Key takeaways from Stormy Daniels' testimony in Trump hush money trial
Porn actor Stormy Daniels has taken the witness stand in the hush money case against former president Donald Trump in the biggest spectacle yet of the historic first criminal trial of a former president
By Lindsay Whitehurst And Michelle L. Price
Published - May 07, 2024, 01:01 PM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 01:01 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump paid porn actor Stormy Daniels for her silence before the 2016 election. Now he's forced to confront her testimony about their alleged sexual encounter in the midst of another presidential campaign.
Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday in his hush money criminal trial, putting the presumptive Republican presidential nominee face-to-face with the woman whose story he tried to bury years ago. Trump denies having sex with her.
It's the biggest spectacle yet in the first criminal trial of a former American president, now in its third week of testimony in Manhattan.
Here are some takeaways from Daniels' testimony so far:
