Porn star Stormy Daniels described her 2006 encounter with Donald Trump in unflattering terms at his criminal trial in New York on Tuesday, testifying she tried not to think about the sex while it took place and feared it would become public.
For several hours, Daniels, 45, offered details on the witness stand about her encounter with the former U.S. president, 77, and the hush-money deal she reached to stay quiet about it ahead of the 2016 election, when he won the White House.
She told jurors that her life descended into “chaos” after the arrangement was made public in 2018, saying she was ostracized and harassed at her home.
“Who do you understand Mr. Trump to be referring to as ‘horseface’ and ‘sleazebag’ in this post?” prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked Daniels as she displayed a social media post by Trump.
“Me,” Daniels replied.
Questioned by Trump’s lawyer, Daniels said she hates Trump and hopes he goes to jail if found guilty.
Daniels’s testimony prompted Trump’s legal team to ask for a mistrial, arguing that her account included details — such as the fact that Trump did not wear a condom — that “inflamed” the jury and were irrelevant to the case.
Justice Juan Merchan denied the request.
Trump, the presumed Republican nominee in this year’s presidential election, did not react as he watched Daniels testify. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 US hush-money payment to Daniels and denies ever having sex with her.
His legal team has suggested that Daniels was angling for a spot on The Apprentice, a popular reality TV show then hosted by Trump, a New York real estate mogul.
Daniels confirmed that she hoped he would cast her on the show following their encounter. Asked by Trump’s lawyer if she was now making money off her story, she replied: “I’ve been making money by telling my story about what happened to me.”
Daniels says she ‘blacked out’ before sex
Daniels said Trump made sexual advances after inviting her to his hotel suite at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nev. Daniels testified she grew up as the daughter of a low-income single mother.
She said Trump told her: “This is the only way…
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