NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump squirmed and scowled, shook his head and muttered as Stormy Daniels described the unexpected sex she says they had nearly two decades ago, saying she remembered “trying to think of anything other than what was happening.”
It was a story Daniels has told before. This time, Trump had no choice but to sit and listen.
Years in the making, the in-person showdown between the former president and the porn actor who has become one of his nemeses happened Tuesday in a New York courtroom that has become the plainspoken stage for the historic spectacle of Trump’s hush money trial, where the gravitas of the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. commander-in-chief butts up against a crass and splashy tale of sex, tabloids and payoffs.
It’s often said that actual trials are not like the TV drama versions, and in that way, this one is no exception — a methodical and sometimes static proceeding of questions, answers and rules. But if Tuesday’s testimony wasn’t an electric scene of outbursts and tears, it was no less stunning for its sheer improbability.
Tom Selleck says he could lose 63
Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season
Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall St's advance fueled by cooler jobs data
Madrid Open: Rublev overcomes illness to win title
Are you having enough sex? Our intimacy coach reveals eight ways to have more
Rafaela and Devers homer as Red Sox beat Twins 9
Heavy rains ease around Houston but flooding remains after hundreds of rescues and evacuations
Gone fishing... for some of New Zealand's trickiest trout: A stay at the world
Arozarena hits tying homer off Díaz in 9th, DeLuca's 2
Where were Kanye West and Bianca Censori's Met Gala invites? As his ex
Premier League referee to wear camera to offer insight into demands of being a match official