Donald Trump vs. Stormy Daniels Hush Money Trial
Back in 2018, Stormy Daniels publicly claimed that Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, had paid her $130,000 to keep quiet about their alleged affair. Though Donald Trump did attempt to delay the onset of the trial, with his lawyers citing "an impartial jury cannot be selected right now based on prejudicial pretrial publicity." However, Justice Lizbeth González rejected the request without any explanation.
The incident, according to Stormy Daniels, occurred during Melania's pregnancy with her and the former president's son, Barron, in 2006, a decade before Trump's presidency. She says they met in Lake Tahoe at a celebrity golf tournament, and he invited her to his hotel suite for dinner, where he showed her a copy of a golf magazine with his face on the cover.
Stormy then recalls saying, "Someone should take that magazine and spank you with it." Allegedly, the former president then "turned around and pulled his pants down a little," which is when Stormy "gave him a couple of swats." Later that evening, Stormy says they had consensual sex.
Donald Trump has denied any relationship with the adult film star, but on Oct. 28th, 2016, Stormy signed an NDA in which she pledged not to publicly discuss any aspect of their relationship in exchange for $130,000.
In 2023, Trump was charged with falsifying business records to cover up the payment, and claims that the $130K was to stop her "false and extortionist accusations." Now that the trial is about to begin, things are not looking good for him.
Donald Trump's Lawyers Predict A Loss
Trump's lawyer, Alina Habba, predicts that the former president will be hit with another loss in court soon enough. "I don't have hopes really that high at this moment that the New York courts will do the right thing, that the jury will do the right thing," she told Greg Kelly, host of Greg Kelly Reports during an interview.
"It's very troubling," she continued. "We're in the fight of our lives at this moment."
This would be yet another loss in court for Donald Trump, who recently lost another NY lawsuit for exaggerating his wealth in order to get more favorable loan terms.