Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of business fraud while attempting to cover up a hush money payment to Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
Stormy Daniels, the adult film actor and director, has never been shy in her public battles with Donald Trump.
But ever since her starring role in the New York trial that made him the first former US president to be a felon, she’s not said a word.
It’s a relationship that could come from the pages of a bad novel – the playboy billionaire who wanted to be president and the porn actress who says they had a brief fling before she was sucked into illegal machinations intended to keep her quiet during an election.
A jury of 12 ordinary New Yorkers found Trump guilty on 34 counts of business fraud while attempting to cover up a hush money payment to Daniels on the eve of the tight 2016 election – which the Republican went on to win against Hillary Clinton.
After years of exchanging insults with Trump over social media, including during his four years in the White House, Daniels – whose real name is Stephanie Clifford – suddenly found she was the one with the power.
Her testimony, including graphic descriptions of what she says was a 2006 bout of casual sex, was crucial in the prosecution case, which needed to show that Trump was afraid any leak of the story would doom his campaign.
