The Wall Street Journal (a conservative newspaper I shall note) is reporting Stephanie Clifford, an adult film performer whose stage name is Stormy Daniels, agreed to a $130,000 payment to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter.
A lawyer for President Donald Trump arranged a $130,000 payment to a former adult-film star a month before the 2016 election as part of an agreement that precluded her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.
Michael Cohen, who spent nearly a decade as a top attorney at the Trump Organization, arranged payment to the woman, Stephanie Clifford, in October 2016 after her lawyer negotiated the nondisclosure agreement with Mr. Cohen, these people said.
Ms. Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels, has privately alleged the encounter with Mr. Trump took place after they met at a July 2006 celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, these people said. Mr. Trump married Melania Trump in 2005.
Mr. Trump faced other allegations during his campaign of inappropriate behavior with women, and vehemently denied them. In this matter, there is no allegation of a nonconsensual interaction.
I wonder if Trump calls the WSJ "fake news?"
The White House dismissed the story calling it "recycled."
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen did not address the payment, but did deny there was any sexual encounter with Ms. Daniels.
According to the report, the payment to Daniels was made through the company that owns the National Enquirer. It's well-known the owner is a friend of Donald Trump.
The company claims she was paid to write "fitness columns."
It does cross my mind that this could be a diversion from Trump's woeful racist comments of late...?
Please. The party of "family values" couldn't care less that Trump banged a porn star while Melania was pregnant.
— Scott Stern (@ScottAStern) January 12, 2018
Now if Stormy Daniels was black, then maybe. But this won't move the needle.
Stormy Daniels looks awfully...Norwegian
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) January 12, 2018
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