Adult actress Stormy Daniels has claimed she spanked ex-President Donald Trump with a magazine emblazoned with his face on the cover.
Daniels, 45, alleged Trump, 77, used a copy of the highly respected financial magazine Forbes to hit the property tycoon-turned-politician on the backside.
Testifying in court earlier today, Daniels said: “[She] swatted him right on the butt”.
Forbes published an issue called the “400 Richest People in America in 2006 when the encounter supposedly took place.
Trump trial: Stormy Daniels claims ex-President 'spanked her with magazine' with his face on cover
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The cover included Trump with his daughter Ivanka and son Don Jr.
Several other wealthy individuals were featured on the cover of the edition, including Warren Buffett.
However, the author of the Forbes story disputed the claim by highlighting the “spanking” allegedly took place in July 2006.
The issue was not published until several months later.
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