terça-feira, 7 de maio de 2024

Stormy Daniels takes stand in Trump’s hush-money trial

 


Stormy Daniels takes stand in Trump’s hush-money trial

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/may/07/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-fine-gag-order-violations-live#top-of-blog

 

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Daniels testifies Trump told her she reminded him of his daughter Ivanka

Stormy Daniels later said Donald Trump told her she reminded her of his daughter Ivanka, when he was trying to convince her that appearing on The Apprentice would be good for her career:

 

You remind me of my daughter, she is smart and blonde and beautiful and people underestimate her as well.

 

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Hugo Lowell

Judge Merchan is clearly unhappy with the Stormy Daniels testimony.

 

He warned prosecutors before the trial resumed after the morning break that much of her testimony had so far been irrelevant to the case – and at times it has felt like Daniels gossiping for sport, except for when the mood turned serious when she talked about how she came to have sex with Donald Trump.

 

Still, Judge Merchan on multiple occasions has now admonished Daniels for talking at length about the encounter, often in an unserious manner and at times making faces. Merchan has instructed her:

 

Just listen to the question and answer the question

 

7 May 2024

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Hugo Lowell

Stormy Daniels testified that after she used the restroom attached to the bedroom, Trump had appeared on the bed in boxers and a T-shirt.

 

Daniels said she tried to sidestep around him, but Trump confronted her standing up in the doorway.

 

Although not in a threatening manner, Daniels said, Trump told her: “I thought you were serious about what you wanted” when she tried to leave.

 

Daniels testified that the:

 

Next thing I know, I was on opposite side of bed from where we had been standing, my clothes and shoes were off, my bra was still on … and we were missionary position...

 

Her testimony was cut off when Trump’s lawyer Susan Necheles objected, which Judge Merchan sustained.

 

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The prosecution asks Stormy Daniels if Donald Trump asked her to keep their encounter confidential. Daniels says no.

 

Did he express any concern at that point with his wife finding out? Daniels says no.

 

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Daniels says Trump told her 'let’s get together again, honeybunch' after sexual encounter

The prosecution asks Stormy Daniels if she remembers getting dressed after having sex with Donald Trump. Daniels says:

 

Sitting on the edge of the bed, noticing that it was absolutely completely dark outside now, it was really hard to get my shoes on because my hands were shaking so hard … My hands were shaking so hard that I was having a hard time getting dressed.

 

She is asked what Trump said to her. She says Trump said:

 

Let’s get together again, honeybunch!

 

The prosecution asks: “Did you say no at anytime?” “No.” “Why not?” Daniels says:

 

Because I didn’t say anything at all.

 

What did Trump say when she was leaving?

 

He said that we have to get together again soon, went to kiss me goodbye, I just laughed as fast as I could. That was it.

 

 

Updated at

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'I blacked out': Daniels describes 'brief' sexual encounter with Trump

Stormy Daniels is asked what happened after she told Donald Trump that she wanted to leave.

 

I just think I blacked out -- I was not drunk I was not drugged … I just don’t remember.

 

She says at some point, she ended up on the bed having sex with Trump.

 

The next thing I know is I was on the bed, somehow on the opposite side of the bed from where we had been standing, I had my clothes and my shoes off ... we were in missionary position.

 

She said she “was staring up at the ceiling and didn’t know how I got there.”

 

“Was he wearing a condom” the prosecution asked. Daniels said: “No.”

 

“Was that concerning to you?” Daniels replied: “Yes.”

 

Dd you say anything about it? Daniels said: “I didn’t say anything at all.”

 

And was it brief? “Yes.”

 

Updated at

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15m ago

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Stormy Daniels said Donald Trump “was just on the bed” in his boxer shorts and T-shirt when she exited the bathroom. She said:

 

I laughed, nervously, tried to make a joke out of it I guess and step and leave …I just thought to myself, great, I’ve put myself in this bad situation.

 

Trump “stood up between me in the door – not in a threatening manner,” she said. She told him that “I gotta go.”

 

He said I thought we were getting somewhere ... I thought you were serious about what you wanted, if you want to get out of that trailer park, I was offended because I never lived in a trailer park.

 

 

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