Stormy Daniels’ lawyer claims Donald Trump’s $130,000 payment ‘wasn’t a payout’

Donald TrumpThe hush money trial in New York continued today, with new developments emerging from witnesses taking the stand.

Former adult film star Stormy DanielsAttorney Keith Davidson argued in court that Trump’s alleged $130,000 payment to his client was not hush money, as he is accused. However, Davidson also shared that it was his “understanding” that Trump and Daniels had indeed had sex.

Day 10 of Trump’s hush money trial in New York started with some shocking claims as Stormy Daniels’ attorney took the stand.

According to the New York PostDaniels’ attorney, Keith Davidson, testified that it was his “understanding” that Trump and Daniels had had sex when she denied it in a 2018 letter, but that the $130,000 he allegedly paid for her silence about the affair to buy ‘there was no payout’. .”

Trump remained silent as prosecutor Joshua Steinglass asked Davidson if he understood that his client “had, in fact, once had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump” at the time of the murder.

“That was my view,” Davidson replied. He then clarified that the $130,000 payment Daniels received to silence her about the alleged affair “was not a payout, nor was it hush money.”

Davidson said he would prefer to describe the reward as a “consideration.”

After Davidson’s testimony, Trump’s attorney Emil Bove began criticizing him over his past efforts to help his clients secure money from other celebrities, including actor Charlie Sheen. WashingtonPost.

In an effort to discredit the ethics of Daniels’ attorney, Bove questioned him about his career choices, mainly securing non-disclosure agreements for his clients with information that unnamed individuals want to keep hidden.

He cited a case in which Davidson worked for a drug addict client to obtain a $2 million settlement from Sheen, who was known to be battling substance abuse at the time.

Bove asked if Daniel’s attorney had “taken” the actor’s money, to which Davidson replied, “There is no extraction.” We alleged that tortuous activities had been committed and that valid settlements had been reached.”

Other celebrities Bove mentioned with Davidson include former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, former Filipino professional boxer Manny Pacquiao and TV personality Tila Tequila, but Davidson said he could not remember many of those instances.

“I’ve had over 1,500 clients in my career,” Davidson said. “You’re asking me about events that happened many years ago.”

Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan recently fined the former president $9,000 for repeatedly violating the silence order in the case.

The order was imposed to prevent him from attacking witnesses and jurors in the case, but that has not stopped Trump from weighing in on the case through his Truth Social media platform.

Merchan ultimately ruled that Trump violated the gag order in seven Truth Social posts and two statements on his campaign site days before the trial began.

“This court’s comprehensive order is lawful and unequivocal,” Merchan’s order read. “Defendant violated the order by posting on social media about known witnesses related to their participation in this criminal trial and by making public statements about jurors in this criminal trial.”

The presumptive GOP nominee threw caution to the wind Thursday morning when he took to his social platform Truth to portray Judge Merchan as a “corrupt and highly conflicted” judge, and to tell his followers the “radical left” judge should not to ‘interfere’ with the 2024 Elections.

He shared the post around 7am on Thursday after he was found in contempt of court for violating the silence order Merchan had issued.

Trump wrote: “WE CANNOT LET THIS RADICAL LEFT, CORRUPT AND HIGHLY CONFLICTED NEW YORK DEMOCRAT JUDGE ENTER THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.”

He continued: “THE USA TRULY IS A NATION IN WASTE! STORY THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL GAG ORDER.”

“THIS IS A RADICAL LEFT REVOLUTION TAKING PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY,” he added. “WHERE IS COOKED JOE BIDEN? WHERE IS GOVERNOR NEWSCUM? THE DANGER TO OUR COUNTRY IS FROM THE LEFT, NOT FROM THE RIGHT!!!”

The billionaire mogul recently spread reports on his social media platform that he had fallen asleep in court.

Several journalists present in court during Trump’s trial have provided detailed accounts of the former president’s alleged sleep; However, the 77-year-old claims he merely “closes his beautiful blue eyes” and takes in the information.

Trump wrote on Truth Social: “Contrary to the FAKE NEWS MEDIA, I am not falling asleep on the Crooked DA witch hunt, especially today. I just close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes listen intensely and take it ALL in! !!