Stormy Daniels has taken the witness stand at Donald Trump 's hush money trial, describing for jurors a sexual encounter the adult film star says she had with him in 2006 that resulted in her being ... Executive Summary Michael Cohen made the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels in October 2016; prosecutors, Cohen’s guilty plea, and later reporting show Cohen was subsequently reimbursed for that payment, and the reimbursements were routed through or recorded by Trump -related entities and Trump ’s personal accounts [1] [2]. Stormy Daniels , a porn star and director of adult films, is a major name in Donald Trump 's ongoing legal troubles. With the Trump hush money trial she has become a household name for her tenacity and meeting Trump 's verbal attacks blow-by-blow. Stormy Daniels told a New York court about a hush-money payment at the centre of Donald Trump 's first criminal trial, which was paid to her before the 2016 election The adult-film star also ...