Politico: Trump lawyer's payment to porn star draws comparisons to John Edwards case

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Porn actress Stephanie Clifford’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump over a hush-money deal struck days before the 2016 election is drawing comparisons to another legal fight involving a politician who had an affair: John Edwards.

Edwards saw his reputation savaged when his affair with videographer Rielle Hunter was revealed during the 2008 presidential campaign, after Edwards’ wife had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the fallout wasn’t just political: Edwards was eventually indicted on six felonies after wealthy donors spent $1 million to cover travel, hotel, medical and housing expenses incurred by Hunter, who was pregnant with Edwards’ child. The travel included secretive charter flights arranged to hide the pregnancy.

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“It’s not like this can just now die down,” said Lawrence Noble of the Campaign Legal Center. “This now has a life of its own .... Pressure is mounting the more that comes out about it.”

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