05/19/2024

Stormy Daniels has taken the stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in a bombshell moment.

The porn star will testify about the $130,000 she received to keep quiet about her alleged affair with the former president.

The 77-year-old defendant has denied all claims he had a sexual relationship with Daniels.

It is a huge juncture in the trial that prosecutors believe could take another two weeks.

Judge Merchan ruled that Stormy will be able to testify about ‘sexual acts’ with Trump during her time on the stand. Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger told the judge that there would be ‘no descriptions of genitalia or anything.’

Stormy Daniels is talking us through the moment she came out of hotel suite’s bathroom to find Trump is just his boxer shorts and T-shirt on the bed, ‘like this,’ she says, pulling up her left leg and stretching her right arm behind her in a seductive pose.

She is deploying all her acting skills.

Next she is asked ‘very briefly’ to describe having sex with Trump.

She describes being on the bed without most of her clothes and her shoes, in the ‘missionary position’ she says – immediately raising an objection from the defense.

There has been a legal back and forth about how much detail can be included, with the prosecution told to limit discussion of the intercourse.

‘Was he wearing a condom?’ asked prosecutor Susan Hoffinger.

‘No.’

She recalls it being brief.

Daniels remembers getting dressed and that it was ‘absolutely dark outside.’

She testifies that her hands were shaking so hard she was having a hard time with the buckles on her shoes.

Danies recalls Trump suggesting they get together again and calling her ‘honey bunch.’

She says she just wanted to leave.

The prosecutor asks and Daniels says she did not say no at any time.

‘I didn’t say anything at all,’ Daniels says.

She remembers taking a cab back.

‘I felt ashamed that I didn’t stop it, that I didn’t say no,’ Daniels says.

Stormy Daniels recalls having to use the bathroom. She remembers washing her hands and touching up her lipstick and looking in a leather toiletry bag, ‘I did look, I’m not proud of it,’ Daniels says.

Daniels remembers Old Spice and Pert Plus, which she thought was amusing. She also recalls gold tweezers.

She remembers coming out of the bathroom, and Trump being on the bed in boxer shorts and a t-shirt. She says she was startled at first.

She felt the room ‘spun’ in that moment.

‘Oh my god, what did I misread to get here?’ Daniels remembers thinking.

She recalls trying to step around and leave and thinking she put herself in a bad situation.

Daniels remembers Trump standing up beteween her and the door, but she insists it was ‘not in a threatening manner.’

She remembers Trump saying ‘I thought we were getting somewhere.’

‘”If you wanted to get out of the trailer park,” Daniels remembers Trump stating.

‘I was offended,’ she says.

Daniels says ‘I think I blacked out.’

She says she just does not remember, but she was not drunk or on drugs.

11:39

Court resumes from morning break

Judge Merchan admonishes prosecutor and says that the level of detail Stormy Daniels has been going into is unnecessary.

He says when she returns, they should move it along more quickly.