A grand jury in a New York courthouse voted to criminally indict Donald Trump for the payment to buy the silence of a porn actress before the 2016 elections.
The former president of the United States, who aspires to compete again for the White House in 2024, will be formally indicted in the coming days by the New York state court for the payment of $130,000 to the actress and director of porn films Stormy Daniels.
The grand jury, a body that studies cases and decides whether or not there is a basis for holding a trial, has been followed with great media attention since Trump himself assured ten days ago that its 23 members were going to confirm his accusation and immediately afterwards he would be arrested, which finally did not occur. Until yesterday, it was believed that the grand jury would postpone his decision until the end of April.
For its part, The Wall Street Journal maintains that the grand jury has examined in its latest meetings -which are not public, so their content is only known through leaks- a second case of another Playboy model who also accuses Trump of having paid him in exchange for keeping quiet about a sexual relationship.
Model Karen McDougal, who was “Playboy Girl” of the year in 1998, says she had a sexual relationship with Trump for ten months in 2006, and struck a deal to publish his story with The National Enquirer in exchange for $150,000, but the newspaper – which is owned by a friend of Trump – bought his testimony to hide it.
The detail is important, because it would mean that the accusation of Stormy Daniels is no longer isolated and that there is a pattern of conduct on the part of Trump, which makes his guilt more likely.
Who is Stormy Daniels?
Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was born and raised in the state of Louisianasoutheastern United States. He began stripping as a teenager and quickly entered the porn business.as detailed by Business Insider.
In 2002, she made her first film as the main lead and from there began a long career as an actress and director of adult films.
She was married three times and her current husband is Brendon Miller, also a porn film actor.
Daniels considered in 2009 entering the world of politics and thus dispute the seat with Senator David Vitter, accused of having relations with a prostitute. “I’m not the best person for the job, but I think I’m a better fit than the senator they already have,” he had told the new york daily news.
His political aspirations were cut short that same year, when was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence after a dispute with her husband.
Several years later, politics crossed his life again at the hands of Trump in a story with an open ending.
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