violations. Despite the fine, Trump avoided additional penalties for three earlier statements that prosecutors raised.
House Republicans are investigating claims that the FBI may have tampered with classified documents recovered from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home following a raid. Special Counsel Jack Smith's team admitted the boxes of files were altered, contradicting previous claims of original condition. Trump faces 40 felony charges related to mishandling classified materials. Republican Jim Jordan raised concerns over impartiality, alleging witness tampering. Trump aide Walt Nauta's legal team discovered the alleged tampering, leading to accusations of conspiracy and misleading prosecutors. Jay Bratt of Smith's team offered favorable considerations to Nauta's lawyers.
President Biden plans to announce a new data center and meet with Black voters in Wisconsin, his fourth trip to the key state this year. Testimony in former President Trump's trial related to a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels resumes in New York.
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, a potential vice presidential contender, downplayed Donald Trump's comparison of the Biden administration to the Gestapo. Burgum praised Trump's speech but emphasized that the comment was not central to the discussion. Senior Democrat James Clyburn criticized Trump's remarks, likening the current political climate to the controversial 1876 election. Trump's statement was made during a private event where he also hosted potential running mates. Burgum, confirming Trump's statement, suggested it was part of Trump's defense against legal issues. Trump faces 34 charges in a Manhattan court related to hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels.
During and after his term as President of the United States, Donald Trump made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. The Washington Post's fact-checkers documented 30,573 false or misleading claims during his presidential term, an average of about 21 per day. The Toronto Star tallied 5,276 false claims from January 2017 to June 2019, an average of 6.1 per day. Commentators and fact-checkers have described the scale of Trump's mendacity as "unprecedented" in American politics, and the consistency of falsehoods a distinctive part of his business and political identities. Scholarly analysis of Trump's tweets found "significant evidence" of an intent to deceive.By June 2019, after initially resisting, many news organizations began to describe some of his falsehoods as "lies". The Washington Post said his frequent repetition of claims he knew to be false amounted to a campaign based on disinformation. Trump campaign CEO and presidency chief strategist Steve Bannon said that the press, rather than Democrats, was Trump's primary adversary and "the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit."As part of their attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Trump and his allies repeatedly falsely claimed there had been massive election fraud and that Trump had won the election. Their effort was characterized by some as an implementation of the big lie propaganda technique.On June 8, 2023, a grand jury indicted Trump on one count of making "false statements and representations", specifically by hiding subpoenaed classified documents from his own attorney who was trying to find and return them to the government. In August 2023, 21 of Trump's falsehoods about the 2020 election were listed in his Washington, D.C. indictment, while 27 were listed in his Georgia indictment.
Donald John Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977) is an American businessman, former television presenter, political activist, and author. He is the eldest child of former U.S. President Donald Trump and his first wife Ivana Trump.Trump serves as a trustee and executive vice president of The Trump Organization, running the company alongside his younger brother Eric. During their father's presidency, the brothers continued to do deals and investments in foreign countries, as well as collect payments in their U.S. properties from foreign governments, despite a pledge that they would not do so. He served as a boardroom judge on the reality TV show featuring his father, The Apprentice. He authored Triggered in 2019 and Liberal Privilege in 2020.Trump was active in his father's 2016 presidential campaign. He cooperated with Russia in their interference in the 2016 United States elections and had a meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information about the campaign of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Trump campaigned for several Republicans during the 2018 midterm elections. He has promoted several conspiracy theories.Trump was also active in his father's 2020 presidential campaign, often being on the campaign trail and being featured in the news for making unfounded claims. During the election he called for "total war" as the results were counted and promoted the stolen election conspiracy theory. Following his father's defeat, he engaged in attempts to overturn the results. He spoke at the rally that led to the storming of the Capitol, where he threatened Trump's opponents that "we're coming for you." In January 2021, Attorney General for the District of Columbia Karl Racine said that he is looking at whether to charge Donald Trump Jr. with inciting the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in the criminal investigation into the attack. CNN reported in April 2022 that two days after the election, Trump Jr. sent a text message to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows outlining paths to subvert the Electoral College process and ensure his father a second term.
Former President Donald Trump made offensive remarks at a private event in South Florida, mocking Sen. Jon Tester's weight and comparing his appearance to that of a pregnant woman. Trump defended the remarks by stating it wasn't offensive to compare Tester to a pregnant woman. He suggested supporting Tester's Republican opponent and potentially campaigning in Montana against Tester, who is one of the most vulnerable Democrats in the upcoming elections. Trump handily beat President Joe Biden in Montana in 2020. The fundraiser was for Rep. Ronnie Jackson, Trump's former White House physician.
Former federal prosecutors and judges have expressed concern over Donald Trump's verbal attacks on the US justice system, witnesses, jurors, and prosecutors, stating that his actions undermine the rule of law and American democracy. Trump has launched multiple attacks on the legal system via his Truth Social platform to counter the 88 federal and state criminal charges he faces. Additionally, Trump has glorified the insurgents who attacked the Capitol, called them patriots, cast doubt on the electoral system, and refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 elections.
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