Judge Shira Scheindlin slammed as she alleges Stormy Daniels 'has an agenda' to imprison Donald Trump

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Stormy Daniels is on a mission to put Donald Trump behind bars, says a former district judge on CNN. The former adult entertainer gave her testimony about a sexual encounter with Trump in a hotel room in 2006 over the past week. 

After the 45-year-old began testifying on Tuesday, May 7, several legal experts across the mainstream media have blasted her comments as "disastrous" and threatened to ruin her credibility. One of them includes former US District Judge Shira Scheindlin, who remarked on 'Anderson Cooper 360°' Tuesday night that Daniels made her motivation pretty evident while taking the stand. 

Judge Shira Scheindlin says Stormy Daniels 'has an agenda'

"She strikes me that she has an agenda. She is trying to get [Trump] convicted and that‘s coming through at least to me," Scheindlin said. During the media appearance, she also warned that Daniels’ testimony could nobble the jury against her.

"She may blow it. If they keep her going for hours and hours, she may just say something that‘s very, very strange and affects the jury. I don‘t think this jury likes this woman anyway, and the more she talks, the less they may like her," Scheindlin said.

Legal analyst Elie Honig made similar comments about Stormy Daniels

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig made similar comments on 'The Source' when he called out Daniels’ open hatred of Trump on display.

"When the witness hates the person whose liberty is at stake, that’s a big d**n deal!" Honig said, per Fox News. "And she’s putting out tweets, fantasizing about him being in jail. That really undermines the credibility."

The former president has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.

The charges originate from a years-long investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office which are related to alleged payments made ahead of the 2016 presidential election to silence Daniels about an alleged 2006 extramarital affair with Trump.

Donald Trump's lawyer, Susan Necheles, grilled Stormy Daniels in the courtroom

After cross-examination, Donald Trump's defense attorney Susan Necheles said the adult star's story on the alleged sexual encounter with her client kept on changing because the affair never really took place in reality. 

Necheles pointed to a statement Daniels signed in 2018 denying an encounter with Trump ever took place. However, the 45-year-old claimed that she did not write the statement but signed it. It was just the beginning of what turned out to be a long day for Daniels as Necheles then pointed at another statement in which Daniels denied having a sexual relationship with Trump. In part, the statement said, "I’m denying this affair because it never happened."

Daniels chose to stand on her grounds as she said that she signed the statements, entered a non-disclosure agreement, and took a $130,000 payment, which prosecutors allege was illegally marked as legal expenses, for protection. But Trump's team aimed to show that Daniels was after a payday and changed her story when it would lead to profit.

Daniels shot down the claims of ever requesting money from Trump. While facing the wrath of Necheles, Daniels added, "I never asked for money from anyone in particular. I asked for money for telling my story. … I was asking for money from publications to sell my story, to get the truth out."

The former adult actress also admitted to selling the story for nearly $1 million, when she agreed to write her book, 'Full Disclosure', for $800,000. But she claimed she did not receive all that money.

Stormy Daniels' story differed from what she mentioned in her book

When asked for specific details about the alleged sexual encounter in 2006 on the sidelines of a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Daniels appeared to tell a different story in court than when she first spoke about the incident, or in her book per Fox News. 

"You told In Touch a completely different story," Necheles said, which Daniels denied, adding there were just "parts in the middle I didn’t remember." "You made it up," Necheles said. "No," Daniels replied.

Necheles asked Daniels if she knew or understood why Trump was indicted in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case. She said she did not, adding he was "indicted for a lot of things."

Internet criticizes Judge Shira Scheindlin's comments on Stormy Daniel's hush money trial testimony

Netizens lashed out at Judge Shira Scheindlin's remarks on Stormy Daniels. One X user tweeted, "She (Stormy Daniels) has an agenda to tell the truth, this judge is a hack." Another added, "She’s probably getting paid under the table."

One wrote, "Umm, that's the whole reason behind ANY trials. Isn't it? To CONVICT someone? DUH."

"When the facts are against you attack the witness right guys? Your guy is a fraud" said one user and another tweeted, "Well yeah. I’m sure she’s been promised a truckload of money for delivering. But she will fail and be hated by all sides. HATED."

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