STORMY Daniels has broken his silence following Donald Trump’s historic guilty verdict and called for him to be jailed.
The former adult film star, 45, demanded that Trump face prison time before also suggesting he should be the “volunteer punching bag at a women’s shelter.”
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The 77-year-old former US president was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment to Daniels.
Daniels stated in his first interview since the decision: “I think he should be sentenced to prison and some community service working for the less fortunate, or being the volunteer punching bag at a women’s shelter.”
On May 7, Daniels testified that she and Trump had a brief sexual encounter in 2006 in a Lake Tahoe hotel room after the two met at a celebrity golf tournament.
The jury was told she hit Trump on the back with a rolled-up magazine before having unprotected sex with him.
At the time, Trump’s wife, Melania, was pregnant with their son, Barron.
A month before the 2016 presidential election, Trump instructed his then-lawyer Michael Cohen to pay Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about the alleged affair, prosecutors said.
Trump has denied the affair and using his funds to pay Daniels.
It’s not over for me. This will never end for me. Trump may be guilty, but I still have to live with the legacy
Stormy Daniels
During testimony presented by the state, the prosecution argued that Trump disguised the reimbursement payments he made to Cohen as legal fees.
She revealed the The mirror that despite Trump potentially facing time behind bars, he is still “completely and utterly out of touch with reality.”
Daniels said: “You always feel like the bad guy, but I’m glad the things that wanted to come out in court came out and proved, like I said, that I’ve been telling the truth all along.
“It’s not over for me. It will never be over for me. Trump may be guilty, but I still have to live with the legacy.”
Daniels’ husband, Barrett Blade, said this week that his wife feels “a little vindicated” after the decision but is still processing the news.
The sentencing date was set for July 11, as per Trumpthe lawyer confirmed Republican The presidential candidate will appeal the verdict.
The Class E felony of falsifying business records is punishable by a fine, probation or up to four years in prison per charge.
On Friday, Trump overstepped the bounds of his gag order during a 33-minute rant at a news conference at Trump Tower in Midtown, Manhattan.
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Trump called the trial and verdict a sham and shameful.
“These are bad people. In many cases, I believe, they are sick people,” the former commander in chief said.
“This is a fraud. There is a fraudulent trial. It shouldn’t have been in that location. We shouldn’t have had that judge.”
Trump went on to confirm that he is still under a gag order that prohibits him from speaking about witnesses and prosecutors in the case.
Is Donald Trump still under gag order?
TRUMP became the first former president to be convicted of a crime. But now that Trump has been convicted, does the gag order still apply?
Why did the judge impose a gag order on Trump?
- Judge Juan Merchan placed Trump under a gag order in March, weeks before his trial was scheduled to begin on April 15, 2024.
- The order prohibited Trump from making public statements about witnesses involved in the case or comments about the prosecution, court staff or their families.
- Merchan expanded the order to include his family and that of District Attorney Alvin Bragg after Trump repeatedly attacked the judge’s daughter on social media.
Did Trump violate the gag order during his trial?
- Trump was found to have violated the order nine times during his trial.
- Judge Merchan ordered Trump to pay $1,000 per violation.
- The judge also found Trump in contempt of court twice.
- Merchan warned the former president that he would consider arresting him if he continued to violate the order.
- To circumvent the order, Trump cited right-wing media outlets and legal journalists criticizing the process.
Is Trump still under gag order now that he has been convicted?
- Trump’s trial may be over, but his gag order remains intact.
- Trump clarified on May 31, 2024, the day after he was convicted, that his gag order was still in effect.
- “I am under a gag order from a man who cannot put together two sentences handed down by a court,” Trump said at a news conference at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan.
- In an interview with Fox News tonightJesse Waters asked Trump attorney Todd Blanche a question about prosecutor Matthew Colangelo, who he said he was not allowed to comment on.
- “Well, I’m not allowed to comment on that because we’re still under a gag order,” Blanche replied.
- It is unclear when Judge Merchan will lift the order.
If Trump is sentenced to prison, he – as the first former president to be arrested – will legally require Secret Service agents to be with him 24/7.
A rotating detachment of armed officers would have to work around the clock to protect him — despite strict rules against firearms in prisons, officials familiar with the situation said. The New York Times.
They would even have to examine Trump’s personal items and food.
The former president would also have to be kept separate from all other inmates for his own safety and would likely not be allowed to keep items like hair gel and makeup.
If sentenced to a year or less in prison, he could be sent to Rikers Island, where his former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, is serving time.
Some say Trump’s beliefs will have a “boomerang effect” that will increase his popularity and make him president again.
Politics columnist Joe Concha wrote: “As it stands now, Trump leads, on average, in every key swing state in the country.
“And the overwhelming majority of Americans don’t like political persecution at all.”
Convictions cannot stop Trump from being president even if he is sent to prison, a lawyer told The Sun.
What’s next for Trump?
By Jessica Baker
DONALD Trump was found guilty of 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records in his financial secrecy trial.
Here’s what could happen next:
The “falsifying business records” crimes for which he was convicted are the lowest-level felonies in the New York State system.
Experts say it’s very rare for a first-time offender with no criminal record to be arrested for a nonviolent crime — especially at Trump’s age.
Despite now being a convicted felon, Trump could run for president.
But if he is sentenced to prison and defeats American Joe Biden in November, his sentence will have to be suspended until he leaves office.
Under New York law, Trump will not lose his right to vote – unless he is sent to prison.
Trump’s lawyer said the Republican presidential nominee will appeal the verdict “as soon as we can.”
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