– Stormy Daniels testified in the New York hush-money trial, denying accusations of having a vendetta against Donald Trump and trying to extort him.
– Daniels described feeling ashamed and scared after an alleged encounter with Trump in 2006, and said she received threats after talking to a magazine about it.
– The defense lawyer accused Daniels of cashing in on a false claim of sex and trying to extort money from Trump, which Daniels denied, saying she has been telling her story for over a decade.
In the New York hush-money trial, Stormy Daniels faced a fiery cross-examination from a defense lawyer who accused her of having a vendetta against Donald Trump and trying to extort him. Daniels confirmed that she hated Trump and would want him to go to jail if found guilty. The exchange followed Daniels’ direct testimony about a regrettable encounter she says she had with Trump in 2006, which he denies ever occurring.
Trump and Daniels have a history of name-calling on social media, with Trump referring to her as “horseface” and Daniels calling him an “orange turd.” During the trial, the defense lawyer confronted Daniels with derogatory tweets she made about Trump, suggesting a tawdry and long-running war of words between the two parties. Trump initially appeared downcast during Daniels’ testimony but his mood lightened during the cross-examination.
Daniels denied accusations of extortion and insisted she was only telling her story about what happened to her. She revealed feeling scared and ashamed after the encounter with Trump, especially when she was threatened by a male stranger in 2011 after giving an interview about the incident. Trump’s demeanor during the trial fluctuated from somber to more relaxed, depending on the line of questioning from the defense. Daniels’ cross-examination is set to continue on Thursday morning.