Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday exposed an official letter from ex-porn star Stormy Daniels denying an affair with the real estate mogul ever took place.
“LOOK WHAT WAS JUST FOUND! WILL THE FAKE NEWS REPORT IT?” Trump asked on Truth Social, posting an image of the letter, reportedly written in 2018.
The letter reads,
Official Statement of Stormy Daniels
January 30, 2018
To Whom It May Concern:
Over the past few weeks I have been asked countless times to comment on reports of an alleged sexual relationship I had with Donald Trump many, many, many years ago.
The fact of the matter is that each party to this alleged affair denied its existence in 2006, 20011, 2016, 2017 and now again in 2018. I am not denying this affair because I was paid “hush money” as has been reported in overseas owned tabloids. I am denying this affair because it never happened.
I will have no further comment on this matter. Please feel free to check me out on Instagram at @thestormydaniels.
Thank you,
Stormy Daniels
According to FactCheck.org, Daniels initially denied knowing about the signed letter in a January 2018 interview with Jimmy Kimmel, however, she later confirmed to CNN’s Anderson Cooper in March of that year the letter was indeed real and her signature authentic, but claimed she signed it under pressure from former Trump attorney Michael Cohen.
Daniels addressed the letter last year, citing a passage from her 2018 book “Full Disclosure,” in which she described the statement as “complete bullshit” while going on to admit she signed the letter.
This is not “breaking news”…here it is in my book from 2018 and it was discussed multiple times on TV. That letter I was bullied to sign is what actually made me decide to finally come forward after years of threats https://t.co/XjGWZ7Ptua pic.twitter.com/7CTggiUdrl
— Stormy Daniels (@StormyDaniels) March 24, 2023
Despite concerns regarding the potential impact on his 2016 presidential campaign and assertions the payment to Daniels was made following Cohen’s advice, an appeals court has rejected Trump’s request to delay the his trial, which is scheduled to begin on April 15.
