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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The porn star has not had her life ruined. She does not live in fear of a powerful person insanely targeting her for destruction in a way that she has zero power over, and worse, is blamed for because she cannot dance quickly enough over the eggshells. She is not abused in short, and abuse is the problem, make no mistake.
There is absolutely no comparison to be made between Clinton and Trump, other than between President Trump and the WOMEN targeted by people like former President Clinton. President Trump has had the sh*tstorm to deal with, the likes of which probably even makes Paula Jones cringe in sympathy. The harder they try to frame this man badly, the more evident it becomes that they are the problem, because it is all the same tactics, only on steroids. God bless President Trump, his family, and his friends.
Amen. We're singing from the same page...
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