Stormy Daniels says she isn’t vindicated by the indictment
The Manhattan grand jury probe of lying to the press about an affair she had with a man: How she ended up saying she wasn’t a good witness
Daniels said she was prepared to testify in the Manhattan grand jury probe but was never asked. She said she would be willing to testify, but only if the case goes to trial, which is likely, and not until late winter or spring 2024.
I think putting me on the stand legitimizes my story and who I am. And if they don’t, it almost feels like they’re hiding me,” Daniels told TalkTV’s Morgan in an interview that aired Thursday. “And people automatically assume – I would – that, ‘Oh, she must not be a good witness, she’s not credible.’”
Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records in Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday. Prosecutors alleged that that the crimes were committed as part of a scheme to cover up money paid to Daniels in the days leading up to the 2016 election to keep her from going public about an affair she said she had with Trump.
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Nobody should be above the law. It doesn’t matter what your job description is, whether you’re the president. She said you should be held responsible for your actions.
In 2020, she said that she would love to be interviewed as part of the probe, even though she had not testified before the grand jury.
She wrote a tell-all book that described the alleged affair in graphic detail, with her attorney saying that the book was intended to prove her story about having sex with Trump is true.
According to Daniels, threats are more specific and graphic and much more serious now than in the past.
I think that they are more passionate. Enthusiastic with their threats. They are not hiding. And they genuinely feel that they are doing something right. Daniels said that they are the patriots.
She said that the changes she was talking about were that threats are being made from their real telephone numbers, emails and social media accounts.
Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress behind Donald Trump’s criminal indictment, spoke with Piers Morgan in an interview with TalkTV
In her first interview since the news of Donald Trump’s criminal indictment, Stormy Daniels said she’s still seeking a sense of vindication — but admits that feeling just may never come.
Daniels, the adult film actress behind one set of those allegations, sat down with TalkTV’s Piers Morgan for a wide-ranging, 90-minute interview, touching on everything from her strained relationship with her parents to her reaction to the week’s news. The conversation aired Thursday on Morgan’s show, Uncensored.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, said she was riding her horse, aptly named Redemption, when her phone lit up with notifications telling her of Trump’s indictment. The case took some steps forward after she initially was thrilled, but the next day felt like anti-climactic. I thought that I would be vindicated.
She said that seeing Trump conviction would be a giant step closer to that goal but that many people wouldn’t accept that they were wrong and that he lied.
Daniels stated that he does not think his crimes against him are worthy of imprisonment, but later added “If he is found guilty then absolutely.”
There are criminal investigations into whether Trump interfered with the transfer of power, put pressure on Georgia to overturn the 2020 election results, and mishandled classified documents.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/07/1168604443/stormy-daniels-piers-morgan-interview-trump
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“It’s not easy, but I am looking forward to it,” she said. “I have nothing to hide. I’m the only one that has been telling the truth. You can’t shame me anymore.”
Trump has consistently denied Daniels’ claims they had sex in a Texas hotel in 2006. He later admitted to paying Cohen a lot of money for keeping quiet.
The Manhattan DA’s case rests on the way the Trump organization recorded those payments. Still, Daniels says, the news of Trump’s arraignment has only ramped up the frequency and tone of the hate messages she personally receives.
“They really feel like it’s my fault — That, you know, I’ve made America the laughingstock or I’m the fall of democracy. I wish I had that much power,” she said, confirming later in the interview that she was still a registered Republican.
The charges have been dismissed as an act of political persecution by Trump and his allies, who say that the prosecutors’ power was used to weaken the Republicans’ chances of regaining the presidency.
Daniels laughed when she was asked if she was trying to hurt Trump’s campaign. “He doesn’t need my help for that. He’s going to do that on his own,” she quipped.
One particular threat against Daniels sits at the heart of another pending legal matter — a failed defamation suit that’s left Daniels with a bill for hundreds of thousands in Trump’s legal fees.
Daniels told In Touch magazine about her affair in the summer of 2011, but she was hesitant to sell the story because one of her friends had threatened to tell it first.
Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Daniels, created a sketch of a man that was released to the public.
