LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Donald Trump so far has weathered accusations and hot mic admissions of sexual assault. But even as the president denies Stormy Daniels’ account of their alleged affair more than a decade ago, calling it ‘FAKE NEWS,’ her claims have stayed in the media’s eye for weeks now. Her appearance Sunday on ’60 Minutes’ was the highest-rated episode of the CBS News magazine show in a decade. Among the 19 women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct or claimed to have had affairs with him, why has Daniels’ story broken through? And what makes this political sex scandal different from others before it? … what makes Daniels so different is a lot like what makes Trump different—she doesn’t seem ashamed. After all, she’s a sex professional, and has no qualms talking about the bedroom… Daniels might not bring down Trump in the way that other women in political sex scandals have, but she is rewriting the standard sex scandal script—and happily profiting along the way. She’s owning it.”
–Hinda Mandell, “Why Stormy Daniels Is Different,” Politico, Mar. 29, 2018