84/ Pagliery's take:
Manhattan DA investigative division chief Susan Hoffinger is speeding through her follow up questions.
She easily points out that the In Touch article included a disclaimer that it was edited for length/clarity.
84/ Pagliery's take:
Manhattan DA investigative division chief Susan Hoffinger is speeding through her follow up questions.
She easily points out that the In Touch article included a disclaimer that it was edited for length/clarity.
85/ McB:
We're back, and Merchan says, "Ms Hoffinger, you can clarify to the extent that we discussed, and to that extent only."
Q: Defense asked about certain things you didn't tell Anderson Cooper, but you told him a lot of things didn't you?
Objection—overruled.
86/ McB:
Q: But you did tell him you had sex with Trump, and provide details about the room?
A: I did.
Q: And you said Trump never wanted to keep it confidential?
Objection—please approach.
👉🏼"I'm so hungry," Daniels whispers, sounding bored at this stop-and-go redirect rhythm.
87/ Press:
Hoffinger: You told Anderson Cooper you had sex with Mr. Trump & what happened in the room
Trump's lawyer Necheles: Objection!
Justice Merchan: Overruled. Please approach.
[Side bar, then]
Prosecutor: You told Anderson Cooper a lot
Stormy Daniels: I did
Klasfeld:
As Hoffinger rattles off other consistencies, Necheles continues to object, at one point saying the interview isn't in evidence.
The judge continues to overrule her, until there's a sidebar conference.
88/ McB:
Q: So you did tell Anderson Cooper about your encounter and other encounters with Trump?
A: I did.
Hoffinger shows Daniels' tweet "I'll dance down the street when he's 'selected'"—a reply to a tweet from "Intergalactic Gurl" calling Daniels a "disgusting degenerate prostitute"
The initial tweet to Daniels said: "Good luck walking down the streets after this"—which Daniels took to be a threat.
It also went on to say that no wonder the father of Daniels' daughter had left her.
90/ McB:
Hoffinger points out that for each of these tweets, Necheles never asked about the initial tweet, only Daniels' replies.
In another tweet someone calls Daniels and "aging harlet"—these are actually two "tame" examples of the harassment, according to Daniels.
91/ McB:
👉🏼We see Trump's post on Truth Social: "IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I'M COMING AFTER YOU"
👉🏼Daniels understood it to be about her, because it was around the time of Trump prevailing in the FL defamation case involving Daniels.
Q: You had nothing to do with the charges in this case, you did not testify to the grand jury?
A: I did not.
👉🏼So far it's been an unfussy, tidy, effective redirect from Hoffinger.
92/ Press:
Prosecutor: You didn't testify to the grand jury in this case, did you?
Trump's lawyer Necheles: Objection!
Justice Merchan: Overruled.
Stormy Daniels: I did not.
Prosecutor: In Mr. Trump's lawyer's papers in 2017 he confirmed Michael Cohen was reimbursed?
A: Yes
93/ Klasfeld:
Q: Have you been telling lies about Mr. Trump or the truth about Mr. Trump?
A: The truth.
94/ Press:
Prosecutor: Has your telling the truth about what happened with Mr. Trump been net positive or net negative in your life?
Trump's lawyer Necheles: Objection!
Justice Merchan: Overruled.
Stormy Daniels: Net negative.
Prosecutor: Nothing further
95/ McB:
Hoffinger asks Daniels to clarify why this whole ordeal has cost her a lot of money: I've had to hire security, take extra precautions for my daughter, move her to a safe place to live, had to move a couple of times, lost judgment on NDA case and owe attorney's fees
Hoffinger: Has your public telling the truth about Trump been net positive or net negative in your life?
Objection—overruled.
Daniels: Negative.
"Nothing further," says Hoffinger.
96/ Pagliery:
I'd like to point out something that didn't make it into my thread on Tuesday. Internet went down for a while.
It's about the notable reactions in the courtroom—from Trump lawyer Alina Habba.
She's not a listed lawyer in this case. She's morphed into a MAGA spokeswoman. Still.
97/ Pagliery:
On Tuesday, Daniels talked about what resulted from the WSJ first drawing attention to her.
"It blew my cover, I guess.. to everyone that I rode horses with, everyone in my neighborhood, everyone in my daughter's friends."
At that point, I turned to Habba. And guess what I saw.
98/ Pagliery:
Habba was smiling, rocking back & forth as she quietly mouthed something to her left, where Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn was sitting.
This was as Daniels said, "We were ostracized from her play groups, from the riding stable, from horse shows—her dad lost his gig in his band."
99/ McB:
Necheles is back up immediately.
We see the Intergalactic Gurl tweet again, and asks Daniels whether this kind of thing happens a lot on twitter.
We see another Daniels reply: "you sound even dumber than he does..."
Q: That's you being nasty also right?
A: Yes.
Q: Someone you don't even know, you're calling them names? You prided yourself in your witty answers? You were attacking them right back?
A: I was defending myself
100/ McB:
As Necheles displays more tweets of public sparring between Daniels and strangers on the internet, I'm once again reminded of the great lesson in digital permanence that has continued to be prominent in this trial since jury selection.
101/ Klasfeld:
Stormy Daniels' voice gets progressively softer during the exchange about the attacks on her — but she's still collected.
Press:
Trump's lawyer Necheles: You were called an aging harlot - nasty, right? And you jabbed back and said you made a million dollars and just paid for your new ranch
Stormy Daniels: Yes I defend myself on Twitter. And I pay my bills.
102/ McB:
Back to "IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I'M COMING AFTER YOU"
Q: This doesn't say your name, does it?
A: No.
Q: Do you realize at the time there was a Republican PAC coming after him?
A: No.
No further questions, and Hoffinger is back at the lectern.
Hoffinger displays a splitscreen: People's 408A, Trump's Truth Social post calling Daniels "horseface" and "sleazebag" next to Exhibit J2, a tweet of Daniels.
Both within six days of each other.
Nothing further, and Daniels steps down.
103/ McB:
NEWS: Stormy Daniels has finished her testimony.
"People, please call your next witness," says Justice Merchan.
"The People call Rebecca Manochio."
Klasfeld:
Next witness: Rebecca Manochio, the Trump Organization's former executive assistant and current junior bookkeeper.
"I was compelled to testify," she confirms.