# Stormy Daniels testifies at Trump's New York criminal trial

Date: 2024

On 7 May 2024 [Stormy Daniels](/people/stormy-daniels), whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, testified at [Donald Trump](/people/mig-donald-trump)'s hush-money trial in Manhattan, describing the alleged 2006 encounter and the 2016 nondisclosure deal. Her detailed account led Trump's lawyers to request a mistrial, which Judge [Juan Merchan](/people/juan-merchan) rejected.

## People

- Stormy Daniels: https://factrail.ai/people/stormy-daniels

## Sources

- https://www.npr.org/2024/05/07/1249318101/stormy-daniels-trump-trial-new-york

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/stormy-daniels-testifies-trump-trial-2024-05-07