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Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial in the Stormy Daniels case at the Criminal Court in Manhattan, New York on May 7, 2024.
Former adult film actress Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday that Donald Trump met her in her pajamas in his hotel room in 2006 and that she "slapped" him there at his request, telling jurors about their alleged sexual encounter, in the first criminal trial targeting a former American president, writes Reuters.
Dressed in a black outfit and wearing dark glasses, Stormy Daniels, now 45, described the potentially dangerous situation related to donald Trump. So, she said she became irritated by Trump's frequent interruptions and asked him: "Are you always so arrogant and cocky?"
The former starlet said Trump "challenged" her to slap him, and she accepted.
"This is bullshit," Trump appeared to say as he watched from the dock.
As of mid-morning, Daniels still had not testified about the sexual act she said took place at that meeting. Her testimony is expected to resume after a break.
Trump, 77, and the Republican presidential nominee in November's election, is accused of falsifying accounting records in order to hide a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels to buy her silence during the election in 2016. He pleaded not guilty and denies having sex with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.
"You've got to be the smart one," Trump allegedly told Stormy Daniels
She said she met Trump at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, where Trump was competing. Stormy Daniels also claimed that Trump singled her out when an associate mentioned that she directed movies.
"He said, 'Oh, you're directing, so you have to be the smart one,'" Daniels testified.
Acoeding to Stormy Daniels testimony, jurors have found that later that day, Trump's bodyguard approached her and told her the mogul would like her to have dinner with him.
"Hell no," Daniels said when asked about her initial response.
She said she changed her mind after a publicist convinced her the dinner would make a great story.
When she arrived at his hotel suite, Trump greeted her wearing only satin pajamas.
"I said, 'Does Hugh Hefner know you stole his pajamas?'" Daniels recalled telling her, referring to the famous Playboy impresario Hugh Hefner.
Daniels told Trump to change his clothes, and he politely complied, she said.
