OAN’s Brooke Mallory
3:23 PM – Friday, May 10, 2024
After testifying in Donald Trump’s New York trial this week, former adult film star Stormy Daniels attempted to poke fun at the former president and his legal team.
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“A real man responds by standing in court under oath and testifying. Oh, wait a minute. Never mind,” Daniels said Thursday. Post to X (twitter).
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, attacked Trump and his legal team following complaints about her testimony on Tuesday and Thursday.
In an attempt to lift Judge Juan Marchand’s gag order on Thursday, Trump’s lawyers allowed Daniels to testify. They argued that after she finished her testimony, she could no longer be threatened.
Additionally, Trump’s lawyers cited repeated changes in her testimony and Daniels revealing too many irrelevant details about her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former president. I tried to declare a miscarriage of justice.
“You said In contact That’s a whole different story,” said Susan Necheres, one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers. However, Daniels denied the allegations, adding: “There was a middle part of what I claimed.” [Stormy] I didn’t remember. ”
However, Mr. Marchand rejected both efforts to declare a miscarriage of justice.
Mr. Necheres also undermined Mr. Daniels’ credibility with the jury by portraying him as an unreliable witness and pointing out certain inconsistencies and implying that he had altered the story of the alleged meeting. In response to Daniels’ alleged affair with the former president, Necheres also said that Daniels made significant profits from the story, which could be seen as a viable purpose for her fabrication. He also emphasized the facts.
“The more specific Mr. Daniels can provide about the encounter, the more the jury will be able to consider whether the encounter actually occurred and, if it did, whether to believe Mr. Daniels’ story,” Merchan said. he said.
Daniels denied ever asking Trump for money.
“I have never asked money from anyone in particular. I have asked money to tell my story. …I have published to sell my story, to expose the truth. He was seeking money from the company,” Daniels claimed.
Trump has been charged with 34 felonies for allegedly falsifying business records.
The indictment alleges that Daniels illegally concealed payments made by now-disgruntled former lawyer Michael Cohen to Daniels during the latter stages of his 2016 presidential campaign to keep her quiet about a 2006 affair. .
After Daniels’ testimony, prosecutors said they would not call Playboy model Karen McDougall to the witness stand.
“Some legal experts believe this testimony, while embarrassing, may actually help Trump’s case. Proving that there was sexual contact would be a hush-hush These are critical to proving why the fees were allegedly paid, but too much tainted detail could alienate jurors and even arouse sympathy for Mr. Trump.” ABC News report.
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