Stormy Daniels wants Trump jailed after conviction in NY hush money case

Former adult entertainer Stormy Daniels over the weekend called for the imprisonment of former President Donald Trump following his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

Daniels was among the key witnesses in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's hush money case, which focused largely on a 2016 payment Trump's then-attorney, Michael Cohen, made to Daniels and for which he sought reimbursement. A jury on Thursday found Trump guilty on all 34 counts.

"I think he should be sentenced to jail and some community service — working for the less fortunate or being the volunteer punching bag at a women’s shelter," Daniels told the Mirror. 

Trump is scheduled to face sentencing on July 11 and has vowed to appeal the conviction. He has further contended that the case was politically motivated and part of a broader "witch hunt" designed to derail his 2024 bid for the White House.

"I don’t know what the sentencing could be or what Trump will even understand. It’s like when you have a child, and sometimes you take the electronics away from them, but if your child is very artistic, they don’t. They don’t care," Daniels went on. "You have to find the punishment that not just matches the crime, but is fair and just, and that impacts that particular person. Who knows what that is with Trump."

The conviction has drawn an irate reaction from Trump's Republican allies, many of whom deemed the verdict a miscarriage of justice.

"Today is a shameful day in American history. Democrats cheered as they convicted the leader of the opposing party on ridiculous charges, predicated on the testimony of a disbarred, convicted felon. This was a purely political exercise, not a legal one," House Speaker Mike Johnson said at the time. "The weaponization of our justice system has been a hallmark of the Biden Administration, and the decision today is further evidence that Democrats will stop at nothing to silence dissent and crush their political opponents."

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.