House Dems to Launch <br />Inquiry into Trump <br />Affair Accusations This fall, the House Judiciary Committee <br />will conduct a major investigation into hush <br />money paid to two women who have made <br />claims of affairs with Trump. The investigation will focus <br />on the president's alleged <br />involvement in the payments. The women involved <br />are adult-film star Stormy <br />Daniels and former Playboy <br />model Karen McDougal. Before the 2016 election, Daniels <br />was paid $130,000 and McDougal <br />was paid $150,000 to not reveal the alleged <br />affairs before Americans headed to the polls. Trump's former personal lawyer Michael <br />Cohen, who is currently serving a <br />three-year prison sentence on campaign <br />finance charges, oversaw the payments. When asked by a reporter <br />in 2018 if he knew about the <br />payments made to Daniels, <br />Trump responded, "No." Cohen said the payment to McDougal was <br />made "in coordination with and at the direction" <br />of Trump. With more than 130 members calling <br />for official impeachment proceedings <br />to begin, the inquiry could move the <br />House closer to the impeachment process.
