Not A Satire – The Latest Stormy Daniels Development Shows How This Trial Is a Total Circus
You’d think Trump kidnapped the Lindbergh baby regarding the hyperbolic coverage. We knew this trial was going to be a circus. The revelation that Daniels believes she can talk with dead people has reached a new level. Yes, you read that right: the former adult entertainer claims she’s a medium, even going so far as to allege evil spirits possessed a former boyfriend. MSNBC had a lengthy segment on this cross-examination:
MSNBC: "This was very much what I call a 'nuts and sluts' defense. Stormy Daniels now claims that she is a medium and that she communicates with dead people."pic.twitter.com/KWNucSXcjo
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 9, 2024
“Dead people.” Sounds like MSNBC’s audience.
Stormy Daniels was cross-examined again on Thursday in the Donald Trump hush money trial. After more than six hours in the witness stand her testimony has now ended.
The porn star, 45, told the court that her insecurities came to the fore when she found herself in Trump’s hotel suite in 2006, and that she felt threatened by a 2023 social media post by the former president.
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