Donald Trump x 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." However, despite his apparent confidence that he's done nothing wrong, his lawyer thinks otherwise, calling this court case "the fight of our lives" during an interview with Greg Kelly on Greg Kelly Reports.
Twitter Users Troll Donald Trump As He Can't Keep His Eyes Open In Court
Because no cameras were allowed in court the day Trump was spotted taking a snooze in court, the courtroom sketches were released to the public, and Twitter users were quick to poke fun at one photo in particular: one featuring a tired and wrinkled-looking Donald Trump with his eyes closed and head tilted to the side, looking like he's dozed off out of pure boredom.
"Look, he's old," one user wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "The judge is keeping Sleepy Don from his nap time."
"My theory: Trump's legal team sedated him," one person joked.
"If Sleepy Don is too low energy to stay awake during the first day of his criminal trial, does he even have the stamina to be President?" asked another.
"I gotta say, he's committed to the anti-woke bit," a final person added.