Stormy Daniels hailed as 'American hero' after Donald Trump found guilty on 34 counts in hush money trial

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Social media users are referring to former adult movie star Stormy Daniels as an "American hero" in the wake of former President Donald Trump's guilty verdict.

Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a felony after being found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records.

"Thank you Stormy Daniels. You are an American hero. I hope you can heal from this horrible experience. #Trump," was written on X (formerly Twitter), in support of Daniels' hush money trial ordeal.

Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump's 2006 encounter

The Stormy Daniels-Donald Trump scandal revolves around an alleged one-night sexual encounter between Daniels and Trump.

Additionally, Trump fabricated financial records as part of a scheme to hide the information in the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election.

In 2018, the Wall Street Journal disclosed that Daniels received $130,000 from Michael Cohen, the former attorney of Donald Trump, in return for her silence during the 2016 US presidential campaign, according to Times Now News.

After the announcement, Cohen voluntarily cooperated with federal investigators and admitted that the money given to Daniels was an illegal contribution to Trump's campaign to influence the result of the 2016 election.

Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison in December 2018 after he acknowledged committing these and other crimes.

Stormy Daniels shares details of meeting Donald Trump 

The issue gained more prominence in 2018 when it was revealed that Trump had allegedly reimbursed Cohen using fictitious corporate documents meant to hide their true nature.

After their brief encounter in 2006, Daniels most recently testified under oath that she was invited to dinner and instructed to meet Trump at his hotel room.

Daniels said in her deposition that Trump had asked her a lot of questions concerning her childhood and she revealed that she had been poor.

It is also reported that Trump questioned a great deal about the economics of producing adult videos, delving into issues like STD testing and condom use. 

According to the Wall Street Journal report, Michael Cohen, Trump's special counsel and executive vice president of The Trump Organization, arranged for Stormy Daniels to receive US$130,000 in October 2016, just before the US presidential election, to keep her from disclosing an alleged affair between her and Trump in July 2006.

Stormy Daniels' memes go viral on social media

After news of the former president's guilty conviction went viral, social media users started sharing memes and GIFs with some declaring Stormy Daniels as an "American hero."

One wrote, "She is so beautiful an American hero. YOU DID IT @StormyDaniels."

Another user shared Daniels' GIF in which she looked confused, "Stormy Daniels is an American Hero!"

The other GIF showed a group of people cheering, "@StormyDaniels we owe you so many thanks! You are an American hero"

One commentator shared their "thank you dance," saying, "Stormy, you are more of an American hero than any of the GOP members could ever dream of being. Thank you for standing yp for yourself and the country. You deserve our respect and appreciation. We love you!"

One person shared Trump's morphed image, "Good luck this week You’re an American Hero."

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