Karen McDougal, who alleges affair with Trump, won't testify in hush money trial [View all]
Source: Scripps News
Posted at 11:41 AM, May 09, 2024
Shortly after Stormy Daniels left the witness stand on Thursday in the hush money trial involving former President Donald Trump in New York, defense attorney Todd Blanche announced that Karen McDougal would not be called to testify.
McDougal, a former Playboy model who allegedly had an affair with the former president and received payment to maintain confidentiality, would have been a crucial witness, as her absence from testifying now leaves Daniels as the sole woman presenting claims of being paid to conceal sexual affairs with Trump.
Daniels was on the stand for a couple of hours on Thursday. It was the second time this week she testified in the trial.
The adult film actress is considered a key figure in the trial as prosecutors attempt to prove Trump illegally falsified business records to influence the 2016 presidential election by trying to cover up extramarital affairs.
Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/trump-indictments/stormy-daniels-trump-lawyer-have-tense-exchange-as-testimony-resumes
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