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The National Enquirer's publishing company paid a Playboy model $150,000 for her story about having an affair with Donald Trump - but never ran it, sources have said.
Karen McDougal, the 1998 Playmate of the year, claimed she had a consensual relationship with Trump over several months beginning in 2006, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
But the National Enquirer didn't publish anything about McDougal's allegations, despite paying six figures for the information, according to people familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
Trump married Melania, his third wife, in January 2005.
And there goes the last of the journalistic integrity that the Enquirer earned by reporting on the John Edwards affair story.
This is completely indefensible.
Besides its not like most Americans do not already simply ASSUME that Trump cheats on his wife, virtually everything we know about him would lead to that conclusion.
Still seeing the Enquirer do this offers a peek into how Trump "manages" unflattering press and keeps his "useful idiots" from learning the truth about him.
Quashing stories that way is known in the tabloid world as “catch and kill.”
ReplyDeleteIn a written statement, the company said it wasn’t buying Ms. McDougal’s story for $150,000, but rather two years’ worth of her fitness columns and magazine covers as well as exclusive life rights to any relationship she has had with a then-married man. “AMI has not paid people to kill damaging stories about Mr. Trump,” the statement said.
Hope Hicks, a Trump campaign spokeswoman, said of the agreement with Ms. McDougal: “We have no knowledge of any of this.” She said that Ms. McDougal’s claim of an affair with Mr. Trump was “totally untrue.”
Ms. McDougal expected her story about Mr. Trump to be published, people familiar with the matter said. American Media didn’t intend to run it, said another person familiar with the matter. Ms. McDougal didn’t return calls for comment.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/national-enquirer-shielded-donald-trump-from-playboy-models-affair-allegation-1478309380
Wow. She had an affair with HIM? Wasn't Hugh Hefner available?
DeleteWhy is it the NE is trash when it hides unflattering Trump news or derides Hillary, yet Malia Litman touts it as her source when bleating about Todd Palin and Shailey Tripp? For the record, I think it is a trashy, unreliable gossip rag in ALL cases. But we can't have it both ways, people!
DeleteI'll bet if she asked, she'd have people falling all over themselves to give her the $150,000 to pay them back if she'd just release that story.
DeleteMr. Trump and American Media Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David J. Pecker are longtime friends. Since last year, the Enquirer has supported Mr. Trump’s presidential bid, endorsing him and publishing negative articles about some of his opponents.
ReplyDeleteIn a written statement, Mr. Pecker said that it is no secret that he and Mr. Trump are friends and that he greatly admires him. However, he said, the Enquirer under his management “set the agenda” on Mr. Trump’s affair with Marla Maples when he was married to his first wife. “That in itself speaks volumes about our commitment to investigative reporting,” he said.
A contract reviewed by the Journal gave American Media exclusive rights to Ms. McDougal’s story forever, but didn’t obligate the company to publish it and allowed the company to transfer those rights. It barred her from telling her story elsewhere. The company said it also would give her monthly columns to write and would put her on magazine covers.
AMI said in a written statement the company was pleased to hire Ms. McDougal as a columnist.
-WSJ
Trump promoted the Marla Maples story. He bragged about the affair frequently while still married so the NE does not get any journalism awards.
DeletePecker? How appropriate!
DeleteHis name is PECKER? How appropriate. Too bad Donald did not change his name to PECKER. That would suit him better, plus would look good on his buildings instead of "Trump" donacha think>
DeleteA columnist who has never written anything for them or had anything published by them, but who they gifted $150,000 for apparently nothing at all.
DeleteSarah, Willow and Piper are all promoting Trump's reprehensible behavior towards women and racist attitude towards minorities.
ReplyDeleteSarah is probably hoping she will be paid back by being appointed to Trump's administration cabinet.
no ones promoting anything. no one approves of that. thats like saying pro hillary people approve of her greed and immoral behavior. palins arent greedy of selfish.
DeleteAnonymous7:22 AM,
DeleteYou pathetic cretin. If Clinton is greedy and immoral, then what the fuck is tRump? He is exponentially more vile on any moral or ethical issue. If she is a molehill, he is all the mountains of the world combined.
Phucking Phallic Phantasy >
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/06/trump-s-russia-towers-he-just-can-t-get-them-up.html
Russian market had “natural strength, especially in the high-end sector,” and, “Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.” Which sounded a little odd after he said in the same speech, “As much as we want to take our business over there, Russia is just a different world. It is a question of who knows who, whose brother is paying off who. . . . It really is a scary place.” “Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow,” Trump tweeted that year. If so, “will he become my new best friend?” <NOAras Agalarov is an Azeri-born entrepreneur whose father was listed by Forbes as one of the 100 wealthiest Russians, with a net worth estimated at $1.33 billion by Forbes. His own son, Emin, a popular singer and dancer, is married to the daughter of Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan.
DeleteIt was through Agalarov that Trump advanced what likely was his main goal, using Miss Universe as a way to gain entry to Moscow’s politically keyed-in sector of developers and industrialists. "Trump later claimed to have “forgotten” Sater, although Politico reported that the latter visited Trump Tower on undisclosed business as recently as July 2016. The conman-turned-FBI-mole also made a contribution of $5,400 — the maximum legal amount — to Trump’s presidential campaign. Records even indicate that the campaign refunded him $120 owing to his initialoverpayment of the legal limit." Russia “a virtual mafia state.”
little prick Dicks ALL!
drumpf> “It’s very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it,” “I went to the Wharton School of Finance, which is the number one school. I’m intelligent,” he told Useem more than 16 years ago. “Some people would say I’m very, very intelligent.”
Deletehttp://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/was-donald-trumps-run-for-the-presidency-an-elaborate-business-strategy/
7:16 Some people would say tRump is a first class arsehole and a liar also, too. Some people would say. If he IS intelligent, why does he keep that side hidden, yet show the world the ignorant low class side so often?
DeleteThe company that owns the National Enquirer is a backer of Donald Trump
ReplyDeleteExplains why the stories of Donald Trump's sexual harassments, extramarital affairs and rape charges are not on the cover of the National Enquirer.
ReplyDelete...or Todd Palin's. Did Shailey Tripp get the "catch and kill" treatment? She was interviewed and given polygraphs more than once! I believe the same people helping Trump were helping Palin back then.
DeleteThis has been clear as day to anyone noticing the parade of NE headlines in recent months. Week after week of ludicrous, nasty stories about Clinton. I remember one with a doctored photo talking about how her weight had ballooned up to 300 lbs, or some such rot. Perfect fodder for the low-information nitwits who have embraced Trump.
DeleteAmerican Media Inc., which owns the Enquirer, hasn’t published anything about what she has told friends was a consensual romantic relationship she had with Mr. Trump in 2006. At the time, Mr. Trump was married to his current wife, Melania.
ReplyDelete-WSJ
Ms. McDougal plagiarized Melania?
ReplyDeleteFor as much as the public knows about Trump, we have barely scratched the surface.
ReplyDeleteTITanic size scratch?
DeleteMay it ALL come out after he loses.
DeleteSo the Trump kids, chastised and berated Bill Clinton for what he did but they are all quiet about daddy's love affair with a Playboy model when he was married to stepmommy Melania when she was pregnant with their 1/2 brother.
ReplyDeleteThe owner of the NE is Trump's pal. I wonder if Sarah had Trump pull strings to get the NE to back off of the Todd-Shailey Tripp story. The NE covered the story and then published a 'correction' per the Anchorage PD news release that was drafted by the Palins.
ReplyDeleteIf Melania is not complaining about Donald doing a Playboy model why should you? She was probably thrilled he was doing somebody else and not on top of her huffing, puffing and sweating all over her and finishing on her face.
ReplyDeleteMarla Maples probably felt the same about Melania.
Ivana probably felt the same about Marla Maples.
Ivanka probably, well let's stop with the other three.
I'm sure it's all covered in the pre-nup.
DeleteDonald makes sure anyone with anything on him is silenced one way or another. I wouldn't be surprised if he has blood on his hands and bodies on his conscience. Oh, that's right. He doesn't have one. Sociopath.
Last night I also read a story on the Playmate thing that showed several pics taken of her, and she had then posted them on twitter or Facebook, with Trump and another guy and woman who was involved with some of the goings-on.
ReplyDeleteI'd also like this story, involving Russian prostitutes and abortion, to be told. Once at this link, you can click on another to read Scott Reed's blog about more details:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/05/1591483/-Donald-Trump-abortion-Bombshell-Media-has-the-tape-but-won-t-release-it
http://scottreedauthor.blogspot.ca/2016/11/donald-trump-paid-abortions-and.html?m=1
DeleteA "fifty years old. As a former Marine I served in the United States Marine Corps while Ronald Reagan was President of the United States. To be clear, I did not agree with his economic policies, but I was sworn to defend the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Reagan was my commander-in-chief and I was ready to sacrifice my life to defend and celebrate the freedoms of America. But I did not vote for Reagan.
When George W. Bush lost the popular vote, and barely won Florida; so close that it was contested and the Supreme Court had to rule, I did not threaten to take up arms; I did nothing to de-legitimize George W. Bush as our President. On September 11, 2001, I took pride in President Bush’s response to the attacks. I was an American and proud to be so." SR
I don't doubt that Trump has paid for abortions in the past. He is a serial adulterer and womanizer and the type of (yuk) guy who wouldn't wear a condom ever. As was said before, the media has barely scratched the surface of Trump's scandals and "issues".
DeleteAnd then you have Giuliani's law firm doing lots of business with Ivanka's husband's paper. There are so many of Trump's people in financially and politically close quarters with one another.
ReplyDeleteDana Carvey's Church Lady Weighs in on the Election on 'SNL': "Jesus Is Not on the Ballot"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dana-carveys-church-lady-weighs-election-snl-jesus-is-not-ballot-944497
Clinton Has Solid Lead in Electoral College
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/upshot/clinton-has-solid-lead-in-electoral-college-trumps-winning-map-is-unclear.html
New York FBI Office with Ties to Giuliani & Trump in Charge of Investigating Clinton Foundation
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/6/1592052/-New-York-FBI-Office-with-Ties-to-Giuliani-Trump-in-Charge-of-Investigating-Clinton-Foundation
There has been so much publicity and exposure of their prejudices that they are going to have to be extra careful to avoid looking biased. After all, they are going to have to PROVE any accusations.
DeleteI think once the election is over there is going to be a house-cleaning of the FBI on a scale that hasn't been seen since J.Edgar.
NV-Pres: The votes literally aren't there for Trump to take Nevada
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/6/1592022/-NV-Pres-The-votes-literally-aren-t-there-for-Trump-to-take-Nevada
In Reno DETAILS:GUN? NO>OVER A "Stupid Sign"
Delete"Multiple people just tackled me down, kicking me choking me and just beating me up," he said. "That’s when things even got crazier. I was on the ground and people were holding my arms, legs and I kept saying I can barely breathe. I was turning my neck just to get a little bit of air to keep from passing out."
That's when police intervened, taking Crites away in handcuffs.
Newton's partner, Donald Newton, 47, of Santa Rosa took video of the immediate aftermath.""I love all the people in that rally," he said. "We’re all fellow Americans. They’re doing their patriotic duty. They support their candidate. I’m just there showing that I’m a Republican. I’m all of your people’s brother. I just have a slight difference of opinion.""Take what happened to me tonight as a classic example of dictator incitement of violence — against your own Republican brother with a stupid sign," he wrote. The post and his entire account were taken down soon afterward as some Trump supporters on social media called him a "Clinton thug," "Hillary shill" and "Trump assassin."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/06/donald-trump-nevada-rally/93385996/
Looking inside the numbers of the two-way horserace, Clinton is ahead of Trump among women (53 percent to 38 percent), African Americans (86 percent to 7 percent), Latinos (65 percent to 20 percent) and those ages 18-34 (55 percent to 32 percent).
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Clinton leads among those who are early voters, 53 percent to 39 percent, while Trump is up among those who will wait to vote on Election Day, 48 percent to 41 percent.
The interesting point about the NBC/WSJ numbers is that Trump is not winning nationally by a big enough margin to overcome Clinton’s early voting lead.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/final-nbc-wsj-poll-clinton-holds-four-point-national-lead-n678611
It's not the percentage but how many vote. If the Black vote or the Hispanic vote or the Millennial vote is a low turnout, then it won't really matter if 100% are behind her.
DeleteCrowd was 'beating' me: Trump protester
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thestar.com/news/2016/11/06/crowd-was-beating-me-trump-protester.html
‘Somebody Yells Something About A Gun’: Trump Protester Explains How He Was Tackled
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mediaite.com/tv/somebody-yells-something-about-a-gun-trump-protester-explains-how-he-was-tackled/
Someone should cut off the over-used dick of Donald Trump. How any woman could sleep w/that guy is beyond me.
ReplyDeleteHe's repulsive and on record for being anti women. He uses them!!!! To include his daughter (incest) - current wife and ex-wives!
Vote Hillary Clinton!!! Donald Trump is despised around the world! He'd run a dictatorship form of government and be horribly racist....all verifiable and words he has said!
Sarah: Splodey heads keep ‘splodin”http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/01/sarah-palin-handed-white-house-hillary-clinton-idiotic-pro-trump-rant.htm lSarah Palin Just Handed The White House To Hillary Clinton During Idiotic Pro-Trump Rant
ReplyDeleteOf coarse the National Enquirer is on Donald's side. So is the New York post. Of coarse Donald had affair, married and unmarried. Malanie probably does too. Only she won't get caught under a bridge. Yes, the Donald is slime. His parents couldn't even stand him. We know this. But he identifies with 50 million Americans. He is their savior and they ain't changin' their mind anytime soon. If Donald doesn't win on tuesday, America will have two parties. Democrats, and the Alt right.
ReplyDeleteG, this is too d@mn rich: tRump's staffers have taken away his Twitter account!
ReplyDeleteThe man who would be king...being treated by those closest to him like an unruly 13-year-old...
Kellyanne Conway has been "handling" him like a child the entire time.
DeleteObama has skewered Trump for having his Twitter account taken from him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/barack-obama-donald-trump-twitter_us_581fa7a8e4b0d9ce6fbcc516
“Apparently, his campaign has taken away his Twitter,” Obama said, speaking at a Hillary Clinton rally in Kissimmee, Florida. “In the last two days, they had so little confidence in his self-control, that they said, ‘We’re just going to take away your Twitter.’”
“Now, if somebody can’t handle a Twitter account,” he continued, to audience laughter, “they can’t handle the nuclear codes. If somebody starts tweeting at 3 in the morning because ‘SNL’ made fun of you, then you can’t handle the nuclear codes.”
Just like those Apprentice tapes are under lock and key.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to believe Trump has any friends, let alone ones that would go to these lengths to cover up his crimes and obscene behavior. I guess he has enough money to buy them off.
I want it all to come out after the election and MORE. To shut up all of the Deplorables with "TOLD YOU SO!", look at the criminal you worshipped. I want video! I don't want any doubt as to the monster they almost put in the Oval Office.
I want him convicted in the Trump U. fraud trial. Once he's found guilty of that, perhaps more will come forward to sue him, thinking that now they have a chance to win as well. Once that wall of silence and protection is breached, there will be no putting it back.