10 Takeaways from Stormy Daniels, Trump’s First Legal Encounter after Their 2006 Alleged Sexual Encounter

Former US President Donald Trump faced his accuser Stormy Daniels in a Manhattan court May 7 in the trial of hush money she received from his ex-lawyer.

The Trump paid her the money in the lead-up to the presidential contest between Republican Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016.

The two had been making their separate points in public since the allegation broke out—until May 7.

Trump, a real estate billionaire, is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The crime was an attempt to hide the money Trump’s team paid to keep Daniels from telling.

For all involved, the first day turned out to be a long one dripping unprintable details and foul language. Even the Republican presidential candidate in the November election didn’t fight things funny.

10 Takeaways

1)Daniel faced the jury throughout except when she had to identify Trump.

2)Trump and Daniels met eyeball to eyeball for the first time since 2006 when they had the encounter.

3)Both Trump and Danile freely f-bombed the court, and the judge had to warn the former president.

4)Prosecutor’s cross-examination brought out too much detail with vulgarity and obscenity. Justice Juan Merchan said not every detail was necessary.

5)Court admitted Daniel was difficult to control.

6)Trump still pleaded not guilty, denied having any sexcapade with Daniels, but admitted paying her 130 grand to keep her sweet.

7)Daniel recounted how Trump didn’t use a condom, and how she spanked the real estate tycoon with a mag.

8) Defence team got hot and bothered at some point, called for a mistrial, but the judge overruled this and other objections.

9)Daniel and Trump’s female lawyer heated things up more, and nearly exchanged verbal jabs.

10) Trump told the press after the court session that everything went well.