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MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:46 AM Mar 2018

Did Trump Pay for Stormy Daniels' Abortion?

There's that troublesome mention of "paternity" in the NDA she signed. Why would such a thing be in such a document? Was there a pregnancy from that "unprotected sex" and did an abortion ensue. Did Trump pay for that procedure due to a paternity issue?

Now, if that were the case, and it could be proven, how would Trump's Christian Right supporters feel about him paying for an abortion? Now, I wouldn't be surprised if he had paid for any number of them, but if there's evidence in this particular case, it might not look so good for Trump, perhaps.

Paternity. Stormy's not supposed to talk about any paternity issues? Why is that in the NDA? Hmm....?

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Did Trump Pay for Stormy Daniels' Abortion? (Original Post) MineralMan Mar 2018 OP
Michael Avanetti denies that there was a paternity issue. madaboutharry Mar 2018 #1
Well, he might say that... MineralMan Mar 2018 #3
Its not odd if the lawyer sucks. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #10
Which one? jberryhill Mar 2018 #25
you're confusing me Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #36
It's not odd when you are using these agreements right and left. He's been using this Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #22
It is probably a standard NDA used with all of the women Trump went after. nt tblue37 Mar 2018 #23
So your conjecture is that Daniels lawyer is lying jberryhill Mar 2018 #26
I would never say that. Lawyers always tell the truth. MineralMan Mar 2018 #27
Do you think that is clever? jberryhill Mar 2018 #32
This... He seemed very clear that that language had no bearing on anything hlthe2b Mar 2018 #13
Merriam-Webster - Paternity: relating to the time when a father's child is born TheBlackAdder Mar 2018 #37
Franklin Graham already has an excuse for Trump. Archae Mar 2018 #2
Franklin Graham. Ugh! MineralMan Mar 2018 #5
The evangelicals will suddenly become "selectively" pro-choice. (n/t) forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #24
I don't remember that in the scriptures. Maybe he can cite it for us. nature-lover Mar 2018 #35
I was thinking along similar lines, but not necessarily restrictive to Stormy dameatball Mar 2018 #4
A porn star isn't going to get unexpectedly pregnant. I think the NDA she signed The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #6
Still, doesn't it make for an interesting conjecture? MineralMan Mar 2018 #11
I say just go with it gratuitous Mar 2018 #18
Google's already gone with it. MineralMan Mar 2018 #21
conjecture....gossip....what is the difference? ollie10 Mar 2018 #30
key word d_r Mar 2018 #12
Kinda doubt that Stormy would want to get pregnant by Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #19
I'm inclined to think this. Form NDA. He must have them in tablet carbonless duplicate form. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author PJMcK Mar 2018 #7
everything d_r Mar 2018 #8
If true, that would be a 'fat man' moment (and yes I meant to do that) -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #9
Does Trump pay for anything? Orangepeel Mar 2018 #15
Doubt it ismnotwasm Mar 2018 #16
I think it's highly unlikely that a porn star would have an unplanned pregnancy. Arkansas Granny Mar 2018 #17
I think the unprotected sex comments are being mentioned Grammy23 Mar 2018 #20
There is still hope for the skid mark theory some have said. poboy2 Mar 2018 #29
Ewwwww..... Grammy23 Mar 2018 #33
another mulligan. spanone Mar 2018 #28
Her lawyer mocked that clause saying there were no "paternity issues." n/t rzemanfl Mar 2018 #31
Speculation was that language was there mainstreetonce Mar 2018 #34
Trump's calls it a mulligan lame54 Mar 2018 #38

madaboutharry

(40,190 posts)
1. Michael Avanetti denies that there was a paternity issue.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:47 AM
Mar 2018

He mocked the agreement as a sloppy cut and paste job that included clauses that were not relevant to the relationship between Daniels and Trump.

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
3. Well, he might say that...
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:49 AM
Mar 2018

I don't know. It's an odd inclusion in an NDA about a brief affair, though, I'd think. Even as boilerplate.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
25. Which one?
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:14 PM
Mar 2018

In all likelihood, the form originated with Davidson, since that's his line of work.

The McDougal complaint is illuminating relative to Davidson's practice, although the allegations to the effect that Davidson colluded with Cohen are factually thin:

https://static01.nyt.com/files/2018/us/mcdougal-complaint-exhibits.pdf

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,258 posts)
36. you're confusing me
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 02:20 PM
Mar 2018

"It's not odd if the lawyer sucks."

Wait, I thought the lawyer paid and the client sucks. Is Stormy a lawyer, too?



Ok, it was funny to me. I'll just go sit in the corner now.

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
22. It's not odd when you are using these agreements right and left. He's been using this
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:01 PM
Mar 2018

for years and paternity "protection" will be in the NDA regardless.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
32. Do you think that is clever?
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:20 PM
Mar 2018

Daniels' authorized spokesperson has denied there was a pregnancy. Nonetheless, you fall back to sarcasm about lawyers to suggest that he's lying, and raise suspicions about what medical procedures she may or may not have had.

Why is anyone's guess. Abortion is a legal and confidential medical procedure, and on the other side of the political fence nobody gives two hoots about whatever sexual adventures Trump engaged in.

To what end?

TheBlackAdder

(28,167 posts)
37. Merriam-Webster - Paternity: relating to the time when a father's child is born
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 02:33 PM
Mar 2018

.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paternity


Not every family begins in the traditional way, and there are times when we need to figure out who a child’s father is. Paternity is the legal establishment of the identity of a child's father -- often through the use of DNA testing -- which may be a factor in cases involving child support, custody, adoption, and inheritance. Establishing paternity can help a mother enforce child support orders or, in some cases, reunite estranged fathers with their children. The Paternity sub-section of FindLaw's Family Law Center can provide you with the facts and resources regarding how paternity is established and the subsequent legal effects.



http://family.findlaw.com/paternity.html


Is it a child when it is still subject to abortion?

DNA tests can, at the earliest, be taken at 8 weeks, but normally the 9th week or after. Paternity could not be affirmed before that.

So, is Stormy's lawyer just playing with legal semantics?

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Archae

(46,301 posts)
2. Franklin Graham already has an excuse for Trump.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:48 AM
Mar 2018

"He no longer is a sinner since becoming President."

Yup, he said that.

dameatball

(7,394 posts)
4. I was thinking along similar lines, but not necessarily restrictive to Stormy
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:49 AM
Mar 2018

He has desperately cluing to all these NDA's for decades. Who knows what might turn up if someone came forward with proof he had paid for an abortion. There goes the evangelical vote.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,601 posts)
6. A porn star isn't going to get unexpectedly pregnant. I think the NDA she signed
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:50 AM
Mar 2018

was a form loaded with boilerplate drafted to cover all imaginable circumstances, including pregnancies, to be used with any number of women. Cohen probably carried in his briefcase a pre-printed bundle of them with blanks for the names and payoff amounts, which could be filled in as needed.

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
11. Still, doesn't it make for an interesting conjecture?
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:51 AM
Mar 2018

That's what I'm thinking. Conjecture is about all there is, really, to work with. Perhaps the idea is sufficient.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,601 posts)
19. Kinda doubt that Stormy would want to get pregnant by Trump.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:59 AM
Mar 2018

Or by anybody, for that matter. It would have put a damper on her porn business.

Response to MineralMan (Original post)

d_r

(6,907 posts)
8. everything
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:51 AM
Mar 2018

keeps making a point out of it being unprotected sex. 130,000 is too much for sex, not enough for paternity, so all signs say yes.

ismnotwasm

(41,967 posts)
16. Doubt it
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:56 AM
Mar 2018

You know, the Trimpies say the most vile shit to her on Twitter. She handles it, but the number of dudes who claim that—eh let’s just call it—they are not attracted—-to her, and then denounce her morals useing words the properly moralistic wouldn’t use, and not seeing the irony in that is a sight to see.

Arkansas Granny

(31,507 posts)
17. I think it's highly unlikely that a porn star would have an unplanned pregnancy.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:56 AM
Mar 2018

I'd be more willing to believe that she has pictures to prove the old adage about the size of a man's hands.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
20. I think the unprotected sex comments are being mentioned
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:59 AM
Mar 2018

Because Stormy has proof of that. The “blue dress” moment when Ms Daniels removes all doubt about whether tRump knew her in the acquaintance sense OR the Biblical sense.

I think things for tRump are about to get about as real as they get when all of this stuff ends up in court. As the song says...🎼 Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide, eh, tRumpolini.
 

poboy2

(2,078 posts)
29. There is still hope for the skid mark theory some have said.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:17 PM
Mar 2018

Many people are talking about T's briefs, or a diaper with encrusted DNA skid marks.

Its out there.

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)
34. Speculation was that language was there
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:23 PM
Mar 2018

because he has used the same contract with other women,so there could be someone else stepping up with proof of an abortion.

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