Stormy Daniels, the porn actor, gave a graphic account of Donald Trump’s alleged sexual advances towards her in a hotel room in 2006, as she testified on Tuesday at the former president’s criminal “hush money” trial in Manhattan.
The 45-year-old, who was paid $130,000 in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election to stay quiet about the alleged encounter, was sworn in soon after 10.30am local time, just steps away from the defence table where a glowering Trump was sitting, flanked by his lawyers.
Daniels, often giggling nervously, recounted how she had been invited to Trump’s penthouse after meeting him at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. The two discussed the porn industry, and Trump, then a reality TV star, offered to put her on the next season of The Apprentice, she told the jury.
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