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White House denies Trump paid porn star $130K to keep silent about alleged sexual encounter

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the 2014 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 16, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the 2014 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 16, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic

WASHINGTON – The Wall Street Journal is reporting that President Donald Trump‘s personal lawyer brokered a $130,000 payment to a porn star to prevent her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Trump.

Trump met Stephanie Clifford, who goes by the name Stormy Daniels in films, at a 2006 golf event. That was a year after Trump’s marriage to his wife, Melania.

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According to the Journal’s report, Clifford reached a $130,000 deal a month before the 2016 election, which prevented her from going public.

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Trump’s longtime attorney Michael Cohen says Trump denies any such relationship with Clifford. Clifford has previously denied an alleged relationship with Trump.

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The White House is calling the Journal’s story “old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election.”

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