Adult film star Stormy Daniels is set to testify at Donald Trump's hush-money trial this morning, and the New York Times' Maggie Haberman brings word that the former president will take her testimony "personally."
Writing at the New York Times' live blog of the trial, Haberman noted that "this is the first time Trump will have to be face to face with Daniels and hear her accusations" and then added that "this trial, unlike the other three criminal trials he’s facing, is personal for him in a very specific way."
The reason for this, contended Haberman, is that Daniels "as spoken about him and his physicality publicly in a humiliating manner."
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In her tell-all book, Daniels mocked the size and shape of Trump's genitalia, while Trump in the past has demeaned Daniels' physical appearance by calling her "horse face."
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Trump is currently on trial for allegedly falsifying business records related to his decision to authorize former "fixer" Michael Cohen to pay off Daniels in exchange for her silence about her past sexual relationship with Trump ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Haberman also said that many reporters had anticipated Daniels' would be Tuesday's witness for the prosecution.
"It was clear this morning before the courtroom opened that today would be different," she wrote. "Many reporters anticipated that Stormy Daniels was likely the next witness, and the lines formed earlier."
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