Another day, another Donald Trump sex scandal.
The Wall Street Journal reports that a lawyer for Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States of America, reportedly forked over a six-figure payment to an adult-film star one month before the 2016 election in an effort to keep her from talking about a sexual encounter she had with Trump.
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According to the paper, Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, arranged for Stephanie Clifford, a.k.a. Stormy Daniels, to receive $130,000 in October 2016, right around the time of the “Access Hollywood” tape.
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Clifford was set to appear on “Good Morning America” to discuss the alleged affair. Apparently, she and Trump hooked up in 2006, one year after Donald married Melania. Clifford was 27 at the time of the alleged encounter which happened in Lake Tahoe.
At the last minute, she backed out of the “Good Morning America” without explanation.
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When asked for comment, a White House official declined to comment about the six-figure payment, but did call the allegations “old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election.”
Cohen says that Trump “once again vehemently denies” the hookup, calling the whole thing “outlandish.” He, too, would not comment on the alleged $130,00 payment.
Paco
I’m sure the evangelical trumpsters will ignore this too. But it is good to know that they now openly support pornography and prostitution, rather than just privately. Good for them. It’s progress.
I’m surprised this was reported from the conservative leaning Wall Street Journal.
leobaga
Bill Clinton is a rapist. Enough said.
Juanjo
Miss Baga is once again using logical fallacy to dodge the topic.
Kangol
I also was surprised the conservative Wall Street Journal reported it, but I guess the story had been out there as far back as 2010 or 2011, when Snopes first reported on the Racist Con Man Trump’s links to Daniels. Remember, in Fire and Fury Steve Bannon said there were “hundreds of women,” so this is only the tip of the Racist Con Man’s tiny iceberg.
Kangol
@leobaga, Trump’s own wife accused him of rape, as did a woman who said he raped her when she was a child, and as did a business associate, enough said! LOL
Paco
I love how the Trump supporters always deflect by invoking Obama or a Clinton when one of their own is accused of wrongdoing. Pointing out a wrong to justify a wrong, is morally bankrupt behavior.
iron
come on $130k.. rubbish report low key politics
PinkoOfTheGange
Well of course he denied it. It was a $129,975; he is an excellent negotiator.
Brian
He’s a sucky negotiator, she was willing to go as low as $129,899
marinetti
fake news
irbaboon
GO BACK TO RUSSIA YOU TROLL
SiamSam
I fully support this kind of salacious reporting as it only helps Trump and his “The media are biased against me!” narrative. Trump 2020!
PS I have always believed pornography, prostitution and all drugs should be legal. I don’t necessarily “support” these individually (who in their right mind would WANT someone to be a prostitute or drug addict?) but I support the right of adults to choose for themselves as long as no one else is impacted.
Brody
Libertarianism, hell yeah!
leobaga
Fake news. Again! Soooo much hate for Trump. I think he’s the best thing that happened to this country in my lifetime. We were on the brink of a PC implosion before he saved us.
WillParkinson
:blink:
IvanPH
Bets thing? The major of Americans beg to disagree. Just look at his dismal approval ratings. Lol.
“PC implosion”. You mean white men starting to lose their White Male Privelege.
Kangol
“PC implosion,” what a joke!
“Fake news,” what another joke!
The right-leaning Wall Street Journal reported this. Trump is a vile, lying, racist ignoramus traitor. If he’s the best thing that happened to this country, you might as well move to Russia tomorrow!
Prax07
Trump’s a filthy scumbag, you guys that support him are filthy scumbags yourselves. Garbage supporting garbage. Still hoping someone puts him out of our misery. He’s a worthless piece of shit and should be treated accordingly.
Jaxton
If true, what does this say about the woman who accepted cash to have demeaning sex with Trump? Says a lot about her morals, doesn’t it?
mhoffman953
@Jaxton
No where in the alleged report does it say that she accepted money for sex. It was alleged that they hooked up, not that anyone was grabbed against their will or anyone was paid to do anything.
However, Stormy Daniels has come forward and said she never received hush money and never had sex with Trump
Juanjo
Actually, Miss Hoffman, you are misstating the facts. The porn actress has not publicly said anything. Trump’s lawyer presented a typewritten letter he claims was signed by the woman claiming it is false. It is interesting how he was able to procure that note the SAME day as the story ran. But the fact is that no one has been able to get confirmation from the porn actress as to whether she wrote or signed the document.
mhoffman953
@Juanjo
So even though there is a letter that is signed by Stormy Daniels, you’re still not going to believe it because she didn’t do all of the talk shows to discuss it? Even if she did publicly speak, you would still doubt it.
For someone throwing around the term “logical fallacy”, you should educate yourself on the term confirmation bias because you are exhibiting it.
Paco
Strange that the letter was signed by her porn name rather than her legal name.
mhoffman953
Additionally, if we’re to believe it’s true, where is the proof? Is there a bank statement showing these funds, a copy of a check, an email, a text conversation?
You have all parties alleged of the conduct denying it and you have the other side saying it happened, but the side offering up the allegations aren’t providing proof
The Trump haters will believe it though, they’ll believe anything without evidence because they hate Trump. Juanjo probably posts about Trump 5x a day on his Facebook page because he has Trump on his mind all day, every day
seaguy
Rupert Murdoch owns the WSJ so how’s Trump gonna brand it fake news when it’s from a sibling of his giro channel Faux I mean Fox News?
seaguy
giro=goto
Paco
I am wondering if Murdoch did this for Bannon.
Jaxton
The whole thing may be fake news. If so, it’s very unfair to both Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels. He and she deserve an apology if this sexual encounter and associated events are false.
Brody
Liberals don’t apologize, they rationalize.
Juanjo
Honey, great straw man argument. The issue here is the hush money, not the sex. I could care less if he is banging prostitutes left and right [which he might be doing]. That’s between him and his wife. Paying hush money is a crime.
Kangol
“May be fake news”? You are too funny, Brian/Jason Smeds/Jaxton etc.
This has been reported by multiple outlets, including Snopes and The Smoking Gun (back in 2016!).
But his out of control sexual behavior is his business. (Where’s Mr. Prude Danny right now?) His associates’ “treasonous” (cf. Bannon calling them out) behavior is what’s going to nail his lying, racist ass to the wall! Don’t think Mueller and others aren’t on it!
Brody
Rather than a hetero sex story involving Trump, wouldn’t Queerty be more interested in a gay sex story regarding Obama?
Well, since I happen to be one helluva guy, I’ll do the legwork for you.
Larry Sinclair. Look him up. It’ll reinvigorate your Obama-boners.
You’re welcome.
Juanjo
Oh look, Miss Brody, has darted into the room with another foray into logical fallacy land.
Kangol
Mo-Brody, we know you lust after Obama, so just deal with it. You couldn’t hold his jock if you tried with both hands and both legs.
Brody
Kangol –
If you’re into skinny old black dudes, that’s fine, but I desire O’Bomber as much as I desire going to a 19th-century dentist.
GayEGO
Anyone who accepts hush money for sexual abuse has given their consent. What should have been done is the predator should have been ousted, regardless of the embarrassment.
Paco
I don’t think she was going to claim sexual abuse. It sounds like her plan was to shop her story around to various news outlets right before the election so she could get her 15 minutes and some cash. Trump’s fixer/lawyer met her price to keep it quiet.
mhoffman953
@Paco
I doubt your theory is true because Lisa Bloom and her DNC donors were offering women $750,000 and to pay off their mortgages if they would come out and say Trump touched them before the 2016 election
Paco
@mhoffman953 – Wasn’t she the same porn star that was “running for president/publicity” during the primaries? Also, why did she back out of an interview with ABC at the last minute? An interview they said was being arranged days before.
mhoffman953
@Paco
“Wasn’t she the same porn star that was “running for president/publicity” during the primaries?”
I Googled it and didn’t read anything about that. I seen some other pornstars who ran for senate and to be governors, but think you have her confused with another porn star.
“why did she back out of an interview with ABC at the last minute?”
No idea, you’ll have to ask her that yourself. I didn’t know we dabble in conspiracy theories now
Mandrake
This all fits Trump’s persona and character, but it makes me wonder what JFK would have had to endure from the media, cable pundits, and Twitter had the current social media been around in the early 60’s. His “Camelot” reputation would have gone up in flames. Clinton almost missed this barrage of exposure, but not quite.
batesmotel
Yeah, right, I bet.
jckfmsincty
Not only is Trump grossly incompetent, he’s extremely dangerous. The Republicans in Congress are cowards.