The Pay Off to Stormy Daniels Likely the Tip of the Iceberg

By Josh Marshall

January 12, 2018 4:11 p.m.

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You’ve likely seen this story which The Wall Street Journal just broke which claims that in October 2016 Trump attorney Michael Cohen arranged a $130,000 payment to an adult film star named Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels) to remain quiet about an alleged sexual encounter between her and Donald Trump in 2006.

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