The Playmate, the porn star, the Apprentice, and the President: as three women go to court, is Trump’s past catching up with him?
Two women who say they had affairs with Trump are suing to tell their stories, while a third accuses him of groping and defamation
Haunted by Russia and beset by internal strife, Donald Trump’s White House is also increasingly being forced to confront allegations from the president’s past, as an adult film star, a former Playboy model and a one-time Apprentice contestant press court cases.
In court, on social media and with upcoming television interviews, these women are making allegations about Trump’s past sexual exploits. And while previous accusations have not derailed the thrice-married businessman, now they are surfacing in the context of the rising #MeToo movement.
The White House has little to say publicly about the accusations, which are only likely to get louder.
Playboy’s 1998 Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal claims she had an affair with Trump in 2006. She filed a lawsuit in California this week seeking to invalidate a confidentiality agreement with a company that owns the supermarket tabloid National Enquirer.
