Judge warns prosecutors about ‘degree of detail’ during Stormy Daniels’ salacious testimony as jurors struggle to keep straight faces

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The judge at Donald Trump’s hush money trial scolded prosecutors about the “degree of detail” Stormy Daniels went into as she delivered racy, animated testimony in Manhattan court Tuesday.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan sustained an objection by Trump’s lawyers to the graphic testimony from Daniels — born Stephanie Clifford — noting “the degree of detail” was “unnecessary.”

Jurors struggled to keep a straight face as Daniels described once spanking the former president with a magazine, but they did not visibly react when she recounted having sex with Trump, 77, on a hotel bed in “the missionary position” in 2006.

Stormy Daniels leaving court after testifying in Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial on May 7, 2024. Paul Martinka
Stormy Daniels leaving court after testifying in Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial on May 7, 2024. Paul Martinka
Daniels went into detail about her affair with Trump. Paul Martinka
Daniels went into detail about her affair with Trump. Paul Martinka
Daniels said the affair with Trump was “brief.” Paul Martinka
Daniels said the affair with Trump was “brief.” Paul Martinka
A courtroom sketch of Daniels testifying as Trump looks on. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
A courtroom sketch of Daniels testifying as Trump looks on. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Stormy Daniels’ racy testimony makes it hard for jurors to keep a straight face. Talk TV
Stormy Daniels’ racy testimony makes it hard for jurors to keep a straight face. Talk TV

A fidgety, fast-talking Daniels, 45, said the sexual encounter was “brief” and noted it concerned her that Trump wasn’t wearing a condom at the time.

Daniels, wearing a black kimono-like garment over a tight black shirt, spoke quickly, gesturing with her hands as she recalled her night with Trump when she “pretty much had enough of his arrogance” and “snapped” telling him “someone should spank you with that.”

Daniels said she was encouraged by her publicist to “make a great story” by meeting with Trump. Elizabeth Williams via AP
Daniels said she was encouraged by her publicist to “make a great story” by meeting with Trump. Elizabeth Williams via AP

The adult film actress was referring to a magazine that Trump’s face was on the cover of and which she rolled up and “swatted him” with, she testified — drawing smirks from several of the jurors.


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She also recounted that earlier in the night, Trump showed Daniels a few pictures, to which she responded, “Oh, what about your wife?” — referring to Melania whom Trump married a year earlier.

“He said, don’t worry about that, we don’t even sleep in the the same room,” Daniels testified as she scrunched her nose — prompting Trump to shake his head from his seat at the defense table.

Daniels told jurors about how she had sex with Donald Trump in 2006 in the “missionary position.” AP
Daniels told jurors about how she had sex with Donald Trump in 2006 in the “missionary position.” AP
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan sustained an objection from Trump’s lawyers, saying the “degree of detail” in Daniels’ testimony was “unnecessary.” Elizabeth Williams via AP
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan sustained an objection from Trump’s lawyers, saying the “degree of detail” in Daniels’ testimony was “unnecessary.” Elizabeth Williams via AP

Trump, hunched over as he sat during the testimony, motioned to his defense attorney Susan Necheles — who lodged several objections that were sustained by the judge.

Daniels — who at time appeared to glance over at Trump — said she met the real estate tycoon at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe when she was 27 in 2006.

The two exchanged banter, leading to their eventual hook up, she said.

Daniels testified that she was “ashamed” of her affair with Trump. Elizabeth Williams via AP
Daniels testified that she was “ashamed” of her affair with Trump. Elizabeth Williams via AP
Daniels was animated as she recounted the “brief” sexual encounter in which Trump was allegedly not wearing a condom. REUTERS
Daniels was animated as she recounted the “brief” sexual encounter in which Trump was allegedly not wearing a condom. REUTERS

Her publicist encouraged her to skip a work event she didn’t want to attend telling her it would “make a great story” to meet Trump instead, Daniels recalled.

The meeting happened only after Daniels met Trump’s security guard Keith Schiller earlier in the day.

She went to his luxurious hotel suite only to find Trump in Hugh Hefner- style “silk or satin” pajamas — which she told him to change out of.

Daniels testified that Trump told her not to worry about his wife Melania. Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images
Daniels testified that Trump told her not to worry about his wife Melania. Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images

Daniels explained that she didn’t tell her then-boyfriend and former publicist about sleeping with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after because she felt “ashamed.”

The former president is charged with having his former lawyer Michael Cohen pay Daniels $130,000 in the lead up to the 2016 election to keep her from going public about her claim they hooked up when he was married.

He is accused of trying to then cover-up the “hush money” payment by writing it off as a legal expense.

Trump has denied the charges and has attacked the case as a politically motivated witch hunt.