Stormy Daniels, the woman at the center of the investigation into Donald Trump, was out riding one of her favorite horses when the news broke Thursday that the former president had become the first-ever former commander in chief to be indicted on criminal charges.
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, wasn’t aware of the indictment for nearly two hours. She returned home to literally hundreds of messages and called her longtime lawyer Clark Brewster to ask what was up.
Her first reaction? “She was surprised, honestly, even though it was mostly expected,” Brewster told USA TODAY.
Recap: Grand jury indicts Donald Trump in New York, first time a former president is charged criminally
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