Her pussy stinks anyway
2024-04-18 08:01:04 UTC
NEW YORK (AP) Donald Trumps legal team says it tried serving
Stormy Daniels a subpoena as she arrived for an event at a bar
in Brooklyn last month, but the porn actor, who is expected to
be a witness at the former presidents criminal trial, refused
to take it and walked away.
A process server working for Trumps lawyers said he approached
Daniels with papers demanding information related to a
documentary recently released about her life and involvement
with Trump, but was forced to leave them at her feet,
according to a court filing made public Wednesday.
I stated she was served as I identified her and explained to
her what the documents were, process server Dominic DellaPorte
wrote. She did not acknowledge me and kept walking inside the
venue, and she had no expression on her face.
The encounter, prior to a screening of the Stormy film at the
3 Dollar Bill nightclub, has touched off a monthlong battle
between Trumps lawyers and Daniels attorney that continued
this week as the presumptive Republican nominees criminal trial
began in Manhattan.
Trumps lawyers are asking Judge Juan M. Merchan to force
Daniels to comply with the subpoena. In their filing, they
included a photo they said DellaPorte took of Daniels as she
strode away.
Daniels lawyer Clark Brewster claims they never received the
paperwork. He described the requests as an unwarranted fishing
expedition with no relevance to Trumps criminal trial.
The process instituted on the eve of trial appears
calculated to cause harassment and/or intimidation of a lay
witness, Brewster wrote in an April 9 letter to Merchan.
Brewster didnt immediately reply to a message from The
Associated Press seeking comment.
The hush money case is the first of Trumps four criminal cases
to go to trial. Seven jurors have been seated so far. Jury
selection is set to resume Thursday.
Daniels is expected to testify about a $130,000 payment she got
in 2016 from one of Trumps lawyers at the time, Michael Cohen,
in order to stop her from speaking publicly about a sexual
encounter she said she had with Trump years earlier.
Cohen was later reimbursed by Trumps company for that payment.
Trump is accused of falsifying his companys records to hide the
nature of that payment, and other work he did to bury negative
stories during the 2016 campaign.
Trump pleaded not guilty last year to 34 felony counts of
falsifying business records. He denies having a sexual encounter
with Daniels. His lawyers argue the payments to Cohen were
legitimate legal expenses, and were recorded correctly.
In a separate filing made public Wednesday, the Manhattan
district attorneys office said that if Trump chooses to testify
at the trial, prosecutors plan to challenge his credibility by
questioning him about his recent legal setbacks. The filing was
made last month under seal.
Trump was recently ordered to pay a $454 million civil penalty
following a trial in which a judge ruled he had lied about his
wealth on financial statements. In another trial, a jury said he
was liable for $83.3 million for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll
after she accused him of sexual assault.
Merchan said he plans to hold a hearing Friday to decide whether
that will be allowed.
Under New York law, prosecutors can question witnesses about
past legal matters in certain circumstances. Trumps lawyers are
opposed. Trump has said he wants to testify, but he is not
required to and can always change his mind.
As for the subpoena dispute, it marks the latest attempt by
Trumps lawyers to knock loose potentially damaging information
about Daniels, a key prosecution witness.
They are demanding an array of documents related to the
promotion and editing of the documentary, Stormy, which
explores Daniels career in the adult film industry and rise to
celebrity since her alleged involvement with Trump became
publicly known.
They are also requesting Daniels reveal how much, if anything,
she was compensated for the film.
Trumps lawyers contend the films premiere last month on NBCs
Peacock streaming service a week before the trial was
originally scheduled to start stoked negative publicity about
Trump, muddying his ability to get a fair trial.
In the filings made public Wednesday, Trumps attorneys accuse
Daniels of plainly seeking to promote her brand and make money
based on her status as a witness.
The subpoena also demands communications between Daniels and
other likely witnesses in the trial, including Cohen and Karen
McDougal, a former Playboy model who alleges she had an affair
with Trump. It also requests any communications between Daniels
and Carroll.
Earlier this month, Merchan blocked an attempt by Trump to
subpoena NBC Universal for information related to the
documentary. He wrote that subpoena and the demands therein are
the very definition of a fishing expedition.
https://apnews.com/article/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-
d3dce88566bafb714dbb5c1acd3e4a83
Stormy Daniels a subpoena as she arrived for an event at a bar
in Brooklyn last month, but the porn actor, who is expected to
be a witness at the former presidents criminal trial, refused
to take it and walked away.
A process server working for Trumps lawyers said he approached
Daniels with papers demanding information related to a
documentary recently released about her life and involvement
with Trump, but was forced to leave them at her feet,
according to a court filing made public Wednesday.
I stated she was served as I identified her and explained to
her what the documents were, process server Dominic DellaPorte
wrote. She did not acknowledge me and kept walking inside the
venue, and she had no expression on her face.
The encounter, prior to a screening of the Stormy film at the
3 Dollar Bill nightclub, has touched off a monthlong battle
between Trumps lawyers and Daniels attorney that continued
this week as the presumptive Republican nominees criminal trial
began in Manhattan.
Trumps lawyers are asking Judge Juan M. Merchan to force
Daniels to comply with the subpoena. In their filing, they
included a photo they said DellaPorte took of Daniels as she
strode away.
Daniels lawyer Clark Brewster claims they never received the
paperwork. He described the requests as an unwarranted fishing
expedition with no relevance to Trumps criminal trial.
The process instituted on the eve of trial appears
calculated to cause harassment and/or intimidation of a lay
witness, Brewster wrote in an April 9 letter to Merchan.
Brewster didnt immediately reply to a message from The
Associated Press seeking comment.
The hush money case is the first of Trumps four criminal cases
to go to trial. Seven jurors have been seated so far. Jury
selection is set to resume Thursday.
Daniels is expected to testify about a $130,000 payment she got
in 2016 from one of Trumps lawyers at the time, Michael Cohen,
in order to stop her from speaking publicly about a sexual
encounter she said she had with Trump years earlier.
Cohen was later reimbursed by Trumps company for that payment.
Trump is accused of falsifying his companys records to hide the
nature of that payment, and other work he did to bury negative
stories during the 2016 campaign.
Trump pleaded not guilty last year to 34 felony counts of
falsifying business records. He denies having a sexual encounter
with Daniels. His lawyers argue the payments to Cohen were
legitimate legal expenses, and were recorded correctly.
In a separate filing made public Wednesday, the Manhattan
district attorneys office said that if Trump chooses to testify
at the trial, prosecutors plan to challenge his credibility by
questioning him about his recent legal setbacks. The filing was
made last month under seal.
Trump was recently ordered to pay a $454 million civil penalty
following a trial in which a judge ruled he had lied about his
wealth on financial statements. In another trial, a jury said he
was liable for $83.3 million for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll
after she accused him of sexual assault.
Merchan said he plans to hold a hearing Friday to decide whether
that will be allowed.
Under New York law, prosecutors can question witnesses about
past legal matters in certain circumstances. Trumps lawyers are
opposed. Trump has said he wants to testify, but he is not
required to and can always change his mind.
As for the subpoena dispute, it marks the latest attempt by
Trumps lawyers to knock loose potentially damaging information
about Daniels, a key prosecution witness.
They are demanding an array of documents related to the
promotion and editing of the documentary, Stormy, which
explores Daniels career in the adult film industry and rise to
celebrity since her alleged involvement with Trump became
publicly known.
They are also requesting Daniels reveal how much, if anything,
she was compensated for the film.
Trumps lawyers contend the films premiere last month on NBCs
Peacock streaming service a week before the trial was
originally scheduled to start stoked negative publicity about
Trump, muddying his ability to get a fair trial.
In the filings made public Wednesday, Trumps attorneys accuse
Daniels of plainly seeking to promote her brand and make money
based on her status as a witness.
The subpoena also demands communications between Daniels and
other likely witnesses in the trial, including Cohen and Karen
McDougal, a former Playboy model who alleges she had an affair
with Trump. It also requests any communications between Daniels
and Carroll.
Earlier this month, Merchan blocked an attempt by Trump to
subpoena NBC Universal for information related to the
documentary. He wrote that subpoena and the demands therein are
the very definition of a fishing expedition.
https://apnews.com/article/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-
d3dce88566bafb714dbb5c1acd3e4a83