OCTOBER 10
DANIELS: It was an NDA- a contract between parties or people to keep info secret.
HOFFINGER: “Who did you understand was the beneficiary of that NDA?”
DANIELS: “Donald Trump”
HOFFINGER: “And who was representing him at the time?”
DANIELS: “Michael Cohen”
HOFFINGER: “What did you understand were the general terms of the confidential settlement agreement or non disclosure agreement?”
DANIELS: In exchange for the $130,000 that I could not tell my story, that he couldn’t tell the story, no contact “We had to pretend that we didn’t know each other at all, basically”
EXHIBIT 63 SHOWN - SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
DANIELS: To identify who the fake names were
Peggy Peterson and David Dennison
HOFFINGER: Is that your signature for PP/Stephanie Clifford/Stormy Daniels
DANIELS: Yes, I signed it
HOFFINGER: Did Gina Rodriguez keep you updated on progress of deal?
DANIELS: Yes
HOFFINGER: What did you understand about the reason for the delay or what was happening
DANIELS: Michael cohen or keith davidson…He kept making excuses
HOFFINGER: Were you concerned about excuses and delay in payment?
DANIELS: “It made me more concerned that something bad was going to happen”
Lunch recess now until 2 pm.
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She was Allen Weisselberg's Assistant and worked at Trump Org. for 11 years.
MANGOLD: What is your current position?
Manochio: Junior bookkeeper
MANOCHIO: Testifying by subpoena, Represented by counsel
MANGOLD: How often would Mr. Weisselberg interact with Mr. Trump.
MANOCHIO: Every day.
MANOCHIO: I did not pay bills, had a role with processing, and took checks with their backups together for Mr. Weisselberg to sign.
MANGOLD: Did mr. Trump get a new job in 2017
MANOCIO: He did
MANGOLD: Did he have to relocate for that job
MANOCIO: Yes
MANGOLD: And what was that job?
MANOCHIO: The president of the united states
MANGOLD: And where did he have to relocate
MANOCHIO: he went to the white house
HOFFINGER: Defense counsel asked you lots of questions about what your motivation was?
OBJECTION-OVERRULED
HOFFINGER: Re the NDA, your atty friend said something about hiding in plain view?
DANIELS: “It was my– not the attorney that was representing me, this was a friend that was just trying to give me advice."
DANIELS: “His friends in the military use the term ‘get high, stay high' as in something won’t happen to you if everyone is looking at you.”
HOFFINGER: Defense talked a lot about the In Touch article. “You indicated that it was a very light article, is that right, for entertainment purposes?”
DANIELS: Yes.
HOFFINGER: See where it says this interview has been lightly edited? Did Ms. Necheles ask you about that?
DANIELS: No
The cross of Stormy Daniels now resumes after the quick morning recess.
NECHELES: “Am I correct that you signed the non disclosure agreement in this case with legal advice?”
DANIELS: Correct
NECHELES: And you did not negotiate that NDA
DANIELS: Not directly
NECHELES: “And your lawyer dealt with Michael Cohen”
DANIELS: Yes
NECHELES: “And Michael Cohen paid you, not mr trump”
DANIELS: “My attorney paid me”
NECHELES: You understand Pres Trump is charged with a crime based on how it was labeled?
DANIELS: “There are a lot of indictments” (laughter)
NECHELES: You changed your story many times because you never had an affair with President Trump
OBJECTION-SUSTAINED
NECHELES: They said you were supposed to include detail in your testimony?
DANIELS: “There’s nothing wrong with preparing a witness, I would hope that any attorney would do that.”
DANIELS: There is nothing wrong with detail, they are “truthful facts”. And I don’t need to match things to my book.
NECHELES: “You know there is no way to check on the details of what you said happened.”
[ME: Sure there is-- your client, Donald Trump, can take the stand and testify if he has a different story to tell.]
NECHELES: You testified yesterday that when you were asked to dinner [via Keith Schiller], you said no fucking way. But in your In Touch interview, you said Donald Trump asked you to dinner.
DANIELS: Correct.
DANIELS: Like I said, bodyguard/handler is a unit.
DANIELS: This is an entertaining version of the events
NECHELES: Now you are saying you lied in 2011
OBJECTION-SUSTAINED
Stormy standing her ground here with Necheles over a prior tweet where Daniels retweeted someone calling her a "human toilet": “EXACTLY! MAKING ME THE BEST PERSON TO FLUSH THE ORANGE TURD DOWN"
NECHELES: “You continue to make money off of selling a story that you promised would put Trump in jail.”
DANIELS: No. Show me where i said i would be instrumental in putting him in jail.
DANIELS: “I don’t see the word instrumental, or jail.”
NECHELES: When you said you were the best person to flush the orange turd down, you were not going to be instrumental?
DANIELS: It was hyperbole.
NECHELES: That was referring to Trump?
DANIELS: It doesn’t say that so that’s up to your interpretation.
DANIELS: “I’m also not a toilet.”
DANIELS: If someone can make fun of me, I can make fun of them.
NECHELES: “What did you mean when you said orange turd”?
DANIELS: “Oh I absolutely meant Mr. Trump”
When Trump got indicted:
NECHELES: What you were saying [in your tweet] was that you were drinking champagne because you were celebrating, right?
DANIELS: Right
NECHELES: And that was you shilling your merchandise, right?
DANIELS: “That was me doing my job.”
NECHELES: Selling your merchandise?
DANIELS: That is my job, yes
NECHELES: “Michael Avenatti was helping you to get all this publicity, right?”
DANIELS: “He did arrange to get me on CNN and The View, but everything else he took for himself.”
NECHELES: You were going to make lots of money and negotiate a book contract, $800,000?
DANIELS: Yes.
NECHELES: In addition to the $130,000?
DANIELS: I did not receive 130. I also didn't receive the $800,000; my commission was stolen from me.
NECHELES: Am I correct that the centerpiece of your book is about your story of supposedly having sex with president trump?
DANIELS: “Sadly, I thought that’s what a lot of people would turn to first,” but it started with me at 2 years old.
NECHELES: After you wrote the book, you went on tour …”Make America Horny Again.”
DANIELS: “I did not name that tour, and I fought it tooth and nail.”
NECHELES: You continued this strip club tour in 2018, 2019?
DANIELS: I continued doing my job, yes. Dancing at clubs, which I've done since 2001.