Sex tapes and Lindsay Lohan rehab records: Trump trial detours into tabloid scandals
Celebrity scandals became a focal point Thursday during a Trump attorney's cross-examination of Keith Davidson, the lawyer who represented adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal during the "catch and kill" scheme.
Celebrity scandals became a focal point Thursday during a Trump attorney's cross-examination of Keith Davidson, the lawyer who represented adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal during the "catch and kill" scheme.
Trump lawyer Emil Bove tried to undermine Davidson’s credibility by implying he had associated himself with people who had bad reputations and seemed to suggest that Davidson engaged in extortion for celebrity gossip, a point the witness repeatedly denied.
"What does the word extortion mean to you?" Bove asked Davidson.
"It's the obtaining of property by threat or fear or force," Davidson said.
Bove asked if Davidson was making demands on behalf of third parties asking for money and had to be careful about not violating the law on extortion. Davidson rejected that suggestion. Bove then began referring to various instances in which Davidson allegedly helped people get money.
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