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Steelers QB Mentioned in Donald Trump Trial
PITTSBURGH -- Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has become a small part in a major leagal procedure - the trial of former United States President Donald Trump, who is accused of falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments made to an adult actress.
Stormy Daniels, the adult film star star who claims to have had sex with Trump and was paid to keep quiet about the encounter, said she was introduced to the former Steelers starting quarterback following Roethlisberger by Trump during a weekend in Lake Tahoe, where he was attending a golf tournament. Tyler McBrien, managing editor at LawFare, is in the courtroom and reported the mention of Roethlisberger.
Daniels says Trump was in the club with his friend, Ben Roethlisberger, and Trump introduced her as "his little friend Stormy" to "Big Ben" the football player, who let her try on his Super Bowl ring. Trump continued to talk about getting Daniels on The Apprentice.
— Tyler McBrien (@TylerMcBrien) May 7, 2024
According to her testimony, Trump introduced Daniels to Roethlisberger at a nightclub and he let Daniels try on his Super Bowl ring. This happened shortly after Roethlisberger and the Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10 in Super Bowl XL.
It was the only time Roethlisberger was mentioned during Daniels' testimony in this trial but she alledges its not the only time she had met the former Steelers starter. She wrote in her book "Full Disclosure," which was published in October of 2018, that Roethlisberger asked Daniels for a "good night kiss" and stayed outside her hotel room door for several minutes after walking her back to her hotel room following the encounter at the Tahoe nightclub in 2006.
But in this instance, Roethlisberger is a footnote to the main story, which involves the presumtive Republican nominee for President in 2024 misusing funds to make hush money payments.
STEPHEN THOMPSON
Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.