Politics & Government
WSJ: Trump Lawyer Paid $130K To Silence Porn Star
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that a top Trump lawyer paid $130,000 to porn star for her silence on an alleged sexual encounter.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers paid $130,000 in hush money to a former adult-film star a month before the 2016 election. The agreement, which several people familiar with the matter confirmed to the newspaper, included a confidentiality clause that she not discuss the settlement or an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.
The Journal said the deal with Stephanie Clifford was negotiated by Michael Cohen, a top attorney for the Trump organization. Clifford performed under the stage name of Stormy Daniels.
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Clifford has alleged that the encounter took place in 2006, a year after he married Melania Trump, at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, the sources told The Journal.
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