WSJ confirms Trump paid hush money over affairs with Stormy and Karen

No Images? Click here         Trump facilitated hush money for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal  President Donald Trump played a key role in silencing porn star Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal, who both claimed to have had affairs with the president. Media executive David Pecker met with Trump multiple times to discuss using the National Enquirer tabloid to buy the silence of women he allegedly slept with, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The publication said it spoke to three dozen people with direct knowledge of the payments. The U.S. Attorneys Office in Manhattan now has evidence of Trump’s role in the hush payments, according to the WSJ. He previously denied having knowledge about the payments. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? President Donald Trump’s pick for acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, is a close friend of Trump’s 2016 election campaign co-chair, and a former government ethics chief said the friendship makes Whitaker unable to oversee impartially a politically charged investigation into the campaign.  READ MORE As more votes are counted and more seats flip from red to blue, it’s becoming undeniable that Democrats not only benefited from a wave election, they converted a modest advantage into impressive House gains. READ MORE A group led by prominent Democratic legal and national security experts is spending six figures on a new television ad backing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, following the forced departure of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  READ MORE    .     ICYMI Michelle Obama revealed that she used IVF to conceive her daughters. Her memoir, "Becoming," comes out on Tuesday.  Florida's race for Governor is in recount territory. As additional votes were tallied following the general election, DeSantis’ lead narrowed to 0.47 percent.  President Donald Trump on Friday resumed his attacks on journalists, calling one a “loser,” accusing another of asking a “stupid question” and defending a video shared by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders that appeared to have been doctored to cast CNN reporter Jim Acosta in a negative light.    . Want more?  Senator Kirstin Gillibrand teases potential 2020 bid to Stephen Colbert NRA tweets warning to anti-gun doctors: 'Stay in your lane' This video of California wildfires is a driving tour through Hell      HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe