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Chronology of Stormy Daniels scandal.
Chronology of Stormy Daniels scandal.
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Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels: Actress Stormy Daniels in 2008 in Las Vegas. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, signed a $ 130,000 contract a month before the 2016 election to keep silent about alleged sex with Trump in 2006, according to the Wall Street Journal. Less
Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels: Actress Stormy Daniels in 2008 in Las Vegas. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, signed a $ 130,000 contract one month before the 2016 election to keep the … more
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January 2005
Trump marries his current wife, Melania.
January 2005
Trump marries his current wife, Melania.
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March 2006
The couple's son, Barron, was born.
March 2006
The couple's son, Barron, was born.
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July 2006
According to Daniels, she and Trump started an "intimate relationship" that continued "until 2007".
July 2006
According to Daniels, she and Trump started an "intimate relationship" that continued "until 2007".
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November 2016
Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pays $ 130,000 to Daniels in exchange for his silence.
November 2016
Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pays $ 130,000 to Daniels in exchange for his silence.
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February 13, 2018
Cohen acknowledges having paid $ 130,000 to Daniels, claiming that he had not been reimbursed by the Trump organization or the Trump campaign. In particular, he does not say whether the president personally reimbursed him.
"The payment to Mrs. Clifford was lawful and did not constitute a contribution or campaign expense by anyone," he said in a statement.
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February 13, 2018
Cohen acknowledges having paid $ 130,000 to Daniels, claiming that he had not been reimbursed by the Trump organization or the Trump campaign. In particular, he does not say whether the
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March 7, 2018
Daniels sued the Los Angeles County Superior Court to overturn the confidentiality agreement. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump had "made it clear that none of these allegations were true". Less
March 7, 2018
Daniels sued the Los Angeles County Superior Court to overturn the confidentiality agreement. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, press secretary at the White House, said Trump had "very good … more
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March 25, 2018
In a highly anticipated interview with CBS '60-minute show, Daniels said she was threatened with silence. White House spokesman Raj Shah declined to say whether the president had looked at the interview, but said Trump did not believe in any of his claims.
"The president has firmly, clearly and systematically denied these underlying claims, and the only incoherent person is the one who made the claims," Shah said.
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March 25, 2018
In a highly anticipated interview with CBS '60-minute show, Daniels said she was threatened with silence. White House spokesman Raj Shah refuses to say whether the president has watched the
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April 5, 2018
In his first public comment on Daniels, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he was unaware of Cohen's payment.
April 5, 2018
In his first public comment on Daniels, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he was unaware of Cohen's payment.
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April 9, 2018
Federal agents in New York attack Cohen's office and a hotel room, seizing documents on topics such as the payment to Daniels. Cohen is now the subject of a criminal investigation in New York.
April 9, 2018
Federal agents in New York attack Cohen's office and a hotel room, seizing documents on topics such as the payment to Daniels. Cohen is now the subject of a criminal investigation in New York.
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April 18, 2018
Trump responds to Daniels by publishing the drawing of an artist who was threatening her, she says. "A sketch a few years later on a non-existent man," tweeted Trump. "A real job, play Fake News Media for fools (but they know it!)"
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April 18, 2018
Trump responds to Daniels by publishing the drawing of an artist who was threatening her, she says. "A sketch a few years later on a non-existent man," tweeted Trump. "A work of con total, playing the false news
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April 26, 2018
In a phone interview with "Fox & Friends," Trump confused his previous comments that he was unaware of Cohen's payments, claiming that Cohen represented him in the "crazy contract with Stormy Daniels".
"From what I see, he has done absolutely nothing wrong," Trump said. "There was no campaign funds going to that which would have been a problem."
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April 26, 2018
In a phone interview with "Fox & Friends," Trump confused his previous comments that he was unaware of Cohen's payments, claiming that Cohen represented him in the "crazy contract with Stormy Daniels".
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May 2, 2018
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a member of Trump's legal team, told Fox News host Sean Hannity that Trump had paid Cohen the $ 130,000 paid to Daniels. Giuliani said that the money meant to repay Cohen had been "channeled … by the law firm and that the president had repaid it".
Giuliani said the payment "would be perfectly legal, this money was not campaign money".
Asked that Trump is aware of the arrangement, Giuliani said: "As far as I know, he did not know the details, but he knew about the general arrangement that Michael would take care of things like that. "
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May 2, 2018
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a member of Trump's legal team, told Fox News host Sean Hannity that Trump had paid Cohen the $ 130,000 paid to Daniels. Giuliani says the money for
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May 3, 2018
On Twitter, Trump acknowledges that he reimbursed Cohen after previously asserting he was not aware of the payments. He added that the money "had nothing to do with the campaign".
Trump stated that Cohen had received a monthly retainer, that he had been in the habit of paying Daniels to sign an agreement not to talk about his allegations and "put an end to the false and extortion accusations brought by her to subject of a case ".
Sanders then told reporters that she had tried to give them "the best information we had at the time". She said that she had learned for the first time that Trump had paid Cohen back by looking at Giuliani's interview.
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May 3, 2018
On Twitter, Trump acknowledges that he reimbursed Cohen after previously asserting he was not aware of the payments. He added that the money "had nothing to do with the campaign".
Trump said Cohen received a
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May 4, 2018
Although the day before, he sent tweets acknowledging that he had repaid Cohen, Trump again confused the story by claiming that "virtually everything" reported on the payment paid to Daniels was fake. He refused to elaborate. Trump said that Giuliani "just started a day ago" and continued to "learn the subject" and insisted "we do not change any story".
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May 4, 2018
Although the day before, he sent tweets acknowledging that he had repaid Cohen, Trump again confused the story by saying that "practically everything" reported the payment to Daniels.
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Actress Stormy Daniels in 2008 in Las Vegas.
Actress Stormy Daniels in 2008 in Las Vegas.
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Donald Trump at the Lake Tahoe Golf Event in 2006, where the so-called meeting was held.
Donald Trump at the Lake Tahoe Golf Event in 2006, where the so-called meeting was held.
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Stormy Daniels at a Trump vodka launch party in 2007.
Stormy Daniels at a Trump vodka launch party in 2007.
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Adult film actresses Stormy Daniels and Jessica Drake. In 2016, Drake also accused the then-candidate, Donald Trump, of having unwanted sexual contact at the same event in Lake Tahoe in 2006.
Adult film actresses Stormy Daniels and Jessica Drake. In 2016, Drake also accused the then-candidate, Donald Trump, of having unwanted sexual contact at the same event in Lake Tahoe in 2006.
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Jessica Drake (D), who works for an adult film production company, presents a photo of her meeting with Donald Trump, along with lawyer Gloria Allred, who talks about allegations of "a life". sexual misconduct against the Republican presidential candidate at a press conference in Los Angeles on October 22, 2016. less
Jessica Drake (R), who works for an adult film production company, presents a photo of her meeting with Donald Trump, along with Attorney Gloria Allred, who discuss allegations of a "drama". sexual misconduct against … more
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In the 2005 "Access Hollywood" video unveiled in October 2016, Trump could be heard telling Billy Bush that "when you're a star", you can "grab them by the father".
In the 2005 "Access Hollywood" video unveiled in October 2016, Trump could be heard telling Billy Bush that "when you're a star", you can "grab them by the father".
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Rachel Crooks, left, Jessica Leeds, center, and Samantha Holvey attend a press conference on Monday in New York to discuss their allegations of sexual misconduct against Donald Trump. A flawless stay
Rachel Crooks, left, Jessica Leeds, center, and Samantha Holvey attend a press conference on Monday in New York to discuss their allegations of sexual misconduct against Donald Trump. A flawless stay
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Summer Zervos (R), former competitor of the television show The Apprentice, who had previously charged Donald Trump with sexual misconduct, at a press conference with lawyer Gloria Allred in Los Angeles Angeles, California, November 11, 2016. (Photo by Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Summer Zervos (R), former contender for the television show The Apprentice, who had previously accused Donald Trump of sexual sexual behavior, at a press conference with lawyer Gloria Allred in Los Angeles, in California
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Karena Virginia, right, accompanied by attorney Gloria Allred, speaks at a news conference in New York on Thursday, October 20, 2016. Virginia has accused the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump , of inappropriate sexual behavior, a day after he said that all these allegations were factual. (AP Photo / Richard Drew) less
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Stormy Daniels, left, addresses the media while attorney Michael Avenatti listens in Federal Court in New York on April 16, 2018.
Stormy Daniels, left, addresses the media while attorney Michael Avenatti listens in Federal Court in New York on April 16, 2018.
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Chronology of Stormy Daniels scandal.
Chronology of Stormy Daniels scandal.
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With 'Horseface', Trump launches another personal attack on an opponent's wife
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday insulted adult film star Stormy Daniels in calling him "Horseface," the latest example of his attempt to reduce female opponents with a physical appearance.
Daniels and his attorney Michael Avenatti, a possible presidential candidate from 2020 who aggressively criticized Trump, responded with mocking references to Trump's genitals and accused him of hating women.
The remarkably crass skull on Twitter – which began with the dismissal of the defamation lawsuit against Daniels – was the third time in as many weeks that the president has attacked a woman whose interests or view are at odds. with his. The episode also comes just three weeks before the mid-term elections, where Republicans are struggling to attract voters, especially in the suburbs, to defend their majorities in Congress.
Most Republican lawmakers have remained silent about the Trump attack, with some discreet critics.
"To say that this is shifted from a man, not to mention POTUS, is a huge understatement," commented Ryan Costello, R-Pa. "And to say that it allows teenage boys to feel empowered to talk about girls [with] these names are obvious. It's very embarrassing. "
It was unclear whether Trump would suffer immediate repercussions – except perhaps at the mid-point – but the content of the insults again underlined his tendency to go beyond the traditional limits of the presidential speech.
"It's a" trash Tuesday speech "in the oval," said Timothy Naftali, presidential historian at NYU and co-author of "Impeachment: An American History." "President Trump appears to be a transactional person … he will not change his behavior unless he begins to pay a political or economic price."
Even before entering the White House, Trump frequently used his public platform to target women individually in terms of criticism. Arianna Huffington? "Extremely unattractive." Rosie O Donnell? "Fatass", "ugly", a "slob". Heidi Klum? "This is no longer a 10."
The habit continued while he was focusing on politics.
In September 2015, Trump would have made fun of the appearance of former corporate executive Carly Fiorina, then rival of the GOP presidential nomination.
"Look at this face," Trump would have said as he watched Fiorina give an interview on television. "Would any one vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?"
In March 2016, Trump insulted Heidi Cruz, the wife of rival Ted Cruz, R-Texas, tweeting an unflattering photo of her next to a glamorous photo of Melania Trump. "The images are worth a thousand words," reads the legend.
Two and a half years later, Trump is preparing to hold a rally for Ted Cruz next week in Houston while he defends his seat against Beto representative O 'Rourke, D-Texas.
Throughout the presidential campaign, Trump also said that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton did not have the right to "watch" to be president. "When she walked in front of me, trust me, I was not impressed," he said at a rally in North Carolina in October 2016.
Asked Tuesday by the Associated Press if it was appropriate to insult the appearance of a woman like he did with Daniels, Trump replied, "You can take it as you wish. "
Trump's comments contrast sharply with his public attacks against men like "lyin", "crazy" or "low energy". It is rare for Trump to insult the appearance of a man and rarely in the sharp personal terms he reserves for women.
In addition to Daniels, Trump recently mocked Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault during her confirmation process in the Supreme Court, and Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Possible political rival to the presidency in 2020.
On Monday, Trump reacted to Warren's release of a DNA test suggesting that she had a distant American ancestor, repeating his usual insults under the name of "Pocahontas". He falsely denied offering to donate $ 1 million to a charity in July if Warren could offer DNA evidence of Native American ancestry and said he would donate now "only if I can to test it personally ".
"It will not be something that I would appreciate, either," he added.
Responding on Twitter, Warren condemned Trump for uttering "scary physical threats".
The attacks on women do not prevent Trump from getting the support of 53% of white women in 2016, although he has overall lost women against Clinton, according to polls conducted at the exit of polls.
But his latest attacks come as Republicans worry more and more about the loss of the House of Representatives in mid-session, a result that would diminish Trump's power to adopt his program. Suburban white women are seen as a key voting block that could help Democrats take control of the lower house.
Republican strategists do not agree that the president's rhetoric and behavior will actually hurt his party's chances in November.
"My initial thought is that this falls into the category of things that are not a problem for any unnamed Republican candidate Donald J. Trump," said Michael Steel, a Republican strategist. "Every local elected official, Republican or Democrat, tries to do his best for his constituents and has nothing to do with it."
At the same time, many Republican voters have said they do not like Trump's tweets.
"I've been in focus groups where they say they like the president's policies but wish he did not tweet that much," said Alex Conant, a GOP strategist who has been the principal advisor of the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Marco Rubio. "To the extent that the election concerns his personality rather than his politics, it is a problem for many voters."
Rubio, R-Fl., Tried for a brief period in early 2016 to give Trump a taste of his own medicine, criticizing his "tan spray" and his "little hands".
"You know what they say about guys with small hands," said Rubio, at a rally in Salem, Virginia, causing laughter and applause.
Rubio called this remark an error and apologized to Trump.
"This does not correspond to the way the voters perceived it.People thought it was forced and unauthentic," Conant said.
Tuesday's Twitter exchange followed a legal defeat for Daniels and Avenatti, whose defamation suit against Trump was dismissed on Monday by US District Judge James Otero. Daniels had argued that Trump had defamed her by suggesting that she had lied when she had claimed to have been threatened not to talk about their alleged relationship.
Another lawsuit brought by Daniels is still pending, which aims to cancel a non-disclosure agreement signed in 2016 to prevent Daniels from discussing his alleged deal with Trump.
Citing a Fox News article about Otero's decision, Trump tweeted around 11 am: "Great, I can now sue Horseface and his third-class lawyer in the great state of Texas … She does not know nothing of me, a con! "
Trump's aides and outside advisors were generally exasperated by the tweet, describing it in interviews as being unplanned. At the same time, they said, Trump had already rejected Daniels privately, so it was not entirely surprising that some of his feelings would come to light.
Avenatti responded by calling Trump "disgusting misogynist", "embarrassment to the United States" and "complete liar conspiracy". In a tweet, Avenatti spoke of her client's claim that Trump's affair with her would have occurred in 2006, shortly after Melania Trump gave birth to their son, Barron.
"With how many other women did you cheat on your wife while you had a baby at home?" Avenatti tweeted.
Trump denied Daniels' assertion.
Avenatti, qui a décidé de se porter candidat à l'élection présidentielle en 2020, a mis en place un comité d'action politique et utilise son profil national pour promouvoir les candidats démocrates dans tout le pays. Son conseil aux démocrates a été de combattre le feu par le feu quand il s'agit de Trump.
"Si Avenatti est le candidat démocrate en 2020, le ton de cette course donnera l'impression que les événements de 2016 ressemblent aux débats Lincoln-Douglas", a déclaré Steel.
Daniels a répondu au tweet "Horseface" en qualifiant Trump de "minuscule" et en affirmant qu'il "a peut-être" un "penchant pour la bestialité", une référence apparente à l'insulte des équidés.
"Mesdames et messieurs, permettez-moi de présenter votre président. En plus de ses… faiblesses, il a démontré son incompétence, sa haine des femmes et son manque de maîtrise de soi sur Twitter!" elle a tweeté.
Daniels a donné des détails explicites sur sa prétendue relation avec Trump dans son livre récemment publié, notamment une description prétendue – et peu flatteuse – de ses organes génitaux. Daniels a également partagé des détails similaires lors d'entretiens récents avec les médias.
Un conseiller informel de la Maison Blanche a suggéré que les affirmations de Daniels avaient provoqué des tensions entre Trump et son épouse.
"La raison pour laquelle je me soucie de Stormy, c'est parce qu'il affecte Melania, ce qui le affecte, et qui affecte beaucoup d'entre nous", a déclaré cette personne. "Je pense que la raison pour laquelle il a beaucoup nié depuis le début n'était pas politique, mais parce que ça touche tellement Melania."
Un responsable de la Maison Blanche a fait remarquer que même si les partisans du président n'aimaient pas toujours sa rhétorique ni son utilisation de Twitter, ils appréciaient généralement la réaction de Trump lorsqu'il était attaqué et pourrait être stimulé par les échanges de mardi.
Trump a défendu ses attaques contre des femmes telles que Ford, déclarant récemment à l'émission "60 minutes" de CBS que sa décision de se moquer d'elle contribuait à assurer la confirmation de Kavanaugh.
"Si je n'avais pas prononcé ce discours, nous n'aurions pas gagné", a déclaré Trump dans une interview parue dimanche.
"Pensez-vous que vous l'avez traitée avec respect?" a demandé l'intervieweuse Lesley Stahl.
Trump a dit: "Je pense que oui", puis a coupé la ligne de questionnement de Stahl.
"Tu sais quoi? Je ne vais pas me lancer dans cette aventure parce que nous avons gagné. Peu importe. Nous avons gagné."
