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March 21, 2018

Former Model Sues to Speak About Alleged Affair with Trump
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A former model has filed a lawsuit aimed at releasing herself from a
hush agreement so she can speak publicly about her alleged affair with
Donald Trump in 2006. Karen Mc Dougal has sued the National Enquirer's
parent company, which paid her $150,000 to buy exclusive rights to her
story, under a contract her lawyers say was misleading. The company's
chief executive, David Pecker, is a close personal friend of President
Trump. The tabloid company is known to buy and then bury stories that
might damage Pecker's allies. Karen Mc Dougal's lawsuit comes after
adult film star Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, sued
earlier this month to release herself from a $130,000 hush deal paid by
Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, only days before the 2016
election. Experts say this payment may have violated federal election
law. A third woman, "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos, is suing
President Trump for defamation, after Trump called her a liar when she
accused him of sexual assault.


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