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lania ’ s separate bedroom . He said Melania “ liked her space to read or be alone ” ( Farrow para . 12 ). McDougal ended the relationship in April 2007 because of her paramour ’ s derogatory statements about her mother , racist remarks about a black friend , and feelings of guilt about dating a married man . Eight years passed . The public would have forgotten the story of these two affairs , except for the fact that Donald J . Trump was considering a run for the Presidency of the United States .
Michael Cohen ’ s testimony and documents seized from the offices of David Pecker , substantiate a meeting took place at Trump Tower in August 2015 at which the three laid out Trump ’ s strategy for his campaign for the Presidency . Trump asked for and received Pecker ’ s unqualified support . Pecker promised to endorse Trump for president , run favorable stores on his political adversaries , and pay for negative stories about Trump , but not publish them . Pecker further agreed that he would allow Cohen preview stories for content and ensure the magazine used the most favorable photographs of Trump . The three discussed the possibility that Trump might buy the decades of negative information about Trump in Pecker ’ s safe , including many stories about how Trump cheated at golf , but came to no conclusion .
A friend of McDougal tweeted about the Playboy Bunny ’ s affair on May 7 , 2016 . McDougal ’ s friends told her this was the perfect time to take control of her story , earn some well-deserved compensation , and advance her career . The next month , she hired Keith Davidson , a Hollywood celebrity lawyer , who represented both adult-entertainment star Stormy Daniels who also claimed she had an affair with Trump and Shera Bechard , a playboy bunny , who had an affair with the Republican finance chair . In all three cases , Davidson coordinated with Michael Cohen and collected 45 % of the payment to the women as his commission . Davidson
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