Posted on 01/12/2018 1:09:02 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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.
“These are old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election,” a White House official said, responding to the allegation of a sexual encounter involving Mr. Trump and Ms. Clifford. The official declined to respond to questions about an agreement with Ms. Clifford. It isn’t known whether Mr. Trump was aware of any agreement or payment involving her.
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So all the fake stuff is coming out then. So Trump can damn all the lies as fake news in one fell swoop?
Since no president can top the crimes of Bill Clinton, all that this is is just a lot of hot air.
President Trump admits that he’s something of a germophobe. Does it seem likely that a person like that would have sexual relations with porn actress? Ick.
I know right?
I dropped them quite a while ago when owner Murdoch resigned and turned the day-to-day operation of the rag over to his two sons.
I didn't have to spend a single minute "seriously considering" doing so!
Why should one drop of my cash go to line the pockets of his two leftist sons and their two leftist wives ???
There's plenty of other sources for your financial news.
Leni
Yep, it is Friday afternoon. Time to get the bash Trump narrative all set for the weekend. Anything to divert attention from the treason committed against the President.
I wish to God Session’s would wake up and indict some people.
I didn’t vote for Trump to be pope. And if true, it was long before he was in office.
It would be nice if the media could just let the man try to make this country a better place, but they don’t want this country to be better, as we know. It’s truly a terrible state of affairs we are in at the moment with all this 24 hour attack mode and salacious stories about everyone. I’m long, long since tired about hearing about people’s sex lives. Long before Weinstein. We got Obama in the Senate because of that.
"...germaphobe..."
I wonder if WSJ will get a Fake News award on the 17th.
Rupert Murdoch.... Remember he owns the NY Post, and a lot of tabloids in London....
Lets see a show of hands here.... How many of you knew that this is really what the #metoo and #timesup sideshows are about? It’s not about what the Hollyweird cult does, it was about circling back and using it against Trump.
Also, notice how the left still does not include Clinton, Weiner and those folks?
She looks like Bubba bait.....
HaHaHaHaHaHaHa!
She’s much better looking than Monica and probably better job skills.
I’m wondering if Michael Cohen himself, being a private citizen, could pursue litigation wrt the false reporting which relates to himself. At least that might be a start, small as it may be.
Laz would probably it that in another 20 years...
Laz is a Star Wars Storm Trooper.
He can’t hit anything....
/S
It’s a joke bro....
The WSJ needs to be sued into oblivion.
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