Claim:In 1998, then-U.S. President Bill Clinton paid Paula Jones $850,000 in hush money. Some people have attempted to draw a comparison between Clinton and Jones' negotiated settlement and hush money payments made by Trump. That's called HUSH MONEY. A more apt comparison to Trump's hush money payment to Stormy Daniels would be the case of former Democratic Sen. John Edwards. B. C. "Comparing Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial to Bill Clinton, John Edwards Cases."

Source: New York Times May 10, 2024 22:57 UTC