In a file photo from Jan. 17, 2017, Michael Cohen, personal attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at Trump Tower in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Reuters)An adult-film star was paid $130,000 by a lawyer for Donald Trump in the weeks before the 2016 election to not talk publicly about a sexual relationship with the then-Republican candidate, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. “Rumors that I have received hush money from Donald Trump are completely false,” reads the statement, signed by Stormy Daniels. Keith Davidson, a lawyer that the Journal said was representing Clifford, did not respond to emails and phone calls seeking comment. In the days before the 2016 election, the Journal reported that Clifford was in talks with ABC’s “Good Morning America” to air her story about Trump.

Source: Washington Post January 13, 2018 00:44 UTC