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Bill Maher unleashes on Stormy Daniels’ testimony in

Trump trial: 'She's a bad witness!'
Maher highlighted his 2018 interview with Daniels, pointing out what she told him was quite different than what she said
in the courtroom
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn Fox News

Published May 11, 2024 10:30am EDT

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"Real Time" host Bill Maher wasn't particularly thrilled with the testimony of adult film
actress Stormy Daniels this week in the New York trial against former President Trump.

During a panel discussion Friday night, Maher reiterated his frustrations with how the
criminal charges against Trump have been stalled, noting the recent developments with
the Georgia and classified documents cases.

"So it's Stormy or bust," Maher quipped.

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"Real Time" host Bill Maher railed against Stormy Daniels' testimony at the Trump trial this week, calling her a "bad
witness." (Screenshot/HBO)

He then got serious, declaring "She's a bad witness!" He backed up his argument by
playing clips of his own interview with Daniels in 2018 while discussing her alleged affair
with Trump, something Trump has long denied.

"You say it's not a Me Too case," Maher said to her at the time.

"It'snot a Me Too case," Daniels responded. "I wasn't assaulted. I wasn't attacked, or raped,
or coerced or blackmailed…. They tried to shove me in the Me Too box to further their own
agenda. And first of all, I didn't want to be part of that because it's not the truth and I'm not
a victim in that regard."

BILL MAHER SAYS HE WON'T GO ‘F---ING NUTS AGAIN’ AND ‘BE ANXIOUS LIKE A
MILLENNIAL’ IF TRUMP WINS

HBO's Bill Maher resurfaced his 2018 interview with Stormy Daniels to point out what she told him about her alleged affair
with Donald Trump was different than what she said during the New York trial. (Screenshot/HBO)

Maher reacted to the clip, "That's not what she's saying now."

"She's talking about ‘he was bigger and blocking the way.’ It's all the Me Too buzzwords.
She said, ‘There was an imbalance of power for sure.’ ‘My hands were shaking so hard.’
She said she blacked out. Blacked out? She's a porn star!… Do you really think she blacked
out? A porn star is used to having sex with people she doesn't [like]… I just think she's not a
good witness."

MAHER TORCHES BIDEN'S STUDENT LOAN HANDOUT: ‘MY TAX DOLLARS ARE
SUPPORTING THIS JEW HATRED? I DON'T THINK SO!'

Former U.S. President Donald Trump watches as Stormy Daniels is questioned by defense attorney Susan Necheles during
Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy
Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S., May 9, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. (REUTERS/Jane
Rosenberg)

The HBO host was previously cheery at the beginning of the trial, hyping how it could be a
real game changer in the presidential election.

"This one, I got to say I was always against [it] because I thought of all the ones you're
bringing, this is the least serious. … Now I think Trump could lose," Maher said two weeks
ago "I'm turning on this one because it's not what I thought it was going to be. And this
.

David Pecker – I mean, brought down by a Pecker, this guy."

"And by the way, if this goes that way and Trump loses, it's going to change the whole
election," Maher later said. "A number of independents, a significant number, and
Republicans say their vote will change if he is a convicted criminal. And he'll look like a
loser, not that he doesn't already, but you know."

"And Alvin Bragg is going to be the rising star of the Democratic Party because everyone
said, ‘Not a good idea,’ including me. So, we'll see," he added.

Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to
joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.

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