Bill Maher declares Stormy Daniels a ‘bad witness’ in Trump trial, calls her out for changing story
Bill Maher's views on Trump's hush money trial have switched up again, especially with Stormy Daniels supposedly emerging as a “bad witness.”
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Two weeks ago, he said, “This one, I got to say I was always against [it] because I thought of all the ones you're bringing, this is the least serious… Now I think Trump could lose.” He believed that with the trial beginning, the presidential election gameboard would turn over. He previously remarked, “A number of independents, a significant number, and Republicans say their vote will change if he is a convicted
criminal. And he'll look like a loser, not that he doesn't already, but you know.”
However, in the latest episode of his HBO show, Maher expressed his rising concerns, with how Daniels handled the situation. Quipping “It's Stormy or bust,” he eventually levied accusations against the adult film actress's alleged unreliability; he called her out as a “bad witness.”
Bill Maher calls out Stormy Daniels amid Trump trial
He replayed his clips of a 2018 interview with Danielsto support his claims. Therein, they bring up her alleged affair with Trump, though denied by the former president. And now, Maher can't trust her words either.
At the time, Maher hoped to confirm Daniels' statement that it was not a “Me Too case.” She affirmed, “It's not a Me Too Case.” Furthermore, she added in the 2018 interview that she “wasn't assaulted… attacked, or raped, or coerced or blackmailed.”
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Daniels even goes to the far extent of explaining why her case was clubbed into that category in the first place. “They tried to shove me in the Me Too box to further their agenda.” She continued, “And first of all, I didn't want to be part of that because it's not the truth and I'm not a victim in that regard.”
Switching back to the present, Maher foregrounded how Daniels has switched up her narrative in the ongoing trial. “That's not what she's saying now,” he said.
Instead, Maher drew attention to how the changed story had her focussing on statements like, “he was bigger and blocking the way,” all “buzzwords” associated with the Me Too allegations. Also, emphasizing her words, “There was an imbalance of power…” and “My hands were shaking so hard” or that she “blacked out,” Maher didn't agree with the altered testimony. He went on, "Blacked out? She's a porn star!… Do you really think she blacked out? A porn star is used to having sex with people she doesn't [like]… I just think she's not a good witness."
In another video from the episode, Maher wondered, “What we'll do if he (Trump) wins.” He ultimately mulled, “My guess is we'll keep on living. Trump could absolutely blow up the world on Day 1 of term 2. He's a dangerous, erratic, insane, awful person, and I'd love to get him not elected.”
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