A stormy day in court for Trump

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     May 7, 2024 In a Manhattan courtroom this morning, Donald Trump had to sit and listen to Stormy Daniels, the porn star whose sexual encounter with Trump is at the center of the former president’s hush-money trial. As my colleague Inae Oh [wrote](, Daniels recounted many salacious allegations. She told the jury that Trump had said he and his wife, Melania, do not sleep in the same room, and that the former president once compared Daniels to his daughter, Ivanka. Daniels also recounted the story of [spanking Trump]( with a magazine "right on the butt"—prompting a juror to stifle laughter. It was all so much, in fact, that Trump's legal team requested a mistrial over what they claimed was “prejudicial testimony.” Judge Juan Merchan declined that request, but he also seemed annoyed with Daniels, saying that some of her testimony “would have been better left unsaid.” Respectfully...we disagree. [Check out Inae's post]( for all the details that probably have Trump seething right now. —Julianne McShane Advertisement [Donors Choose]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [What Happened When Stormy Daniels Finally Met Trump in Court]( Lurid details of spanking, a denied mistrial request, and one pissed-off former president. BY INAE OH SPONSORED CONTENT BY HEIFER INTERNATIONAL   Your Gift, Their Future: Generate 5X the Change! Heifer International is a global nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger and poverty. As families face rising costs, you can help them succeed. This month, a group of donors is matching every donation making your gift transform 5X the lives of families in need. [Don’t miss this limited-time match opportunity!]( [Trending] [A new poll shows Trump's abortion problem isn't going away]( BY PEMA LEVY   [Aid groups warn of "bloodbath" after Israeli forces seize Rafah crossing]( BY JULIANNE MCSHANE   [On the anniversary of family separation, the Heritage Foundation hosted the policy's intellectual father]( BY ISABELA DIAS   [New York is suing crisis pregnancy centers for hawking "abortion reversal"]( BY JULIANNE MCSHANE Advertisement [Donors Choose]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [From toxic mold to fraud: How privatizing military housing became a nightmare for service members]( The Pentagon wanted to offload rising maintenance costs. America’s service members have paid the price ever since. BY RENÉ KLADZYK MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   An important update on our finances We’re falling behind our online fundraising goals—and we can’t sustain coming up short on [donations]( month after month. It is [impossibly hard]( in the news business right now, and the [crisis]( facing journalism and democracy isn’t going away anytime soon. Neither is Mother Jones. Which is exactly why, despite the challenges we face, we just took a big gulp and [joined forces]( with the Center for Investigative Reporting, which creates the amazing podcast and public radio show [Reveal]( and other investigative projects. It’s going to be hard making it all work, and we simply can’t afford to fall behind our fundraising targets month after month. If you can part with even just a few bucks, [please support Mother Jones and investigative journalism with an urgently needed donation today](. And thank you so much to everyone who recently has. We’re grateful. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Share it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755