Democracy Dies in Darkness

Reflections on Stormy Daniels’s testimony

This week served as a reminder that Trump’s criminal cases could matter less than anticipated. But here’s how Daniels could matter.

Analysis by
Staff writer
May 9, 2024 at 4:49 p.m. EDT
Stormy Daniels leaves court in Manhattan on Thursday after testifying. (Justin Lane/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
7 min

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