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Daniels testifies she 'didn't care' about $130,000 hush-money amount
Hugo Lowell
Prosecutors elicit more important testimony from Stormy Daniels undercutting another of Donald Trump’s defense claims that he was being extorted by her and her lawyer, Keith Davidson.
Daniels says she didn’t negotiate for more money than $130,000 because she “didn’t care” about the money.
Her financial situation was “the best it had ever been” and all she wanted was the story to remain secret – because she had not told her boyfriend – and just wanted all of it to be over.
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The court is breaking for lunch and will resume at 2pm ET.
As Donald Trump left the courtroom just now, he looked around the gallery. He did not seem more dour than normal.
Before the break, the prosecution asked Stormy Daniels about the delay of the $130,000 payment. “Did you get paid the 130,000 on 14 October 2016, as was disclosed in that email?”
Daniels said: “No, it was late.”
“What did you understand for the reason the delay was happening?” Daniels replied:
I didn’t know it was late, he just kept making excuses.
Who? She said Michael Cohen to her lawyer, Keith Davidson.
Daniels testifies she 'didn't care' about $130,000 hush-money amount
Hugo Lowell
Prosecutors elicit more important testimony from Stormy Daniels undercutting another of Donald Trump’s defense claims that he was being extorted by her and her lawyer, Keith Davidson.
Daniels says she didn’t negotiate for more money than $130,000 because she “didn’t care” about the money.
Her financial situation was “the best it had ever been” and all she wanted was the story to remain secret – because she had not told her boyfriend – and just wanted all of it to be over.
Stormy Daniels said she met Donald Trump again in the summer of 2007 in Los Angeles.
Trump “kept trying to make sexual advances, putting his hand on my leg, scooting closer,” she said, NBC reported. Daniels added: “I told him I was on my period".”
She said she stopped taking Trump’s calls after he told her that he couldn’t get her on "The Apprentice”.
Daniels describes meeting with Trump at Trump Tower
Stormy Daniels said that she met with Donald Trump again at the Trump Tower in 2007 after he suggested she visit.
Daniels testified that she went up to his office to meet him and that she also met with his assistant, Rhona Graff, in the lobby area.
She said that during their meeting, Daniels recalled Trump telling her that he was “still working on the Apprentice thing”. She said Trump also offered her tickets to pageants, NBC reported.
Asked if he seemed concerned about others seeing her there, she said:
Oh no, he introduced me to everybody. He just seemed busy.
Stormy Daniels testified that she later attended the launch of Trump Vodka in January 2007 and that she had agreed to meet Donald Trump because the chance to be on The Apprentice was still up in the air.
Daniels said she was introduced by Trump to Karen McDougal at the party. McDougal, a former Playboy model, has said she had an extramarital affair with Trump.
Stormy Daniels testified that she saw Donald Trump the day after their sexual encounter. She said his bodyguard, Keith Schiller, had asked if she would meet him again and that she had agreed because it was in public.
Daniels said she met Trump at a hotel nightclub where he was seated at a table with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who Trump called “Big Ben”.
She said she spoke with Trump often in the weeks after they met, “sometimes two to three times a week”, and that she would always put him on speaker phone and that “dozens of people” heard her on the phone with him.
Asked why she continued to speak to Trump, she told the jury that her publicist “thought it was a good idea” to continue the conversations about the TV show.
Hugo Lowell
Prosecutors are getting some important testimony from Stormy Daniels undercutting one of Donald Trump’s defense claims – and Jeffrey McConney’s testimony – that he didn’t want the story about their affair to come out, not because of the 2016 election, but because he didn’t want to embarrass his wife Melania.
Asked if he was concerned in July 2006 or summer 2007 about anyone finding out, or if he told her to keep it confidential? “Absolutely not.”
Judge warns prosecutors to keep Daniels' questioning relevant to the case
Hugo Lowell
The judge, Juan Merchan, is clearly unhappy with the Stormy Daniels testimony.
He warned prosecutors before the trial resumed after the morning break that much of her testimony had so far been irrelevant to the case – and at times it has felt like Daniels gossiping for sport, except for when the mood turned serious when she talked about how she came to have sex with Donald Trump.
Still, Judge Merchan on multiple occasions has now admonished Daniels for talking at length about the encounter, often in an unserious manner and at times making faces.
“Just listen to the question and answer the question,” Merchan has instructed her, after sustaining objection after objection from the defense.
Hugo Lowell
Stormy Daniels testified that after she used the restroom attached to the bedroom, Trump had appeared on the bed in boxers and a T-shirt.
Daniels said she tried to sidestep around him, but Trump confronted her standing up in the doorway.
Although not in a threatening manner, Daniels said, Trump told her: “I thought you were serious about what you wanted” when she tried to leave.
Daniels testified that the:
Next thing I know, I was on opposite side of bed from where we had been standing, my clothes and shoes were off, my bra was still on … and we were missionary position...
Her testimony was cut off when Trump’s lawyer, Susan Necheles, objected, which Merchan sustained.
Stormy Daniels says Trump did not ask her to keep their sexual encounter a secret
The prosecution asks Stormy Daniels if Donald Trump asked her to keep their encounter confidential. Daniels says no.
Did he express any concern at that point with his wife finding out? Daniels says no.
Daniels says Trump told her 'let’s get together again, honeybunch' after sexual encounter
The prosecution asks Stormy Daniels if she remembers getting dressed after having sex with Donald Trump.
Daniels says:
Sitting on the edge of the bed, noticing that it was absolutely completely dark outside now, it was really hard to get my shoes on because my hands were shaking so hard … My hands were shaking so hard that I was having a hard time getting dressed.
She is asked what Trump said to her. She says Trump said:
Let’s get together again, honeybunch!
The prosecution asks: “Did you say no at anytime?” “No.” “Why not?” Daniels says:
Because I didn’t say anything at all.
What did Trump say when she was leaving?
He said that we have to get together again soon, went to kiss me goodbye, I just laughed as fast as I could. That was it.
'I blacked out': Daniels describes 'brief' sexual encounter with Trump
Stormy Daniels is asked what happened after she told Donald Trump that she wanted to leave.
I just think I blacked out – I was not drunk I was not drugged … I just don’t remember.
She says at some point, she ended up on the bed having sex with Trump.
The next thing I know is I was on the bed, somehow on the opposite side of the bed from where we had been standing, I had my clothes and my shoes off ... we were in missionary position.
She said she “was staring up at the ceiling and didn’t know how I got there”.
“Was he wearing a condom?” the prosecution asked. Daniels said: “No.”
“Was that concerning to you?” Daniels replied: “Yes.”
Did you say anything about it? Daniels said: “I didn’t say anything at all.”
And was it brief? “Yes.”
Stormy Daniels said Donald Trump “was just on the bed” in his boxer shorts and T-shirt when she exited the bathroom.
She said:
I laughed, nervously, tried to make a joke out of it I guess and step and leave …I just thought to myself, great, I’ve put myself in this bad situation.
Trump “stood up between me in the door – not in a threatening manner,” she said. She told him that “I gotta go.”
He said I thought we were getting somewhere ... I thought you were serious about what you wanted, if you want to get out of that trailer park, I was offended because I never lived in a trailer park.
'Like a jump scare': Daniels testifies she was 'startled' to see Trump in boxer shorts in bed
Stormy Daniels is describing what happened after she went into the bathroom of Donald Trump’s penthouse suite, where she saw a “leather-looking toiletry bag” containing products such as Old Spice.
She says that when she came out of the bathroom, she saw Trump wearing boxer shorts and a T-shirt. She wasn’t expecting him to be there minus a lot of clothing, she said. She said:
At first I was just startled, like a jump scare ... and that’s when I had that moment where I felt like the room spun in slow motion and I felt the blood basically leave my hands and my feet, almost like if you stand up too fast … I just thought, oh my god, what did I misread to get here? The intention is pretty clear if someone’s stripped down to their underwear and on the bed.
The court is back in session after a short break.
Stormy Daniels is back on the witness stand.
Daniels testifies Trump told her she reminded him of his daughter Ivanka
Stormy Daniels later said Donald Trump told her she reminded her of his daughter Ivanka, when he was trying to convince her that appearing on The Apprentice would be good for her career:
You remind me of my daughter, she is smart and blonde and beautiful and people underestimate her as well.
Daniels testifies Trump said he and Melania 'don't sleep in the same room'
Hugo Lowell
Stormy Daniels has been testifying at a rapid pace about how she first met Donald Trump in July 2006 at a golf tournament, after which Trump invited her up to his room for dinner.
Daniels recounted in incredible detail the foyer to his hotel suite, how Trump initially came out in silk-satin pyjamas that she told him to change out of, which he did, and how they made small talk.
At one point, Daniels said she talked with Trump about his wife, Melania, as they flicked through photos. She told him Melania was beautiful, but recalled Trump said not to worry because “we don’t even sleep in the same room”.
Stormy Daniels testified that most people want to know the salacious details of her work, but that Donald Trump was interested in the business aspects.
She said he asked questions including if she had health insurance, or about STD testing.
The court is taking a short break.
Before the break, Stormy Daniels was asked what her expectations were about going to Donald Trump’s hotel room after meeting him at the celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. Daniels testified that she had no expectations other than going for dinner with someone else.
Asked to describe their meeting in the penthouse suite of the hotel, Daniels said Trump was wearing silk or satin pyjamas and that she made fun of him for them, asking “Does Mr Hefner know you stole his pyjamas?”
She said she asked him to go and change, which he did. When he returned in a suit, they sat at a dining table and began talking. She said they spoke about how she grew up, and he asked whether she had a boyfriend.
Daniels said Trump asked her how she got involved in the adult entertainment business, and that he was very interested in how she had segued from being a porn star to writing and directing.
