The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial got a graphic airing in court in the last week as porn actor Stormy Daniels shared her account before a rapt jury. Daniels' testimony about her time with Trump was by far the most awaited moment of the trial, which enters its fourth week of witnesses as prosecutors come close to wrapping up their historic case. But it wasn't all salaciousness.
In several particularly biting exchanges, Necheles invoked Daniels' porn actor and director profession to cast doubt on her credibility, telling her at one point, “You have a lot of experience in making phony stories about sex appear to be real, right?” “Wow,” Daniels said. “That's not how I would put it. The sex in the films, it's very much real. Just like what happened to me in that room.