- The former Steelers QB was mentioned on the stand by the ex-Trump lawyer
- It is the second time in less than a week that Roethlisberger has been named in the lawsuit
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Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger was named again in Donald Trump’s hush money lawsuit on Monday when Michael Cohen revealed the ex-president’s bizarre take on quarterback and porn star Stormy Daniels.
Trump is currently on trial in New York City over claims that he falsified business records to conceal a hush money payment to Daniels – whose real name is Stephanie Clifford – in an attempt to conceal an alleged sexual encounter between the couple.
Cohen took the stand Monday to explain his involvement in the alleged hush money, as he was serving as Trump’s attorney at the time of the payment.
While under oath, Cohen stated that Trump told him he believed Daniels chose him over Super Bowl-winning men like Roethlisberger.
Roethlisberger retired from the NFL in 2021 as one of the most productive passers in league history with the fifth-highest passing yards of all time (64,088). His two Super Bowl wins in Pittsburgh came in the 2005 and 2008 seasons.
Donald Trump is on trial for an alleged hush money payment to Daniels in 2016
Ben Roethlisberger is one of the most decorated quarterbacks of the past thirty years
Roethlisberger was also mentioned during Trump’s hush money trial last Tuesday by Daniels under oath, who said the quarterback was with Trump during one of her early interactions with the future president.
The hush money lawsuit mainly concerns an alleged $130,000 that Daniels received to keep quiet about her affair with the former US president.
Daniels previously discussed her experiences with Roethlisberger in her 2018 book “Full Disclosure,” in which she claimed she became “terrified” of him when Trump asked him to take her back to her hotel room.
According to her version of events, the then-NFL star asked her for a “goodnight kiss” and was turned down, before refusing to leave and continuing to knock on her door for a few minutes.
Five years after those allegations, Daniels shed further light on her meeting with Roethlisberger last week, recalling trying on his Super Bowl ring after Trump introduced them at a VIP club in Lake Tahoe.
Trump reportedly introduced her as his “little friend Stormy” before describing the Steelers legend as “Big Ben.”
Roethlisberger declined to comment after Daniels released her book in 2018.
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen named Roethlisberger during the trial on Monday
Trump is seeking a second term as president, despite the numerous lawsuits against him
Two years after the alleged incident, he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Lake Tahoe hotel room before ultimately reaching a plea agreement in 2012 for an unspecified amount.
Roethlisberger also faced allegations of sexual abuse by a woman in Georgia in 2010, but prosecutors declined to press charges. However, the NFL still chose to hit him with a six-game suspension, which was later reduced to four games.
Roethlisberger was a first-round draft pick of the Steelers in 2004 and played his entire NFL career in Pittsburgh, which lasted until 2021.
Cohen no longer represented Trump in legal matters since May 2018.
Eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026, Roethlisberger retired fifth on the NFL’s all-time list for passing yards with 64,088 in his career.