Stormy Daniels’ husband shared the couple’s possible plans if Donald Trump is not convicted in a secret money trial.
the former president was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a payment he ordered his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to make to an adult film star.
Last week, Daniels, 45, testified in court that she was paid $130,000 in 2016, shortly before the presidential election, to deny that she had an affair with Trump, 77, in 2006.
Cohen confirmed her story, saying that he paid Daniels money out of his own pocket on Trump’s orders.
“I did everything I could and more to protect my boss, which I had been doing for a long time,” Cohen testified.
Trump has pleaded not guilty and has consistently said that he and Daniels never had sex.
If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison, but Daniels’ husband, Barrett Blade, says the couple will likely leave the country if Trump avoids conviction.
“I don’t think it will get any better for her. “I think if it’s not the culprit, we have to decide what to do,” another porn star told CNN Blade.
“Good chance we will probably leave this country.”
Blade also denied any rumors that his wife benefited from the ongoing case, saying Daniels had to pay her own way when she testified in a Manhattan courtroom.
According to him, Blade called the trial a no-win scenario for Daniels, adding that regardless of the outcome, his wife would still face hatred from Trump supporters.
“I don’t see it as a win-win situation either way,” he told the outlet.
“I know we would like to move on with our lives. I know she wants it over with. We just want to do what I guess you’d say normal people do in some respects, but I don’t know if that’ll ever happen, you know, and that breaks my heart.
EYE OF THE STORM
Prosecutors argued that Trump broke the law by allegedly falsifying business records to return the money to Cohen and conceal the payment to Daniels.
On the witness stand, Daniels testified that she met Trump at a celebrity golf tournament before going into more risque details about her brief affair with the billionaire.
She testified that she spanked Trump with a rolled-up magazine with his face on the cover, and then the two had unprotected sex.
“I took off my clothes and shoes,” Daniels told the jury. “I took off my bra. We were in the missionary position.”
During the hearing, Daniels was criticized by Trump’s lawyer, Susan Necheles, who tried to find holes in the actress’s story.
“You wanted money from President Trump, right?” – Necheles asked.
“No,” Daniels replied.
“I never asked President Trump for money. I never asked anyone in particular for money. I asked for money to tell my story.”
Daniels testified that when Cohen contacted her lawyer about a non-disclosure agreement in 2016, she thought it was a “perfect solution,” giving her a paper trail without having to disclose the information publicly.
Necheles also questioned Daniels about a statement she signed in 2018 in which she denied that she and Trump had an affair after The Wall Street Journal reported on the NDA.
Donald Trump’s legal battles
Donald Trump is the first former president to be charged with state or federal crimes. He was accused four times and faced a number of charges. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has been juggling court dates with campaign rallies. The US Sun breaks down the former president’s current legal disputes.
New York Business Records
- Trump is accused of falsifying business records allegedly tied to hush money payments of $130,000 to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
- The payment, made by Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, ensured that the embarrassing story would not be published in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.
- If convicted, Trump could face up to four years in prison.
- Trump can only be pardoned by New York’s governor if he is convicted.
- The trial began on April 15 and is scheduled to last until May.
Federal classified documents
- Trump is accused of mishandling secret documents after leaving office and storing them at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
- He was also accused of obstructing federal agents trying to recover the documents.
- It is further alleged that Trump showed a stack of files to people who should not have seen them.
- Trump faces a number of charges, including allegations that he violated the Espionage Act.
- Trump is also accused of participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice.
- If convicted, he could face 100 years in prison.
- The case is not expected to go to trial before the November election.
- If Trump wins, he could either pardon himself or order the Justice Department to drop the charges because the case was brought at the federal level.
Federal electoral subversion
- In August 2023, the Department of Justice indicted Trump in connection with the events related to the January 6 insurrection and organizing false voter lists.
- Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.
- If convicted, Trump could receive a maximum sentence of 55 years in prison.
- No trial date has been set yet, but it is unlikely the case will go to trial before the November election.
- The Supreme Court is considering arguments about whether Trump has criminal immunity for some or all of his actions while in the White House.
Georgia Election Interference:
- Trump and 18 others were accused of trying to change the 2020 election results in Georgia by pressuring local election officials and workers.
- The district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, which includes Atlanta, filed racketeering charges against Trump in August 2023.
- It turned into a prison in Georgia and a photo was taken of it.
- The trial is not expected to take place before the November election.
- Trump cannot pardon himself if he is convicted on state-level charges.
- In Georgia, only a board appointed by the governor can approve a pardon.
Daniels testified that her lawyer gave her an affidavit and had her sign it, however she decided she wanted to tell her story a year later after Cohen began talking about it publicly.
On her second day of testimony, Daniels was on the verge of tears as she was questioned about several social media posts that touched on her and her profession.
Some of the offensive tweets referred to Daniels as an “aging harlot” and a “disgusting degenerate prostitute.”
“When someone attacks me, I’m going to defend myself,” Daniels said.
After the hearing, Daniels’ attorney, Clark Brewster, told NBC News that his client was “shocked” by the hearing and was “relieved” when it was over.
“She was interviewed in communications over the years and stated that having such a challenge to memory and having to answer questions immediately using memory was not easy and was actually quite an achievement,” Brewster said.
“She did a remarkable job disseminating her testimony.”
During Daniels’ testimony, Trump cursed under his breath and muttered “nonsense” as Daniels told the jury that the former president and his wife, Melania, “don’t sleep in the same room.”
Trump was reprimanded by Judge Juan Merchan for the outburst.