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The Washington Post
Did Stormy jump the shark?
According to Maggie Haberman and her colleagues at the NY Times – the link to which I will not attach since it is behind a paywall – the judge has been admonishing Ms. Daniels to answer just the question asked and not go off on tangents.
Daniels is the first witness for whom the jurors have avoided making eye contact. (My comment: it may be simply because her line of work makes them uncomfortable. Or they don't like her as a witness. We'll know after the trial concludes.)
I got the impression from the published accounts that Daniels has embellished on her former account of what happened and may be suggesting that she was a victim. If so, this may blow up in Alvin Bragg's face. (Did they even prep her to testify?)
She claimed to be "traumatized" by the encounter. (My comment: given her prior statements about the size and shape of Trump's junk, I would think "bored" and "disappointed" would be more apt adjectives.) She said she did not say "no," but she did not say, "yes," either. She also talked about the imbalance in the power dynamic, so you see where this is going.
For her to imply that she is a victim by her walking into the hotel room of a rich, horny old man with a reputation for trying to bed celebrities is a stretch too far. There are genuine victims of sexual violence. She does a grave dissservice to those women and men who have been on the receiving end of abuse.
PS While Melania may not be in the courtroom “standing by her man,” her stepson, Eric the Dim, is seated in the spectators’ gallery staring blankly – which of course, is his natural state.
The dim one just shared some thoughts about today's Drumpf circus: Apparenrly the dim one hasn't been paying any attention to the court proceedings prior to this posting
His blank stare makes me think he was probably looking at Stormy Daniels and having a wet day-dream.
The prosecution needed to confine its direct more than it did and better control Daniels. The defense got several objections rightfully sustained, though based on accounts I've heard they should've objected more. The motion for mistrial was unsurprising, as the defense had to make the motion now to preserve it for appeal. The prosecution made a mistake in getting into too much detail on Daniels' encounters with trump, and has now created an issue for appeal that it could have avoided.
So not a "legitimate" rape, in your expert opinion. But guess what? People knowingly involved in situaions where consensual sex may be a possibility can still be pushed into "unwelcome" or premature sexual encounters, which is one form of sexual assault. So spouses, dates, escorts, prostitutes and porn actresses can be sexually assaulted. And yes, they are victims.
Kevin Spacey, the actor whose work as Frank Underwood so impressed you that you took on that alias for a while, was just exonerated of 10+ counts of sexual assault from various men. ( He wasn't innocent of the charges, but his lawyers screwed up, apparently.) Spacey's victims consented to be alone and drunk with a "rich , horny old man"reputed to take advantage of drunk acquaintances . Like Stormy, they thought they were befriending someone who would mentor them or help their careers. Anthony Rapp was a 14 year old Broadway actor when Spacey assaulted him.
So I'm sure that you are equally skeptical of these males' claims of victimhood and assault..
No, this was not a rape, Kiwi. It wasn't even sexual harassment.
The accuser's story must still face the test of veracity. Which this one does not.
The fact that her story has evolved over the years is evidence that it is not credible. Let me guess; you have a nice explanation for that: repressed memory, Pomps?
As the trial judge said today – in an incredible understatement – Ms. Daniels' has some credibility problems.
But not in the eyes of you, La Pomposa, Queen of the Cuture of Collective Victimization.
And not only "her truth" (a phrase you are fond of, not me … I think "truth" should be something objective) continued to evolve but why the delayed outcry. Eighteen years is eighteen years of living with this trauma. Jean Carroll, in contrast, did tell people in her life.
If one claims to have been sexually abused or victimized, by God it must be true in each and every case, and all women collectively share in that victimization.
You scream about demanding justice. In fact, your screwball squad members are aligned with a group called Justice Democrats. Maybe we should try letting INDIVIDUALS go to the police (you know, the guys and gals you want to defund), report sex crimes, go into court, tell their side of what happened, and let the fact finder decide each case on ITS individual merits or lack thereof.
So far, based on her ever-evolving tale, this woman – who literally has made a career in the sex industry and wanted to be on the Apprentice – has told a story of subtle coercion that has no legs.
Did she engage in some type of sexual activity with that lecherous pig? I believe that part of her story. Was it consensual? Yes.
My prediction for the outcome of this case: a majority for conviction but probably not unanimous, and therefore, a mistrial.
Trump will claim – falsely – that he’s been exoneration. And he’ll see a slight bump in his polling numbers, especially in those rust belt states, and big haul of cash from fundraising off this.
Alvin Bragg will announce that he will retry the case next year, especially if it’s eleven to one (or ten to two).
And a lot of people will say – WTF – we wasted how many weeks on this thing while the serious crimes (the DC, the Atlanta case, and the Florida case) slowly disappear.
Amidst all your name calling, insults, bad mind reading, and hyperbole, you neglected to answer my question:
Would you be equally skeptical of the assault claims made by Kevin Spacey's victims? They were mostly drunk, alone with Spacey in his rooms, expecting career help from association with the famed actor. They were mostly aware of Spacey's reputation. Some of their stories have "evolved".
Are they, in your so- expert judgement on rapey behavior, not real victims of real assaults?
Once again, you change the subject and overreach, Kiwi, by comparing an adult woman seeking a role on a "reality TV show" and walking into the hotel room of a man who was know to be a leacherous pig with the alleged rape of a 14-year old boy.
As for the details of the Kevin Spacey criminal case, I did not follow them closely because I have a full-time job, I go to work, I pay my bills, I pay my taxes, and I have a life. I do vaguely remember the criminal case against Spacey on Cape Cod was dropped, was it not? Wasn't that the case involving Rapp's claims?
I do remember seeing Spacey's creepy Christmas video. But that was on TV. And I will agree with you that he definitely was creepy. What happened to his case in the UK since you obviously have the free time to follow him?
You said something about him not being innocent "but his lawyers screwed up." Usually when the defendant's lawyer screws up, the case does not go well for the defendant. When the prosecutor screws up, the case may go well for the defendant. Think Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden in the OJ Simpson case.
But you are saying Spacey walked after his lawyer screwed up? Back to my point. What does that have to do with whether Stormy Daniels was sexually abused by Donald Trump?
For the few minutes I can stand to watch Fox “News” – they ARE covering Stormy’s testimony today, and have noted that the defense asked for a mistrial but were denied. How will MAGA’s tender ears handle all this?!
I'm not surprised FOX is covering it. This is probably the only part they will cover.
Murdoch knows that sex sells (Exhibit A: Page Six of his flagship newspaper, the NY Post; Exhibit B: the blond bimboes Murdoch has along with the distinguished older gentlemen who present the "news" at Fox). And if they must say something about Trump's trial, they should stick to the mantra that this is only about alleged sex between a man with a lot of (cough, cough) sex appeal and a woman who works in the adult film industry.
Of course, the party line is still that it is only alleged sex, Trump denied, YADDA YADDA YADDA, witch hunt, fake news, Russia hoax, her emails, his birth certificate and all the other buzz words that drive Ruppert Murdoch's dogs to start licking themselves when they hear the bell ring on Fox.