A former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Donald Trump sued Tuesday to be released from a 2016 legal agreement requiring her silence, becoming the second woman this month to challenge Trump allies’ efforts during the presidential campaign to bury stories about extramarital relationships. The model, Karen McDougal, is suing the company that owns The National Enquirer, American Media Inc., which paid her $150,000 (U.S.) and whose chief executive is a friend of Trump’s. The other woman, adult entertainment star Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, was paid $130,000 to stay quiet by the president’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. Trump has denied the affairs, which both women have described as consensual. Trump joined a legal effort last week seeking some $20 million in penalties tied to Clifford’s agreement.

Source: thestar March 20, 2018 18:22 UTC