Trump Deletes Post About Trial Regarding Stormy Daniels Surprise Witness

RedState reports:

In a move that left Donald Trump fuming, DA Alvin Bragg has called Stormy Daniels to the stand on Tuesday. That came as a surprise for many given the NDA Daniels signed is not in question and she appears to have nothing material to offer the case.

Expectedly, Trump wasn’t too pleased with the revelation. The former president slammed the judge overseeing the case in a now-deleted post, possibly because his lawyers felt it violated the gag order.

As Trump entered the courtroom later in the morning, he was much more careful with his words, though just as defiant.

I think there’s some evidence to back his bluster. This case is incredibly weak, and amidst all the constant shouting about how unfair it is, it’s a very winnable affair. All you need is one juror to call nonsense Bragg’s machinations, and perfectly within the realm of possibility. If that happens, it’ll be the biggest campaign contribution Trump has ever received.

As Jonathan Turley notes, calling Daniels seems to be nothing but a political exercise in trying to embarrass Trump, who has long denied the alleged affair. No doubt, prosecutors want his team to admit in no uncertain terms what the NDA resulted from.

What does that have to do with how the payment was categorized, though?

The only argument I could see for calling Daniels is if she specifically testifies that she was told the NDA was to mitigate damage to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

…Her testimony will not materially impact the evidence on whether reimbursement to Cohen was correctly denoted on records. Ironically, even a porn star who sought to cash in on a scandal may be more credible than the serial perjurer, disbarred Cohen. https://t.co/pXm9vevV4K

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 7, 2024

Trump: "The trial is a very unfair trial … The good news is they have nothing." pic.twitter.com/BE7CbAJURV

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 7, 2024