In the United States, the trial of former President Donald Trump continued in New York. This Tuesday, former porn star Stormy Daniels, one of the key figures in the case, gave a raw and detailed testimony about the sexual relationship she claims to have had in 2006.
In this trial which has America in suspense, and in the middle of the 2024 presidential election campaign, the testimony of the former actress was particularly awaited, because Donald Trump, who denies any sexual relationship with Stormy Daniels, is being prosecuted for a hidden payment of $130,000 to the actress at the end of the 2016 presidential campaign to buy her silence.
A testimony full of details
The audition of Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, took place in a tense atmosphere. Several times, Donald Trump’s defense requested a cancellation of the trial, considering that the 45-year-old actress’ story did not fall within the scope of the case. Repeated requests that were unsuccessful.
During her hearing, the former porn star began her story by recalling that it all started during a golf competition. “After a very brief meeting, a member of security told me that Donald Trump would like to know if I wanted to have dinner with him,” she told the jurors. Then, she returned to her meeting in a hotel suite “that was three times the size of my apartment.” According to her, a rather playful discussion ensued. The former President of the United States would have promised him an appearance on his famous reality TV show, “The Apprentice”.
Donald Trump undressed on the bed
It was afterward that things got complicated for Stormy Daniels. Responding to questions from prosecutor Susan Hoffinger, Stormy Daniels spoke of this moment when, coming out of the bathroom, she found Donald Trump undressed on the bed. “I felt the blood leave my hands, and my feet like when you get up too quickly,” she remembered. “I ended up having sex with him,” she said, adding that Donald Trump did not wear a condom. “I was ashamed of not having stopped it, of not saying no” and “I told very few people,” she concluded.
Since the start of the trial, Donald Trump has not hesitated to attack the credibility of witnesses, and of Stormy Daniels in particular. Since January 2018, when the affair was revealed by the Wall Street Journal, the former President of the United States has continued to deny any relationship with the former porn star. Faced with his attitude, the judge prohibited Donald Trump from publicly attacking witnesses or jurors outside the courtroom. He has already imposed ten fines of $1,000 on him and even threatened him for the second time with incarceration if he did it again.