Stormy Daniels

Donald Trump's election victory created a profound conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Can he go ahead and sentence the president-elect, or would doing so potentially get in the way of Trump's constitutional responsibility to lead the nation? Court documents made public Tuesday revealed that Judge Juan M. Merchan has effectively put the case on hold until at least Nov. 19 while he and the lawyers on both sides weigh in on what should happen next. Trump's sentencing had been tentatively scheduled for Nov. 26. Trump's lawyers are urging Merchan to act in the interests of justice" and rip up the verdict, the first criminal conviction of a former and now future U.S. president. Manhattan prosecutors told Merchan they want to find a way forward that balances the competing interests of the jury's verdict and Trump's responsibilities as president. Here are some scenarios for what could happen next: Wait until Trump leaves office If Merchan wants to preserve

Stormy Daniels will return to the witness stand Thursday in Donald Trump's hush money trial as the defence tries to undermine the credibility of the porn actor's salacious testimony about their alleged sexual encounter and the money she was paid to keep quiet. The trial against the former president kicks back off with defense lawyers questioning Daniels, whose account is key to the prosecutors' case accusing Trump of scheming to illegally influence the 2016 presidential campaign by suppressing unflattering stories about him. Trump looked on in the courtroom as Daniels for hours on Tuesday described an unexpected sexual encounter she says they had in 2006. Trump denies they ever had sex. Still, a decade later, Trump's then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid her to stay silent in the final weeks of the presidential campaign. Daniels' testimony was an extraordinary moment in what could be the only criminal case against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to go to trial before vote

Stormy Daniels must pay nearly USD 122,000 of Donald Trump's legal fees that were racked up in connection with the porn actor's failed defamation lawsuit, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision in California came at about the same time that that Trump became the only ex-president to be charged with a crime. Trump pleaded not guilty in a New York City courtroom to a 34-count felony indictment accusing him falsifying business records in a scheme to hush up allegations of extramarital affairs with Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal that broke during his first White House run. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, alleges she had an affair with Trump in 2006 and was paid USD 130,000 as part of a nondisclosure agreement days before the 2016 presidential election. She sued him for defamation after he dismissed her claims of being threatened to keep quiet about the tryst as a total con job. A judge threw out the case in 2018. On Tuesday, a commissioner for the Ninth

Donald Trump has denied all wrongdoings in connection with the payments made to Stormy Daniels, 44, ahead of the 2016 presidential election

With his indictment on Friday, Trump has become the first former US president to face criminal charges

The investigation is about how the $130,000 payment was made to Stormy Daniels over her alleged affair with Trump

The interview focused in part on Trump's relationship with Deutsche Bank, his biggest and longest standing creditor

Trump claimed he did not know about the hush money paid by Cohen, who in February 2018 said he paid Daniels out of his own pocket

Former porn star Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti announced that he would run for President in 2020 if United States President Donald Trump runs for re-election.Avenatti took to his Twitter handle on Wednesday morning (local time) saying, "only a street fighter has a chance at displacing the 'King.'"When asked about announcing his candidacy for 2020, Avenatti said, "IF (big) he seeks re-election, I will run, but only if I think that there is no other candidate in the race that has a REAL chance at beating him. We can't relive 2016. I love this country, our values and our people too much to sit by while they are destroyed. #FightClub #Basta."He also stated in a separate tweet, "To those that claim that only a traditional politician with "experience" can beat Trump, go back & look at the results from 2016. He beat all 15 of those candidates that he faced (crushed many). If we go down the same path and are not smart, don't be surprised with the result."On a related note, ...

That and other revelations caught the president's team off guard when Avenatti unveiled them Tuesday on Twitter

Since Trump's statement, Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has received further threats and has had to hire bodyguards, the complaint said

Actress Stormy Daniels says it's the man who menaced her and her young daughter and warned her in 2011 to stay quiet

Daniels has alleged that she and Trump once had unprotected sex in 2006, a year after he married Melania Trump

Daniels has been locked in a legal battle with President Trump earlier this month, seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement she and Cohen had signed more than a decade ago

Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen is challenging Daniels' charge that someone tied to Trump threatened her with physical harm

Pornographic film star Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels, said on CBS' "60 Minutes" that she was threatened to keep her silent about her alleged fling with US President Donald Trump