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In 2009, Clifford had considered challenging the second term bid of [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]] in her native [[Louisiana]]. She was soon nabbed for domestic violence against her second husband, Michael "Mike" Mozbor, which allegedly stemmed from a dispute about the household laundry at their then residence in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]]. She was booked for having struck Mozbor on the head several times with her own hands. Daniels used the slogan "Stormy Daniels: Screwing People Honestly," a reference to Vitter's admission and apology for having patronized a [[prostitution]] ring. <ref name=sgun>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0729093stormy1.html |title=Stormy Relationship |accessdate=October 18, 2009 |date=July 29, 2009 |publisher=''The Smoking Gun''}}</ref> However, Daniels never filed for the Senate, and Vitter won re-nomination over a Republican judge and then defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Charlie Melancon]] in the [[general election]].However, in 2015, Vitter ran for [[governor]] of Louisiana and lost by a considerable margin to the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]], who still holds that position. Vitter did not seek a third Senate term in 2016 and was succeeded by fellow Republican and former opponent [[John Neely Kennedy]].

In 2009, Clifford had considered challenging the second term bid of [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]] in her native [[Louisiana]]. She was soon nabbed for domestic violence against her second husband, Michael "Mike" Mozbor, which allegedly stemmed from a dispute about the household laundry at their then residence in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]]. She was booked for having struck Mozbor on the head several times with her own hands. Daniels used the slogan "Stormy Daniels: Screwing People Honestly," a reference to Vitter's admission and apology for having patronized a [[prostitution]] ring. <ref name=sgun>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0729093stormy1.html |title=Stormy Relationship |accessdate=October 18, 2009 |date=July 29, 2009 |publisher=''The Smoking Gun''}}</ref> However, Daniels never filed for the Senate, and Vitter won re-nomination over a Republican judge and then defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Charlie Melancon]] in the [[general election]].However, in 2015, Vitter ran for [[governor]] of Louisiana and lost by a considerable margin to the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]], who still holds that position. Vitter did not seek a third Senate term in 2016 and was succeeded by fellow Republican and former opponent [[John Neely Kennedy]].

Daniels claims that Trump through his [[attorney]],  [[Michael Cohen]], paid her $130,000 in hush money in October 2016, during the height of the presidential campaign, to keep the alleged affair private. The White House has denied the alleged affair with Daniels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/07/trump-stormy-daniels-payment-444133|title=White House on Stormy Daniels: Trump 'denied all these allegations'|author=Louis Nelson|date=March 7, 2018|publisher=Politico|access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref> Cohen has been the target of an illegal counterintelligence operation and [[FISA abuse]] which has failed to produce any evidence of [[Trump-Russia collusion]].<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/05/03/nbc-report-on-cohen-wiretaps-confirms-prior-information-mueller-investigation-took-over-fbi-counterintelligence-operation/ NBC Report on Cohen Wiretaps Confirms Prior Information – Mueller Investigation Took Over FBI Counterintelligence Operation], Sundance, May 3, 2018. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref> Cohen's home and office were raided seeking information on Daniels after [[Robert Mueller]] passed off information from the illegal surveillance to Dep. Attn. Gen. [[Rod Rosenstein]].

Daniels claims that Trump through his [[attorney]],  [[Michael Cohen]], paid her $130,000 in hush money in October 2016, during the height of the presidential campaign, to keep the alleged affair private. The White House has denied the alleged affair with Daniels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/07/trump-stormy-daniels-payment-444133|title=White House on Stormy Daniels: Trump 'denied all these allegations'|author=Louis Nelson|date=March 7, 2018|publisher=Politico|access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref> Cohen has been the target of an illegal counterintelligence operation and [[FISA abuse]] which has failed to produce any evidence of [[Trump-Russia collusion]].<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/05/03/nbc-report-on-cohen-wiretaps-confirms-prior-information-mueller-investigation-took-over-fbi-counterintelligence-operation/ NBC Report on Cohen Wiretaps Confirms Prior Information – Mueller Investigation Took Over FBI Counterintelligence Operation], Sundance, May 3, 2018. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref> Cohen's home and office were raided seeking information on Daniels after [[Robert Mueller]] passed off information from the illegal surveillance to Dep. Attn. Gen. [[Rod Rosenstein]].<ref>[https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/takeaways-fbi-raid-trumps-lawyer-michael-cohen/ 3 Main Takeaways from NYTimes Report on FBI Raid of Michael Cohen’s Office], by Matt Naham | 4:50 pm, April 9th, 2018. [[Dan Abram]]'s lawandcrime.com</ref>

North Hollywood celebrity photographer [[Keith Munyan, Jr.]], whom Daniels calls her "dad", alleged to the media that he had overheard at least seven telephone conversations between Daniels and Trump which involved the offer of a condominium in Florida and a possible appearance on Trump's former [[NBC]] television series, ''The Apprentice.'' "That man [Trump] can talk about nothing for hours," Munyan said.<ref name=sdaniels>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/politics/stormy-daniels-friend-keith-munyan/index.html|title=Stormy Daniels' friend: 'Trump would call all the time' during affair|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=March 14, 2018|author=Sara Sidner|accessdate=March 18, 2018}}</ref>

North Hollywood celebrity photographer [[Keith Munyan, Jr.]], whom Daniels calls her "dad", alleged to the media that he had overheard at least seven telephone conversations between Daniels and Trump which involved the offer of a condominium in Florida and a possible appearance on Trump's former [[NBC]] television series, ''The Apprentice.'' "That man [Trump] can talk about nothing for hours," Munyan said.<ref name=sdaniels>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/politics/stormy-daniels-friend-keith-munyan/index.html|title=Stormy Daniels' friend: 'Trump would call all the time' during affair|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=March 14, 2018|author=Sara Sidner|accessdate=March 18, 2018}}</ref>