How an Old Affidavit Could Undercut Trump's Future Defense in the Stormy Daniels Case
Donald Trumps allies are already scrambling to defend him against charges that are expected to materialize in the coming days. An affidavit from 2000 wont help them.
I pledge to be a better man tomorrow, and will never, ever let you down.
That was what Donald Trump said on Oct. 7, 2016, as part of his video apology for the now infamous Access Hollywood tape. That day, Republican leadersincluding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Trumps own running mate Mike Pencehad all rebuked his behavior on the tape. In a late-night Facebook Live video, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) called on Trump to step aside.
The very next daythe first day of Trumps new era as a better manhis attorney Michael Cohen began negotiating on Trumps behalf to keep a porn star quiet about a sex romp that she and Trump had four months after his wife gave birth to his youngest son.
Thats the context for the events that unfolded over the next few months, and which are now widely expected to yield the first-ever criminal indictment against a former U.S. president.
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