Daniels testified in court in 2024 that the sexual encounter took place in 2006, just a few months after Melania Trump had given birth to their son, Barron.
Daniels said that when she mentioned his wife and newborn son, Trump dismissed her concerns. She testified that he told her not to worry and that he and Melania had "separate rooms".
- The charges were not for the affair itself but for falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 hush-money payment made to Daniels shortly before the 2016 presidential election.
- The payment was arranged by Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to ensure Daniels' silence.
- Prosecutors argued that Trump's falsification of business records to reimburse Cohen was done to influence the outcome of the election.
- On May 30, 2024, a jury found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts.