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The Rachel Maddow Show

Exclusive: Stormy Daniels talks about the harsh reality of being the star witness against Trump

The Rachel Maddow Show

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4.534K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Plus, the real reason Stormy Daniels agreed to meet with Donald Trump

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0:00.0

Thanks to you at home for joining us this hour for a special edition of the Rachel Maddo show, which is my interview with Stormy Daniels.

0:10.0

When Ms Daniels agreed to this interview, it was, I think in large part because that trial was over.

0:19.3

The Republican presumptive nominee for President, former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York

0:25.8

centered on the payment that was made to Ms Daniels to try to stop her from speaking publicly

0:32.1

about her experience with Mr. Trump.

0:35.0

Ms. Daniels testified in that trial.

0:38.0

Mr. Trump was convicted by the jury on all 34 counts with which he was charged.

0:42.4

After his conviction, after that trial was over,

0:46.2

that is when Ms Daniels agreed to sit down with me for her first American interview after

0:50.9

the conclusion of the trial. But now, it seems, the trial maybe is

0:57.0

no longer concluded. It is no longer over. Today in New York, Judge Juan Marshon agreed to delay Donald Trump's

1:05.3

sentencing in this case. He's facing up to four years in prison here. That

1:09.5

sentencing will be delayed now so that Judge Rashan can consider a new motion from

1:14.7

Trump's defense lawyers. The new motion from them is because of the just

1:20.2

astonishing US Supreme Court ruling yesterday,

1:23.0

which went further than basically any legal observers

1:26.0

had expected in granting Trump immunity from prosecution

1:30.1

for anything he did while in office

1:32.2

that could loosely be construed as an official act.

1:36.5

One of the most radical elements of the Supreme Court's decision, one that was so radical

1:41.0

Justice Amy Coney Barrett wouldn't actually sign on to this part of it.

1:45.0

One of the most radical parts of it is that the ruling not only establishes that Trump can't

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