Howard Stormy Daniels told her tale about donald trump with a whole lot of details, his silk pajamas later replaced by a tshirt and boxers to convince the jury that the One Night Stand he denies actually happened. But while most liberal pundits hailed her account, The Adult Film Star also acknowledged lying under an nda in exchange for a 130,000 payoff shortly before the 2016 election. Quote, i could not tell my story, he could not tell his story, we had to pretend we didnt know each other. There were plenty of exchangings that undercut daniels credibility as conservative pun if admits were quick to observe and while some professed dog almost fainting over the tawdry testimony, about the most explicit phrase she used was missionary position. If. Stormy daniels took the Stand Today Serving Up Salacious testimony that the judge somehow allowed. This is when the media who gave us lewinsky, me too and the pee tape we tends to be prude. Howard daniels described briefly blacking out when the
Received 150,000 in the leadup to the 2016 election as part of a catch and kill scheme with the national llenquirer to stay qui about her affair with donald trump. That means that Stormy Daniels testimony, the testimony that wrapped up today, will be the only testimony this jury hears that is directly from a woman accusing donald trump of trying to keepsi her quiet about an affair before the 2016 election. Now, there are lots of reasons why ms. Mcdougal might not want to testify, and there are lots of reasons why the prosecution might not want to call on her to testify. Were going to get some expert help unpacking all of that and what that a means for this casen just ar second. But Karen Mcdougal not testifying also makes the testimony we did get today from Stormy Daniels all it more important. And it makes the crossexamination of Stormy Daniels today, makes that all the more m important. Now, the defenses crossexamination today is probably most accurately described by a phrase i am lo
At times as money grubbing, inconsistent, driven by personal hatred, even rolling out that shes crazy line of attack against her. At one point Attorney Susan Necheles said you have, quote, a lot of experience making phony stories about sex. To which daniels replied wow thats now how i would put it. The sex in the films is real just like what happened to me in that room. To try to prove that Stormy Daniels profited off her association with donald trump, trumps Defense Lawyers pointed out stormy sold merchandise to which Stormy Daniels fired back, quote, not unlike mr. Trump. Team trump also suggested that Stormy Daniels opposed trump politically and wanted to take him down. A line of questioning that comes with a lot of risks for the expresident s team. As nbc news reports the defense spent considerable time trying to prove that daniels had a political motive for wanting to out trumps story, trying to hurt his election bid. Wouldnt that bolster the prosecutions arguments trump had for w
Court for His Civil Fraud Trial, former President Donald Trump is heading back to the Campaign Trail, but not before going after the judge who put him under a gag order. Well take you live to the c courthouse. And Police Searching for suspects after a Mass Shooting during home come Week Celebrations at a university. Well have the latest on that search. Were following these latest developing stories and many more all coming in here to cnn news central. And now there are two, minutes ago House Majority leader Steve Scalise made it official announcing that he will run to replace Kevin Mccarthy as House Speaker. It comes just hours after hardline conservative jim jordan publicly said he will run. Both need to win over more moderate members of their conference. And theres no time to waste, a floor vote on the speaker is expected next week in then the house is essentially paralyzed with a deadline looming in november. Melanie za nnona joins us on capitol hill. What do we know about Steve Sca