Trump sued by Stormy Daniels over hush payment

I suspect that if Daniels put up a GoFundMe page to pay for her fines and legal expenses, in exchange for a promise of full disclosure, she’d be fully funded in hours.

I’ll bet she could sell her little “rolodex” for way more than she’ll even need in this life.

CNN is reporting that Trump is pissed at his press secretary

Hmm. We know what happened when he got upset with his (former) Communications Director…

Which one? There have been four of them in the past year.

Shockingly, it appears that not even SHS is a good enough liar for Dotard.

Can we bring back Crazy Sean Spicer? SNL could use some material. Heaven forbid that Kelly Ann is next in the liar’s pulpit.

Although I’ve long promoted the #LetHimMisspeak movement to bring back Spicey, Kate McKinnon has really mastered her portrayal of the Great KC Masterpiece Liar:
[*From just some dumb blueberry farm
I’m gonna be “CONWAY!”
Who says that lying’s not an art?

And when they Google just a “K”
My name’ll come up before Kanye!
KELLYANNE CONWAY!*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9ybImGwkU)
With Conway back in the news for not only ethics issues but openly violating the Hatch Act, it is a perfect time for the Trump Administration to put her back in front and center just to prove that the swamp is being drained…right into the White House.

Stranger

Daniels may have shared “Tangible Confidential Information” (possibly dick pics) with four others prior to signing the NDA. The lawsuit refers to four people she shared the information with in 2007, while the affair was ongoing. The four are:

  • Gina Rodriguez, a former porn actress who became an entertainment talent rep.
  • Keith Munyan, a photographer who has been involved in shooting some of Daniels’s calendars and other photo shoots.
  • Angel Ryan, unknown
  • Mike Moshey (spelling unclear), unknown.

More at TPM: Four Other People May Have the Trump Dick Pics (AKA “Certain Still Images”)! - TPM – Talking Points Memo

Does anyone know who Angel Ryan and Mike Moshey(Mosheuf?) are?

What else is Trump trying to hide with this? The story is already out, and the more he fights it, the more damage it does to him. For a normal human pol in a scandal, it would always be better off coming clean and getting it behind him. For him, it’s just about never conceding a thing no matter what.

That last name may be Mosney. This site (Three Blockbusters in the Hush Contract – GO BLINDLY) thinks it might be Daniels’s ex-husband, whose professional name is Mike Moz.

Well, in fairness, politicians of all stripes try to hide things (Clinton, Nixon, FDR, Harding), although you are right in that the hiding makes it worse, not better.

I was always taken by a story about the Duke of Wellington, when he was part of the British Government (this was 1824, long past Waterloo) and he was subject to much the same thing, although in this case the ‘lady’ was represented by a pornographer instead of a lawyer (make your own jokes), threatening to ruin the Duke unless money was paid for the woman’s silence. Wellington replied with a letter with only four words in, but memorable ones:

“Publish and be Damned”

Wellington went on to be Prime Minister. And true badass.

Politicians these days ain’t Wellington…but I think we’ve noticed that.

Good point. :slight_smile:

I was thinking of Hope “white lies” Hicks, who apparently got a similar reaming out by Himself the day before she was gone.

I came here to mention that it looks like Sarah Sanders may be next on the chopping block, but I see that Procrustus beat me to it.

That’s unlikely, or at least, it would be a crazy thing to do, so who knows with this bunch. Conway’s inability to control her mouth is second only to the Orange Peril himself. It’s interesting to speculate who on earth would want that job. Being a presidential press secretary would normally be a stepping stone to a distinguished career, but in this case it marks the person as being a mercenary opportunist of absolutely zero integrity. The only organizations that might hire one of Trump’s professional liars might be the Mafia or one of the health insurers.

Yeah, but the beauty of this is that if Trump gets into court he is validating the existence of his participation in the agreement, which was written expressly to hide his identity.

It’s legal judo. And it’s fucking gold!

I don’t think it’s the affair…it’s paying hush money right before an election, via an intermediary. That’s criminal territory.

On the other hand there was also Gary Hart’s 1988 responseto rumors he was cheating on his wife.

They did, but they weren’t.

You left out FOX ‘News’

With might be considered to be an undisclosed campaign contribution from his lawyer. That’s a big nono.

Good heavens, yes, what an oversight! That’s where most of those types go, isn’t it?

I think the NRA channels are hiring, too.

(For an enlightening look at that, see this week’s (last Sunday’s) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.)