Donald Trump’s infidelity has long defined his public persona. His 1991 divorce from Ivana Zelníčková, sparked by his affair with Marla Maples, drew intense media scrutiny after a public clash between the two women. Ivana received a $14 million settlement.
Trump married Maples in 1993 after their daughter Tiffany’s birth; they divorced in 1999. In 2018, the Wall Street Journal revealed Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen paid adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 to hush a 2006 affair, which began a year after Trump’s marriage to Melania. Daniels described a yearlong relationship, including spanking Trump with a Forbes issue featuring him. Another 2006 affair with Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal was silenced when the National Enquirer paid $150,000 for her story but never ran it. Nineteen women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct, alleging groping and unwanted kissing during his marriages.
