Stormy Daniels Testifies About Sexual Encounter With Trump: Takeaways

Porn star Stormy Daniels appeared as a witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday, and her testimony did not disappoint those expecting juicy revelations.

Trump is on trial on 34 counts of falsifying business documents. Prosecutors accuse Trump of covering up refunds to his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who was convicted of violating campaign finance laws when he paid Daniels $130,000 in 2016 to keep quiet about their alleged 2006 sexual encounter preserve.

While Trump has denied the claim, Daniels’ testimony about the night in July 2006 provided numerous details.

Judge Juan Merchan appeared annoyed that her testimony contained so much arguably irrelevant information, confirming many of Trump lawyer Susan Necheles’ frequent objections.

Here’s how Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, described the evening as she answered questions from prosecutors:

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Daniels was not an enthusiastic participant

The New York Times reported that she was shaken by their sexual encounter, but didn’t say no. She “didn’t say anything at all.”

Daniels was 27 when she met Trump at a golf tournament

Daniels described attending a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe in July 2006 while she was under contract as an adult film director, writer and actress. Daniels was 27 years old. She didn’t know how old Trump was, but she knew he was probably the same age or older than her father. Trump was 60.

A Trump bodyguard named Keith approached Daniels during the tournament and said Trump would like to know if she would like to have dinner with him, Daniels testified. She finally gave the bodyguard her phone number.

Daniels said she received advice that day about going to dinner, which could open up career opportunities for her.

Trump met her at the door in silk pajamas

Daniels said when she arrived at Trump’s hotel suite, she said hello and he came out wearing silk or satin pajamas. She joked when she asked if Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine, knew that Trump was wearing Hefner’s pajamas.

She told Trump to change and he obliged, she said. He put on a shirt and dress pants.

Trump said he did not sleep in the same room as his wife

Daniels described seeing a photo of Melania Trump as she spoke to Donald Trump in his hotel suite. She told Trump, “She’s very beautiful – what about your wife?” Trump told Daniels not to worry about it because, according to Daniels, he and Melania Trump did not sleep in the same room.

Daniels slapped Trump on the butt in the hotel suite

Daniels thought Trump was rude and she told him someone should beat him up and he gave her a look as if daring her to do so.

She took a magazine, asked him to turn around and hit him on the butt with it, she testified. Then they continued talking, “and he was much more polite.”

Trump said Daniels reminded him of his daughter

While discussing the possibility of Daniels appearing on “The Apprentice,” Trump told Daniels that she reminded him of his daughter, who was smart and beautiful, Daniels testified.

Trump had gold tweezers and gold manicure tools

Daniels described the items in Trump’s bathroom, mentioning Old Spice and manicure items that appeared to be made of gold, such as gold tweezers.

‘Oh my God’: Daniels thought about seeing Trump posing on the bed in his underwear

When Daniels came out of the bathroom, Trump was lying on the bed in his underwear as if he was waiting for her, she testified. She said she thought “Oh my God” in her head and wondered what she had misunderstood.

Daniels said she laughed nervously when she came out of the bathroom and saw Trump lying on the bed in his underwear. She said she initially tried to make a joke and walk around to leave.

She said she didn’t feel physically threatened by him, even though she knew there was a bodyguard right outside the door. She said there was a power imbalance but she had not been threatened. She referred to their sexual position when they allegedly had sex, and the defense objected to that statement, which the judge upheld.

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