Between the Russian collusion investigation, multiple resignations and or firings of top White House officials, North Korea arms threats, and the President’s use of Twitter, The Trump administration is no stranger to seeing its name in the headlines. This week the headlines are focusing on his alleged affair with Stormy Daniels.

Stormy Daniels, otherwise known as Stephanie Clifford, claims that in 2006 and 2007 she had a relationship with Donald Trump and was paid off to keep quiet. After paying back the $130,000, Daniels wants to freely speak about the issue including releasing any text messages or photos. According to writer Tamara Keith, Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti said, “[Stormy will] return the money and she’ll be free to speak, and in turn, the President can provide his version of events and we can allow the American people to decide who’s telling the truth and who’s not.” 

Daniels sent the letter to Trump’s personal attorney to which he responded with a nondisclosure agreement. This agreement listed four people, one of them being Keith Munyan, Daniels’ photographer. However, the disclosure does not forbid him from publicly speaking out on the manner. Munyan confirms the affair between Trump and Daniels, saying he sometimes listened in on their phone conversations. Munyan, in an interview, shares details about the conversation but all of which had already been revealed by Daniels herself. Daniels also claims that the deal is invalid because Trump never signed the disclosure.   

It is unknown if Trump knew about the $130,000 that his lawyer, Michael Cohen, gave to Stormy Daniels. The deadline was March 13th at noon to which, “President Donald Trump’s attorneys missed a deadline to accept the return of a $130,000 settlement payment,” says Erik Larson. It is unclear of what this means for Trump as a president and the United States as a nation.