The husband of Stormy Daniels said there is a âgood chanceâ that the couple will leave the US if Donald Trump is acquitted in his criminal trial over paying hush-money payments to the adult film star.
âI think if itâs not guilty, we got to decide what to do. Good chance weâll probably vacate this country,â Barrett Blade told CNN host Erin Burnett on Tuesday.
âIf he is found guilty, then sheâs still got to deal with all the hate. I feel like sheâs the reason that heâs guilty from all his followers, so I donât see it as a win-win situation either way.â
Bladeâs comments come after Daniels appeared in court last week to deliver lurid and powerful testimony on her alleged sexual affair with Trump nearly 20 years ago.
Among the questions she said Trump asked her was: âWhat about testing? Do you worry about STDs?â
Daniels also said Trump compared her to his daughter Ivanka, saying: âYou remind me of my daughter. She is smart and blonde and beautiful and people underestimate her as well.â
She testified that upon returning from using the bathroom in Trumpâs hotel room, she found him on the bed, wearing boxer shorts and a T-shirt. Daniels said she tried to leave but Trump stood between her and the door.
âHe said, âI thought we were getting somewhere. I thought you were serious about what you wanted,ââ Daniels recalled.
Daniels and Michael Cohen, Trumpâs former fixer, are at the center of Trumpâs historic criminal case. Prosecutors allege that Cohen allegedly worked alongside tabloid publisher David Pecker to bury unfavorable stories that would potentially affect Trumpâs 2016 presidential bid, and that Cohen facilitated a $130,000 hush-money payment to Daniels shortly before the election.
Trump has since been charged with falsifying business records. Prosecutors allege that the former president falsely listed his repayments to Cohen as legal service fees.
Trumpâs defense team attempted to discredit Daniels, with lawyer Susan Necheles at one point saying: âYou have a lot of experience in making phony stories about sex appear to be real.â
âThatâs not how I would put it,â Daniels replied. âThe sex in the films is very much real, just like what happened to me in that room.â
In a more pointed question, Necheles asked, âYou were looking to extort money from president Trump, right?â, to which Daniels responded: âFalse.â
Blade was asked on CNN about accusations that Daniels made up the affair. âI think sheâs a brilliant writer,â Blade said. âSo she would have written something way better than what she said about the Trump story.â
He went on: âShe wants to move past this. We just want to do what ⦠normal people would get to do in some aspects, but I donât know if that ever will be, and it breaks my heart.
âEverybody has their agenda for her at this point, and I donât see people fighting back for her.â