The people call Stormy Daniels. Those five words kicking off an almost unreal scene and some detailed and salacious testimony thats been unfolding today in a manhattan courtroom. The trial now on lunch break with the former adult film actress on the stand. Stormy daniels facetoface with donald trump describing their alleged sexual encounter, a story so explosive she said she felt it put her life in danger appearing nervous and speaking so quickly the judge at multiple points asked her to slow down. Daniels gave a detailed Borderline Graphic Account of what happened saying that after it was over, quote, i left as fast as i could. Just like so much of this trial, its the stuff of tabloids, its embarrassing, potentially even humiliating for the former president and according to our team in court, it kept the jury happening on every word but does any of it prove he broke the law . Im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in New York City. Back with me is duncan levin, former senior staf
Theres no way to unring the bell in our view. Blanche also accused the prosecution of purposely trying to embarrass trump. And trying to enflame the jury following a conversation between the prosecution and Stormy Daniels. Her testimony has now been different after the lunch break. Shorter answers. Less narrative. Lets get right to it. Back with us, nbc news correspondent, Vaughn Hillyard and joining us for the hour, former fbi General Counsel and nyu law professor, andrew weissman, adam pollack and amy parnes. Okay, vaughn, catch us up on whats going inside right this very second. Reporter theyve been going back and forth over that period of time between august of, October Of 2016 when daniels entered into that 130,000 agreement to keep her story silent with cohen. She believed he was a party up until March Of 2018 when she appeared on 60 minutes and publicly detailed the encounter in 2006. It was not until the Wall Street Journal story by the Wall Street Journal in January Of 2018 in
Shes on the stand right now. Shes actually being grilled by one of trumps lawyers, susan necheles. Shes been a Backseat Player so far. Its apparent that today was her big day. Stormy daniels is on cross after hours of testifying to some of the things donald trump and his allies, enablers have spent Tens Of Thousands of dollars trying to hide and suppress. Stormy daniels went through all of the painstaking details of her 2006 Sexual Encounter with donald trump down to the pattern that she remembers seeing in the trumps hotel room. Many objections sustained. Stormy daniels described reluctantly agreeing to have dinner with donald trump, thinking it could be good for her career. At one point during their time together, she said she asked herself, quote, how did i misread this so badly to get here . Thats when it became intimate. Sitting ten feet away from the expresident , Stormy Daniels said that donald trump would call her sometimes, two to three times a week. From nbc news reporting fr
Good morning, it is 10 00 eastern. Im ana cabrera alongside jose diazbalart for special breaking news coverage. Donald trumps Hush Money Trial is back under way in a manhattan courtroom and a significant witness is in the courthouse this morning, as proceedings get under way. Adult film star Stormy Daniels, who we learned is expected to testify today. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is at the courthouse. Here with me in new york for the hour, danny cevallos, criminal Defense Attorney, catherine christian, former assistant Manhattan District Attorney and jeremy solan, former attorney in the manhattan d. A. s office. Vaughn, kick us off, we have a witness on the stand right now, who well get to in a moment, but, again, this morning we expect Stormy Daniels at some point today to take the stand and the judge before the jury was even called in already set some parameters around her expected testimony. Fill us in. Reporter right. Some could say this was a long time coming. This began all the way back
Contentious day in court Stormy Daniels begin are detailing or alleged sexual encounter with donald trump and the Hush Money Payment to buy her silence Defense Attorneys please do note time hitting back during a very combative crossexaminatio n, Attacking Daniels credibility and prompting her to testify under oath that she hates trump and wants to see him held accountable for the next hour, well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel will break down all of todays most Important Development and look ahead to whats next welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer with a Special Report in Situation Room the trump trial today our coverage begins tonight in new york, where the trump Hush Money Trial, just wrap for the day after the prosecution put one of its star witnesses on the stand, Stormy Daniels the alleged affair, the Hush Money Payments, and daniels credibility, all very much under the microscope for the jury first, lets go to see as