Tag: Stormy Daniels

This is why the Stormy Daniels story is so dangerous

The following article by Judd Legum was posted on the ThinkProgress website January 17, 2018:

A sex scandal that is actually important.

Actress Stormy Daniels Poses for Photos at Tao Nightclub on January 12, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Farina/Wireimage)

There are credible allegations that the President of the United States engaged in an affair with an adult film actress, paid her over $100,000 to keep quiet about it weeks before the election, and is now actively engaged in an elaborate cover-up.

On January 12, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump, through his lawyer Michael Cohen, had paid Stephanie Clifford $130,000 one month before the election to buy her silence about an affair she had with Trump in 2006. Clifford is an adult film actor who performs under the name Stormy Daniels. The affair allegedly took place shortly after Trump’s third wife, Melania, gave birth to his son Barron. Continue reading “This is why the Stormy Daniels story is so dangerous”

Porn Star Was Reportedly Paid to Stay Quiet About Trump

The following article by Megan Twohey and Jim Rutenberg was posted on the New York Times website January 12, 2018:

Stephanie Clifford at a Trump Vodka launch party in 2008. Credit: Chad Buchanan/Getty Images

A lawyer for President Trump orchestrated a $130,000 payment to a pornographic-film actress in October 2016 to prevent her from going public with claims of a consensual sexual encounter with Mr. Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

The reported payment came shortly before the presidential election and as the actress, Stephanie Clifford, 38, was discussing sharing her account with ABC’s “Good Morning America” and the online magazine Slate, according to interviews, notes and text messages reviewed by The New York Times. Continue reading “Porn Star Was Reportedly Paid to Stay Quiet About Trump”