Trump Trial: The Storm Passes
Day 14 of Donald Trump's first criminal trial (of 4) was an day of paradoxes. Starting with the porn star being portrayed as a "nut and a slut" and ending with Trump's long time former personal assistant, Madeleine Westerhout.
Stormy Daniels was slut shamed for hours, repeatedly attacked for her line of work and made to justify every decision she made about her body, her career and her sex life. But, she never wavered. She had agency. She owned her choices.
Madeleine Westerhout, on the other hand, was treated like a delicate flower, crying on the stand almost instantly. Similar to Hope Hicks, who burst out crying and was bombarded with tissues, god forbid her makeup run on her face.
The power dynamic between the two classes of women was on full, grotesque display for the entire courtroom, the jury and the press. It's a shame the audio and video are not on display, because reports are that Stormy Daniels cross was something to behold.
Here are some of the highlights: