Hush money, a gag order, and protests: the Trump-Stormy Daniels trial
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
It’s the Donald Trump trial made for the tabloids. Accused of an affair with an adult film star and a payment allegedly made to cover it up ahead of the 2016 US election. Eight years later, Trump is seeking the presidency again. What’s the impact of the scandal this time?
In this episode:
- Kristen Saloomey (@KSaloomey), Al Jazeera Correspondent
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This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Sarí el-Khalili, and Zaina Badr, with Manahil Naveed, Marcos Bartolomé and our host Malika Bilal.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:09.7 | Today, it's the Donald Trump trial made for the tabloids, and it's been a month of courtroom drama. |
| 0:19.9 | She says Trump was waiting for her dressed in satin pajamas. |
| 0:23.9 | He said, you remind me of my daughter because she's smart, blonde and beautiful. |
| 0:28.6 | We break down the latest with the former U.S. president's so-called hush money trial in New York. |
| 0:36.8 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is The Take. |
| 0:46.2 | It feels a bit like a circus outside. |
| 0:49.7 | Trump is not above the law. |
| 0:53.8 | USA! USA! As you approach the law, Trump is not above the law. USA! USA! |
| 0:57.6 | As you approach the courtroom, there's a huge police presence, there's barricades lining the street. |
| 1:04.6 | USA! |
| 1:09.9 | Obviously, it's a big security concern when you've got a former president coming and going into the courthouse, so he goes in through a back entrance. |
| 1:17.6 | But the other witnesses come in through the main entrances. |
| 1:20.6 | There's a lot of security and so much media from all around the world. |
| 1:26.6 | Including journalists from Al Jazeera. |
| 1:29.6 | My name is Kristen Salumi. I'm a New York-based correspondent for the Al Jazeera Network. |
| 1:35.0 | I spend a lot of time at the courts, and especially lately, given Donald Trump's legal issues. |
| 1:41.9 | And there's one particular Trump legal issue that Kristen has been covering closely. |
| 1:47.3 | It focuses on $130,000 paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels to stay quiet about an alleged |
| 1:54.7 | affair with Donald Trump. |
| 1:56.9 | For many in the U.S., the details now are well known. |
| 2:02.5 | But Kristen gave us a refresher. |
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