Iām sure itās going to escalate just like it did with Harvey Weinstein. I lost count after a while, but it didnāt even matter. The point was made. The man was a sex fiend and manipulated scores of women so he could get off.
The problem I see with Trump is that our morality as a nation has evolved to the point where we donāt even blink when we hear of men having affairs. Itās not yet to a point where itās expected, but it certainly isnāt a surprise when it happens. And it doesnāt offend people as much as it once did. I wonder if weāve just become desensitized this past year, although after Monica Lewinksky, it was obvious that a Presidentās sexual diversions werenāt going to get him fired. So, while Iām disgusted by Trump and I think heās a pig, itās not the number of women, but the way in which he silenced them. And to be honest, thereās nothing wrong with a nondisclosure agreement either, if both parties are willing to sign off.
What is inexcusable is that he paid someone off in the interests of ensuring his ability to win the election wasnāt jeopardized and doing that was illegal. The article below explains the legal implications as well as Iāve seen it stated, although itās a week or so old. But hereās the crux of it: "Paying someone to be quiet so they do not damage a political effort is an in-kind contribution to that campaign, covering a cost meant to aid efforts to win the election. " That line of thinking means that the Trump campaign violated Federal Election laws.
Personally speaking, I have to believe that if he paid off women to keep quiet, who else has he paid off and for what reason? Itās just another example of why we shouldnāt trust the man. He views money as a means to an end; if you want something, you pay for it and if you donāt want something, you pay for that, too. Iāve often thought that heās paying off a lot of people in the WH to keep quiet about some of his activities. Lately, that isnāt working for him so well. And paying off people gets messy because then youāre at risk for extortion. "āOh what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive.ā - Sir Walter Scott.
But back to the topic, Trumpās been a womanizer his entire life. Perhaps his little hands made him insecure and this was his way of proving his virility. It would have been unrealistic to think that marriage was going to stop him. Heās used to getting his way and if thereās a prenupt, he can get away with whatever he wants to because he understands thereās a cap on the liability for his cheating. I would assume that if this gains the same kind of momentum it did with Weinstein, women will start coming out in droves. Hopefully, people will react to him the way that they did to so many of the others. But, those same people who may have admired the various men accused of sexual misconduct and now ostracize them, may not do the same because of Trumpās position, his ideology, the implication that many relationships were consensual, or the fact that it wasnāt really a surprise. They may just shrug their shoulders and claim it doesnāt affect his ability to govern.
Those that interest me will be the ones who paid for their silence (although the women do have some accountability for taking the money in the first place) and those who were the victims of his sexual aggression against their will. I only hope that he will be shown the same scorn that all of the other have been. The only concern is that those same people who will scorn him already are the ones who want him gone as soon as possible. The bigger question is whether there comes a point when the GOP has to acknowledge the behavior and do something about it.
If he had unprotected sex with the others, as Stormy Daniels claims he had with her, heās damned lucky heās not running around with HIV or syphilis (itās rumored to be making a comeback) or some other STD. But wouldnāt that be the ultimate irony?
I hope I didnāt trash the original idea to keep track because there really may be value in keeping a record of his exploits. He probably paces around the WH in the middle of the night starting tweet storms these days because heās sexually frustrated and canāt exactly have an affair as President. I just really feel for Melania and for Baron, especially. As for him? Well, letās just say that it would be nice if Lorena Bobbitt would tour the WH.
Before I forget, hereās the article about how the Stormy Daniels payoff may have violated Federal Law: