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demmiblue

(36,865 posts)
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 08:22 PM Jan 2018

Porn Star: Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels Invited Me to Their Hotel Room

‘I ended up with Donald in his hotel room. Picture him chasing me around his hotel room in his tighty-whities,’ Stormy Daniels told fellow porn star Alana Evans. [ ]

Source: Daily Beast

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Michael Cohen, the longtime lawyer for President Donald J. Trump, arranged a $130,000 hush payment to porn star Stormy Daniels one month prior to the 2016 presidential election.

According to the Journal, the payment was made “as part of an agreement that precluded her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump.” Daniels (given name: Stephanie Clifford) had reportedly been in talks with both ABC’s Good Morning America and the parent company of the National Enquirer about going public with the allegations, with the latter dangling a $150,000 offer to the ex-adult film actress.

The Daily Beast had also been in protracted talks with Daniels about arranging an interview after three sources—including fellow porn star Alana Evans—told The Daily Beast that Daniels and Trump were involved. She ultimately backed out on Nov. 3, just five days before the 2016 election.

Cohen on Friday did not address the alleged payout to Daniels but provided the following statement to The Daily Beast: “These rumors have circulated time and again since 2011. President Trump once again vehemently denies any such occurrence as has Ms. Daniels.” The attorney also provided a letter dated Jan. 10, 2018, allegedly signed by Daniels, that denied any “sexual and/or romantic affair” with Trump or the receipt of any “hush money” from Trump.


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Porn Star: Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels Invited Me to Their Hotel Room (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2018 OP
Testosterone will do that to ya! quartz007 Jan 2018 #1
Why did Trump commit to a marriage if he couldn't control himself? .99center Jan 2018 #10
He sees himself as royalty Wednesdays Jan 2018 #12
It is Melania's problem not mine quartz007 Jan 2018 #13
Why are you normalizing his indecent behavior? .99center Jan 2018 #15
cuz it is meaningless in the big picture quartz007 Jan 2018 #20
Blackmailing Presidents of the US is NOT meaningless. Duh. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #23
remember JFK? quartz007 Jan 2018 #27
It was a very different time. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #34
It also validates the Steele dossier and makes Trump-Russia much harder to deny. "meaningless"? Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #25
Is this your hope? quartz007 Jan 2018 #29
You are deflecting again. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #32
Please name any time in history when women had so much power that they Sophia4 Jan 2018 #35
It's weird because IluvPitties Jan 2018 #37
They are a reaction to the social change over the past 50-60 years. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #38
But this is not the same thing quartz007 Jan 2018 #39
There's another recent DU member saying the same thing you are. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #19
please see post#20 quartz007 Jan 2018 #21
Very respectfully IluvPitties Jan 2018 #31
Or not. David__77 Jan 2018 #18
... demmiblue Jan 2018 #24
More like Viagra Marie Marie Jan 2018 #28
in tRumps situation, you are correct! quartz007 Jan 2018 #30
Germophobe my ass! IluvPitties Jan 2018 #2
there are many ways to have sex. not all include mopinko Jan 2018 #8
I guess that's true. Whatever floats one's boat! IluvPitties Jan 2018 #33
Well, that just got really fucking weird. bearsfootball516 Jan 2018 #3
Can we get a trigger alert on threads like this? marylandblue Jan 2018 #4
very disturbing shit withoutapaddle Jan 2018 #5
You know his next tweet will be to deny that he wears tighty whiteys... n/t Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #7
Hahaha! babylonsister Jan 2018 #14
Now I need brain bleach. Ugh... Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #6
Why would she have such a letter if there wasn't an interaction? joshcryer Jan 2018 #9
Excellent points! Sophia4 Jan 2018 #36
Absolutely correct. joshcryer Jan 2018 #40
Wonder if the Russians have this encounter on video tape?! democratisphere Jan 2018 #11
I don't think Ron Jeremy is interested in being around the short fingered vulgarian. madinmaryland Jan 2018 #16
Oh gross! smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #17
Not testosterone...more like loss of it and a VIAGRA Rx BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #22
Too funny.... Keep Wishing Jan 2018 #26
so Stormy Daniels forfeits her hush money if she speaks out right? mnmoderatedem Jan 2018 #41

.99center

(1,237 posts)
10. Why did Trump commit to a marriage if he couldn't control himself?
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 08:52 PM
Jan 2018

Trump had a newborn at home and he was trying to bang pornstars..
Nothing wrong with that, right bro?

Wednesdays

(17,380 posts)
12. He sees himself as royalty
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 08:56 PM
Jan 2018

And needs someone to procreate his heirs.
That, and he wants reliable arm candy.

 

quartz007

(1,216 posts)
20. cuz it is meaningless in the big picture
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:48 PM
Jan 2018

tRump is not going to get in trouble because he had sex with some porn star. He is going to get in trouble for obstruction to justice. And banging a porn star has nothing to do with it. Do you know of any president who was impeached for extra marital affairs BEFORE becoming president?

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,007 posts)
25. It also validates the Steele dossier and makes Trump-Russia much harder to deny. "meaningless"?
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:59 PM
Jan 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210093280

20 tweets. Excerpt:

3/ Third, understand that this breaking news comes from a conservative publication whose editorial page is wildly pro-Trump. This is a real, well-sourced story, by all accounts. Trump will not be able to claim that this report comes from CNN, MSNBC, or another "fake news" outlet.

4/ Fourth, understand that not only will Trump, Cohen, and Daniels deny the report, but that's the *point* of a) paying off Daniels, and b) Trump using his lawyer to do it. Cohen has attorney-client privilege; Daniels fears a lawsuit, any threats Cohen made, and losing her money.

5/ The reason this matters is that after BUZZFEED published the Steele Dossier, those of us who agreed with the FBI and CIA that it appeared credible on its face and came from a credible source—the former top Russianist at MI6—were told it *couldn't* be true for several reasons.

6/ The main reason Trump's allies said the 35-page dossier had to be false is because they insisted that its *first page*—which alleged that the Kremlin was blackmailing Trump—couldn't be true and wasn't true. All of the reasons they gave just died—all at once—with this WSJ news.
 

quartz007

(1,216 posts)
29. Is this your hope?
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:06 PM
Jan 2018

Is Mueller making this his main investigation cause?

Again, Please enumerate any former president who was removed/impeached for extra-marital sex.

 

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
35. Please name any time in history when women had so much power that they
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:20 PM
Jan 2018

formed a "Me-Too" movement.

These are strange times. Things are happening now that could never have happened even 30 years ago, even ten years ago. We women are coming into our own and speaking up about matters we never dared to speak of in the past.

 

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
38. They are a reaction to the social change over the past 50-60 years.
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:32 PM
Jan 2018

I've seen this change. It is unbelievable when I think about it. Women are strong, united and will soon be a genuine power in our country. It's about time. My grandmother, a very elegant, beautiful woman once said to my sister about a picture of her looking those things -- elegant and beautiful in a long dress, "Well, we didn't wear those long dresses when we worked in the fields." She was a farmer's wife, and she and my mother plowed fields with their feet.

My mother's generation -- WACs in WWII and teachers. My generation -- teachers, nurses, secretaries. Today -- doctor, lawyers (lots of them), scientists, police officer, military officers, politicians anything a woman wants.

 

quartz007

(1,216 posts)
39. But this is not the same thing
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 12:05 AM
Jan 2018

I couldn't agree more with you about women coming out against sexual harassment. I have daughters in their 20's working in large outfits.

Now are you willing to say that having extra-marital affair with a porn star is same thing as sexual harassment?

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,007 posts)
19. There's another recent DU member saying the same thing you are.
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:41 PM
Jan 2018

1) Relationships between porn stars and billionaires are never equal, so the consensual angle is a bit skewed at best.

2) Blackmail against any POTUS is your problem and ours and the USA's. If the WSJ can find this out, what do you think Putin's spy service has on him?

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)
31. Very respectfully
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:11 PM
Jan 2018

I don't know what moves a pornstar to do his/her job, or why some of them choose to escort, which seems to be what Ms. Daniels was doing. However, I don't feel comfortable questioning the sexual behavior of two adults if they have agreed voluntarily to engage in anything. I loathe Trump, but it seems the problem here is that he put himself in a position to be blackmailed. That I can agree with, but I honestly fail to see your point #1.

By the way, I am not a recent newcomer. I used to post here from 2007 to 2009 as Colobo. I was on the Obama camp during those primaries, and things got do heated that after Obama finally won the presidency, I decided to leave. I am glad to be back though.

mopinko

(70,127 posts)
8. there are many ways to have sex. not all include
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 08:42 PM
Jan 2018

exchange of bodily fluids, or even physical contact.
especially if you are a weirdo.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
4. Can we get a trigger alert on threads like this?
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 08:32 PM
Jan 2018

Picturing Trump in his tighty whiteys will give me nightmares.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
9. Why would she have such a letter if there wasn't an interaction?
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 08:51 PM
Jan 2018

I suspect after the National Enquirer offered her $150k for her story, as per non-disclosure, she had to go back to them and discuss it. At which point another hush payment was given, in order for her to stay silent. Non-disclosures of a public nature will be exempt if the information goes public (ie, you can't talk about X, but if X becomes public knowledge and you didn't do it, it's not your fault and you can technically talk about it). The National Enquirer likely found out Alana Evans knowledge, took it to Daniels, and that compelled Trump's people to talk to Daniels again, forcing Daniels to renegotiate the hush agreement.

 

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
36. Excellent points!
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:24 PM
Jan 2018

And if I am correct, she can be subpoenaed to tell the truth in a deposition or courtroom in spite of any potential agreement. I'm not saying that their is an agreement or that the rumors are true, just that a subpoena would force her to speak. Or face contempt of court charges.

Am I right?

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
40. Absolutely correct.
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 08:44 AM
Jan 2018

NDAs have zero weight in a court room or for legal reasons. In fact, the FBI may have to talk to her to see if the reports about the "tape" are convincing. Remember we're looking at a President who is allegedly blackmailed by Russia. If he shows a pattern of paying hush money to people, it could show how he is compromised.

Technically an NDA of that nature will have an eternity clause to it, but said clause becomes unenforceable once it becomes public knowledge.

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
16. I don't think Ron Jeremy is interested in being around the short fingered vulgarian.
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 09:24 PM
Jan 2018

... A porn thread always needs a reference to Ron Jeremy!!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
17. Oh gross!
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 09:35 PM
Jan 2018

Just the thought of him having sex, or even being naked for that matter, is absolutely revolting. I pity any woman who has had to endure that trial.

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
22. Not testosterone...more like loss of it and a VIAGRA Rx
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:51 PM
Jan 2018

to compensate. He has 100% ego and 0% stud juice.

mnmoderatedem

(3,728 posts)
41. so Stormy Daniels forfeits her hush money if she speaks out right?
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 10:47 AM
Jan 2018

we could start a gofundme campaign and raise waaaayyyy more than that if she speaks out and tells the truth right?

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