Stormy Daniels

Donald Trump expects to be charged over a hush money payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels. Follow live updates on the grand jury probe of the former ...

Trump in a social media over the weekend post had urged supporters to "Protest, take our nation back!" "And I think in your heart of hearts, you know too, that you think this is just political," McCarthy said during a press conference at the House Republican retreat in Orlando, Fla. Those crimes, for which Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison, were partially related to the same hush money payment that is now the focus of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's probe. Separately, a small caravan of cars driven by Trump backers is headed into the city from Long Island. "There can be no doubt in anyone's mind that Michael Cohen has great difficulty telling the truth," Costello said in a statement to reporters after he finished testifying. Cohen is now a key witness in the Manhattan district attorney's investigation. Graham said that Cyrus Vance, the former Manhattan DA whom Bragg succeeded in 2021, had "passed" on prosecuting the hush-money case against Trump. "You never want to condone any sort of prosecution that's being politicized, because we know that that's just political revenge and I think we've seen enough of that over the past few years." "This is a case without merit, in my view. "Affected buildings swept and normal operations resumed after a brief period," said Lucian Chalfen, the court system spokesman. Polls of the potential primary field show Trump and DeSantis as the clear frontrunners. "Your decision to pursue such a politically motivated prosecution …

Stormy Daniels was dancing her way through a 'Make America Horny Again' tour when news emerged that she had received hush money payments from Donald Trump.

Today Ms Daniels continues to work her trade and tell her story, hosting a critically acclaimed reality TV show about gay men dating called For the Love of DILFs (that’s “Dads I’d Like To F***”). Months later, Ms Daniels was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, for breaking the city’s “no touching” law for strippers. I was just sort of in the middle of the road,” Ms Daniels told The Times in a In 2011, Ms Daniels agreed to sell her story for $15,000 to a celebrity magazine, which naturally called Mr Trump for comment. The pair kept in touch, with Mr Trump “dangling” the opportunity of an appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice, but Ms Daniels said they never had sex again, despite his entreaties. But once he first admitted the payment in 2018, Ms Daniels argued that her non-disclosure agreement was now void and became a crusader. “I have no reason to lie,” Ms Daniels told 60 Minutes. Around the same time, Ms Daniels was arrested for domestic violence after hitting her then-husband and throwing a potted plant during a fight, according to the Times. Business was good, allowing Ms Daniels to buy a house and car by the age of 23, according to an interview at the time. By all reports, Ms Daniels demonstrated a gift for self-promotion and snappy comebacks as she climbed the ranks and moved into pornography. News reports from the time claim that her political adviser’s car was blown up in a suspected bombing or arson attack, but The Independent could not ascertain the results of any investigations. Mr Trump has long denied an affair with Ms Daniels, and his lawyer has accused her of extortion.

A 2016 hush money payment by Michael Cohen to porn star Stormy Daniels is the focus of a New York grand jury probe into former President Donald Trump.

Last week, he testified over two days before the grand jury. She received $150,000 from Pecker's former company. "A disgusting degenerate prostitute accepts money to Frame an innocent man!," wrote Twitter user Intergalactic Gurl. @realDonaldTrump is our #POTUS and will be selected by a landslide in 2024!" [Stormy Daniels](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/22/porn-star-stormy-daniels-loses-appeal-of-trump-case.html) said Tuesday that she will "dance down the street" if former President [Donald Trump](https://www.cnbc.com/donald-trump/) goes to [jail](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/17/trump-will-surrender-to-face-charges-if-indicted-defense-lawyer-says.html) over a 2016 [hush money](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/21/trump-grand-jury-live-updates-expected-indictment-in-payoff-to-porn-star-stormy-daniels.html) payment that his ex-personal lawyer made to her. - Trump has said he expects to be charged with a crime by a New York City grand jury related to the payment to Daniels by Michael Cohen before the 2016 presidential election.

Stormy Daniels, the woman at the center of former President Donald Trump's impending indictment, has been so inundated with threats and derogatory messages ...

](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-attorney-new-york-grand-jury-1788968) [Another added](https://twitter.com/Carl12125/status/1637944319364456450): "Wow an AVN, your mother must be proud." [Fox News](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/fox-news)' Life, Liberty & Levin to attack Daniel's claims that she was paid $130,000 by Cohen. [One person wrote](https://twitter.com/StormyDaniels/status/1637943679745761282): "You are getting older every day. For the first time in this country's history in a most novel, novel, untested legal theory, of prosecution is being subject to a grand jury investigation. [Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump) is facing indictment by a Manhattan grand jury over claims that he paid "hush money" to the adult film star, 44, in 2016 during his presidential campaign. Cohen also testified the same in meetings with Manhattan prosecutors. Clark Brewster added that Daniels has been receiving "vitriolic messages" to her inbox, including many of which are very concerning, as reported by TMZ. [leaving negative comments about her career](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-stormy-daniels-horseface-affair-hush-payment-1788118), family, age and gender. [clapped back](https://twitter.com/StormyDaniels/status/1637943679745761282) in her retweet: "And I've got the AVN awards to prove it. The awards are run by the American trade magazine Adult Video News to recognize achievement in the porn industry. Despite the intense scrutiny around the case, Daniels has not shied away from using her social-media accounts.

Stormy Daniels has beefed up security over a series of death threats for her role in former President Donald Trump's expected arrest -- while also gloating ...

[$130,000 payment ](https://nypost.com/2023/03/15/stormy-daniels-agrees-to-be-a-witness-in-trump-hush-money-case/)made in 2016 to Daniels to keep her from going public about a sexual encounter she said she had with him years earlier. [calling Daniels “horse face.”](https://nypost.com/2023/03/21/trump-slams-enemies-stormy-daniels-extortion-plot-ahead-of-arrest/) [told TMZ ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/21/stormy-daniels-receiving-threats-ahead-donald-trump-arrest-safety-precautions/)that there has been a spike in threats and “vitriolic messages” since Trump, 76, [said he was likely to be arrested](https://nypost.com/2023/03/18/donald-trump-says-he-will-be-arrested-tuesday/) Tuesday for hush payments before the 2016 election to hide an alleged affair.

Mr Trump was already married to his wife, Melania Trump, at the time Ms Daniels alleges the affair happened. Stormy Daniels - In pictures.

It’d be a shame if something happened to her mom.” [Mr Trump was invited to testify](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-grand-jury-hush-money-b1066210.html) before a grand jury investigating the Daniels case. He was 60 at the time and she was 27. [wrote about her alleged affair ](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/salacious-details-about-donald-trump-revealed-in-stormy-daniels-book-a3939151.html)with Mr Trump. [Mr Trump had directed him to pay Ms Daniels](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/michael-cohen-it-s-sad-that-i-should-take-responsibility-for-trump-s-dirty-deeds-a4018136.html). [the money came from him](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-claims-the-only-thing-that-i-have-done-wrong-is-to-win-an-election-in-latest-twitter-rant-after-admitting-hush-money-payments-came-directly-from-him-a3918306.html), insisting the payments were not a campaign violation. [Ms Daniels gave an interview on 60 Minutes](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/stormy-daniels-revealed-intimate-details-about-alleged-trump-affair-to-prove-she-was-telling-the-truth-a3955046.html). [potential arrest could have a major impact on his campaign](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-arrest-what-happens-next-stormy-daniels-b1068744.html). [Republican](/topic/republican) candidate and [former president of the United States will be arrested](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/trump-supporters-protest-expects-arrested-tuesday-porn-star-pay-off-stormy-daniels-b1068321.html) on Tuesday of next week”. In 2011, Ms Daniels agreed to an interview with In Touch magazine about the affair, and later said that she was approached by an unkown man soon after and told to “leave Trump alone”. [allegedly paid Ms Daniels](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/trump-supporters-protest-expects-arrested-tuesday-porn-star-pay-off-stormy-daniels-b1068321.html) (real name Stephanie Clifford) to keep quiet about an affair they had. [president ](/topic/president) [Donald Trump](/topic/donald-trump), 76, could be arrested this week for how he declared the $130,000 (£100,000) payment he allegedly made to [Stormy Daniels](/topic/stormy-daniels), 44.

Donald Trump's relationship with Stormy Daniels has gone from meeting at a golf tournament to a case that could land the former president in jail.

[is offered](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-indicted-stormy-daniels-hush-money-payment-1234694012/) the opportunity to testify before the Manhattan grand jury, a signal that prosecutors are considering charges against him. [testifies](https://www.congress.gov/event/116th-congress/house-event/LC63709/text?s=1&r=67) that Trump knew about the payment to Clifford, Cohen’s subterfuge to hide its origins, as well as the complex scheme to reimburse him: “He knew about everything.” Asked why Trump didn’t just pay Clifford directly, Cohen testifies: “His concern was that there would be a check that has his very distinct signature onto it … Trump also [contradicts Cohen’s](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-insists-he-learned-of-michael-cohen-payments-later-on-in-fox-friends-exclusive) sworn testimony regarding Trump’s knowledge of the payments, claiming he had only learned about them “later on.” The proposed plan involves arguing that Trump didn’t pay off Daniels in order to protect his campaign, but rather to avoid a fight with his spouse. “With respect to the ‘Stormy’ nonsense, it is VERY OLD & happened a long time ago, long past the very publicly known & accepted deadline of the Statute of Limitations,” Trump wrote. [blows up Trump’s story](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/02/politics/giuliani-hannity-comey/index.html). [days before](https://www.thedailybeast.com/porn-star-donald-trump-and-stormy-daniels-invited-me-to-their-hotel-room) the election. According to The New York Times, prosecutors were seeking to expand the scope of the probe beyond just the hush money in order to build a stronger case. In his statements to investigators, Cohen said he had personally conferred with Trump regarding the payment to Daniels, and had been asked to “get it done.” [various](https://www.thedailybeast.com/porn-star-donald-trump-and-stormy-daniels-invited-me-to-their-hotel-room) [news outlets](https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lawyer-arranged-130-000-payment-for-adult-film-stars-silence-1515787678?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1) there was no affair — but admits that [he did](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/us/politics/stormy-daniels-michael-cohen-trump.html) pay off Daniels. (Trump would [contradict Giuliani](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-rudy-giuliani-facts-on-stormy-daniels-payment-michael-cohen-2018-5) in the coming days.) The anticipated (and unprecedented) criminal charges against the 45th president don’t relate to Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election by unleashing a bloodthirsty mob on the U.S.

Donald Trump launched a foul-mouthed rant on his social media platform Truth Social, saying he was the victim of a "Stormy 'Horse Face' Daniels extortion ...

“And they’re looking at the polls where not me, but we, are up by so much they can’t even believe it.” Daniels claims she had an affair with Trump in 2006. And I always will stand in their way.” “IT IS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF MANHATTAN WHO IS BREAKING THE LAW BY USING THE FAKE AND FULLY DISCREDITED TESTIMONY (EVEN BY THE SDNY!) OF A CONVICTED LIAR, FELON AND JAILBIRD, MICHAEL COHEN, TO INCREDIBLY PERSECUTE, PROSECUTE, AND INDICT A FORMER PRESIDENT, AND NOW LEADING (BY FAR!) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, FOR A CRIME THAT DOESN’T EXIST,” the I’m just standing in their way. Trump launched the tirade on his social media platform Truth Social, saying he was the victim of a “Stormy “Horse Face” Daniels extortion plot,” since

However, in the build-up to the decision, claims appeared on social media suggesting that the former president had previously won a legal action against Daniels ...

You can look at ancient history, and you can see this is the kind of thing that ends a civilization." I'm starting to think his supporters are competing in a secret contest for who can come up with the most ridiculous inaccurate tweet." The First Amendment protects this type of rhetorical statement," Otero wrote in 2018. Daniels sued Trump for defamation after he denounced her claim that a man had threatened her not to come forward with details of their alleged affair. Rudy Guiliani, his former legal representative said that indicting Trump would be Trump had sought $389,000 in his request. Trump told his Truth social media followers on Saturday that he expected to be arrested on Tuesday, and called for protests. He also testified the same more than 20 times in meetings with Manhattan prosecutors. ["the kind of thing that ends a civilization." While there is a crumb of truth behind this tweet, it's not clearly presented. She had initially been ordered to pay Trump's attorney fees of $293,000 by Judge S. James Otero of the U.S.

Trump in a social media post said he expects to be arrested in the criminal probe, where a grand jury is eyeing a payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen gave Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

"This is is a politicization of our justice system frankly," she said. [It] would be a great mistake to indict President Trump." [Donald Trump](https://www.cnbc.com/donald-trump/) is "sad" but not afraid about the possibility of being criminally [charged](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/18/trump-says-he-will-be-arrested-tuesday-calls-on-supporters-to-protest-.html) in [New York City](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/21/trump-grand-jury-live-updates-expected-indictment-in-payoff-to-porn-star-stormy-daniels.html) over a hush money payment to a [porn star](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/21/trump-probe-porn-star-stormy-daniels-will-dance-if-he-is-jailed.html), one of his lawyers said Tuesday. Trump in a social media post over the weekend said he expected to be arrested Tuesday on an indictment in the criminal probe by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. - Trump in a social media post said he expects to be arrested in the criminal probe, where a grand jury is eyeing a payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen gave Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. - Former President Donald Trump is "sad" but not afraid about the possibility of being charged criminally by New York City prosecutors over a hush money payment to a porn star, one of his lawyers said.

Should Donald Trump be indicted this week, it would be the first-ever criminal indictment of a former president—surely something Stormy Daniels did not ...

The point of the show, she [said](https://www.wlbt.com/2020/11/04/stormy-daniels-finds-new-career-paranormal-investigator-teams-with-mississippi-ghost-hunters/), was to help those who, like her, were affected by the paranormal and seeking protection and healing. She shot several episodes of Spooky Babes around the country, inspired by [her personal experiences](https://nypost.com/2022/11/09/stormy-daniels-says-non-human-thing-with-tentacles-haunted-home/), she claimed, with paranormal activity in a haunted house she moved into in New Orleans. Daniels has been [confirmed](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/for-the-love-of-dilfs-will-return-for-season-two-with-more-himbos-and-daddies-searching-for-love/ar-AA180czE?ocid=Peregrine) as the host for a second season. In 2022, Daniels [appeared](https://people.com/tv/the-surreal-life-stormy-daniels-very-educational-adult-film-chat-with-costars-exclusive/) in the reboot of the VH1 series The Surreal Life alongside Dennis Rodman, Frankie Muniz, and Tamar Braxton, among others. [the 2018 lawsuit](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/07/591431710/stormy-daniels-files-suit-claims-nda-invalid-because-trump-didnt-sign-at-the-xxx) was Michael Avenatti, who achieved his own fame through his proximity to Daniels. He appeared often in cable news programs and late-night talk shows to criticize Trump and other conservative politicians and even [considered](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/03/michael-avenatti-is-mulling-a-2020-run-for-president-again.html) a presidential run himself. [published a memoir](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/books/full-disclosure-stormy-daniels-donald-trump.html), Full Disclosure, which detailed her affair with Trump. The tour—to strip clubs around the country—capitalized on her story, with flyers [promising](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/stormy-daniels-star-of-the-latest-trump-sideshow-took-her-act-to-a-strip-club-it-was-a-scene/2018/01/21/57a469d2-fe7b-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html) “THE PORN STAR THAT TRUMPS THEM ALL” and “THE PORN STAR WORTH $130,000.” It was, according to the various journalistic dispatches around that time, a crowd-drawing [success](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-arrest-b2304321.html). [published in 2018](https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/stormy-daniels-full-interview-151788/), after the story broke publicly.) In October 2016, as that year’s presidential campaign was underway, Daniels, a [savvy businesswoman](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/24/style/stormy-daniels.html) with some resentment over Trump’s hollow promises of putting her on The Apprentice, [made it clear](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/19/nyregion/trump-stormy-daniels-felony-charges.html) she was willing to sell her story. She developed [a comic book series](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/05/26/stormy-daniels-is-creating-new-space-force-comic-book-yes-theres-character-who-looks-like-trump/) called Stormy Daniels: Space Force. [relishing](https://twitter.com/StormyDaniels/status/1637530912580575241) the idea of causing Donald Trump legal troubles, but she has expressed some regret at having become so entangled in politics. (Somehow, though, she has not yet appeared on Dancing With the Stars.)