Trump also assured Daniels that he and Melania didn't “even sleep in the same room," she testified.
Trump also assured Daniels that he and Melania didn't “even sleep in the same room," she testified
After meeting the future president of the United States at a golf tournament in 2006, adult film star Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday that Donald Trump's personal bodyguard asked if she would like to have dinner with the once-and-future Republican nominee.
"No, with an expletive in front," Daniels said she told the aide in response, per NBC News. But she reconsidered after meeting with her publicist, she said, recalling their words: "If nothing else, you'll get a great story" and "what's the worst that could happen?"
But, according to Daniels, dinner never happened. When she got to Trump's hotel room, she found him in pajamas -- he later changed -- and eager to discuss her work in the adult film industry, where she had risen from performer to director, and whether she had ever contracted and STD ("I've never tested positive for anything," Daniels said).
Right after the 2016 election, the NY Times had a panel with the creators of all the top political TV series. West Wing; House of Cards: Scandal, any you could name.
All the writers and producers said the same thing; if they'd had a fictional character say that they 'liked soldiers who didn't get captured' the TV networks and advertisers would demand that the character be shown getting hate from all Americans.
The media reported all the horrible things Trump said in 2016 and people still voted for the pig.
It was so outlandish that many of these folks opted to believe the media was slandering him over him just being that scummy of a person.
The character-assassination on "The Media" (granted some of that was self-inflicted) was really successful, allowing anyone to follow whatever narrative they desired without shame.
Does anyone remember that Bill Clinton got impeached for a fucking blow job in the oval office and lying about it on national television?
Yet we elect a president with multiple scandals, including paying a porn star hush, money for an affair while he was married. The hypocrisy in this country is ridiculous.
Does anyone remember that Bill Clinton got impeached for a fucking blow job in the oval office and lying about it on national television?
He didn't lie about it. He was very, very careful to make them define all their terms and then answered truthfully based on their exact definitions.
He "did not have sexual relations with that woman" because he made them define what counted as sexual relations, and by their own definition a blowjob did not.
To this day I still think that doesn't count as "sexual relations". If one of my friends told me they had sex with someone and that's all they did, I'd call them a liar.
I also remember the absurdity of that case giving him a sympathetic reputation. Like, even people that hated Clinton saw it was crazy to impeach him over something so... intimate.
I am worried that puting so much focus on sexually shaming TFG and ignoring the actual crime commited is gonna work out badly.
Dude used campaign contributions to settle a personal matter, but har har mushroom-dick.
Exactly. If he's kept out of the white house for a 2nd term because the biggest crime he's committed is fucking a pornstar, our justice system is a failure.
Democrats aren't putting forth any great candidates either but at least they're not scraping the bottom of the humanity barrel for the worst piece of shits possible like republicans have been doing as of late.
It's specifically racist people. Yes that is a subgenre of stupid. But I think it is important to note they are both dimwitted and want to watch other people suffer.
I really feel Melania gets a big payout if trump is proven to have cheated on her in court. He only seems concerned in denying the affair, not the actual matter at hand. Maybe this breaks her prenup, and she can divorce him now.
By the way, of you ever get offered a deal where you get a fortune if trump is proven to do something stupid in court, you sign that thing.
Exactly. My concern is the lurid and sexual details will only serve to undermine the seriousness of the law he broke. As long as these gross but legal details are making headlines, the less coverage his actual crime gets, which his team will gladly accept.
Trump was married twice before and has long been rumored to have had many affairs. Melania knew what she was getting into and didn't care because of money. And as dumb as Trump is, I'm sure even he is smart enough to realize that his prenup should protect his ability to keep on with his sexual misconduct.
Actually, no, it's not. It's not illegal to pay someone to keep quiet. It is illegal to use campaign funds and lie about where that money is going. That's what this trial is about.
She's also mentioned that if it wasn't true, he totally would have called a press conference and dropped his pants to prove it. I can't dispute that logic.
Honestly surprised his lawyers didn't shut down most of the parts of her testimony that are getting the most media coverage. Stuff like him saying she reminded him of his daughter, him not using a condom, etc are embarrassing for Trump and hopefully cost him votes but are mostly not related to what he was actually charged with.
It's a trial, not an election. Whether or not you support him and whether or not he's guilty of falsifying business records are two different questions.
Tbh, politicians like this are a liability for national security. Why do so many in policing circles (fbi etc.) support this kind of person? Their stated motivations are completely at odds with actions, it’s mind boggling.
Why do so many in policing circles (fbi etc.) support this kind of person? Their stated motivations are completely at odds with actions, it’s mind boggling.
B’cos deeply held personal prejudices will always come first. When they see Trump, or any other scumbag politician, has the same prejudices as them, they see a kindred spirit.
I wonder how his wife feels about all of this. I get that money takes care of things like that but since he's a broke bitch, how long until she leaves his ass?
Cheating on your pregnant wife, while paying for sex, with a porn star, while pretending you're having sex with your daughter... And then selling bibles.
"At one point, Daniels said Trump compared her to Ivanka. "You remind me of my daughter," Trump said, according to Daniels, an apparent reference to them both being blonde, intelligent and underestimated"
Let’s all thank a God who may or may not exist that The Orange One didn’t utter these words whilst he and Stormy were re-creating Gallo and Seveigny’s more raunchy scenes in The Brown Bunny
Yes, and this testimony establishes that there was a reason to make the payment, and a reason to falsify them, it's the story he was trying to bury, now the jury knows it and can make a more informed decision.
Look, im on your side and i want this guy to go jail. You already seen them try to mistrial over this, because although its gross, neither of those things are illegal and theyre not what hes being charged with. Hes being charged with falsifying business records. Its a simple case, they have the check stubs he signed, they have the records not showing payments, his previous lawyer is already in jail because we already know all of this happened. All this testimony is doing is giving them room to argue about personal biases.
Well yeah sure along with a slew of other crimes he committed. If our system wasn't broken, he'd already be charged with treason and in jail or just offed like how we used to treat treasonous bastards.