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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 11:20 AM Jan 2017

Penthouse may have proof of Trump's 'golden shower' tryst at Moscow hotel

Source: International Business Times


13 JAN 2017 AT 08:12 ET

Adult magazine Penthouse has received three claims for its $1 million offer to anyone who could provide real tapes of President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged and unproven sexual escapades at the Ritz-Carlton in Moscow, the publication’s editor exclusively revealed to International Business Times Thursday.

Penthouse editor Raphie Aronowitz said the magazine isn’t conducting a “witch hunt,” but wants to prove whether the allegations against Trump are true. Aronowitz said the lucrative offer falls in line with the magazine’s well-established brand, though to his knowledge Penthouse has never made such an exorbitant offer before.

“If the story is real, which we don’t know if it is or not, it really kind of hits at the intersection between politics, scandal and sex, which as a brand both historically and currently is our sweet spot,” Aronowitz said in a phone interview.

He also said the advent and effect of “fake news” – articles containing false or inaccurate information spread by social media sites that many have credited with helping Trump win the Oval Office, including President Barack Obama - played a role in the offer.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/penthouse-may-have-proof-of-trumps-golden-shower-tryst-at-moscow-hotel/

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DK504

(3,847 posts)
1. Love me some Larry Flynn
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 11:28 AM
Jan 2017

Offer a cool million for someone to drop the tapes on the Golden One. Oh please, please, I wish upon a star.

CincyDem

(6,363 posts)
3. I think Larry Flint also has the same offer floating around out there.
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 11:32 AM
Jan 2017


Without a lot of data, I suspect Flint & Co would have a lower standard of "proof" vs. both Penthouse AND the US Intelligence Community when it comes to putting out a video. He's also more likely to lift his offer to get the "gold", so to speak.

This will get interesting. I bet this will become the most sought after video globally and someone's going to take the bait.
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. They have not proof. Even if they did, Trump's supporters will probably want one too
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 11:31 AM
Jan 2017

to be just like the buffoon they admire so much.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
9. Letters to Penthouse
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 02:34 PM
Jan 2017

If you ever are in the vicinity of the adult/sex books section of a big chain bookstore, just take a glace at the spines of the "Letters to Penthouse" books. I'm not sure how many people buy them, but they sure look well read! This piece of the Trump dossier is right up their alley.

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
7. It makes absolutely no sense for Penthouse to announce 3 possible leads. I suggest you ingest this
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 01:47 PM
Jan 2017

story with a huge grain of salt.

 

Abouttime

(675 posts)
8. It really doesn't matter if it happened
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 02:22 PM
Jan 2017

The real story here is that we all know that tRump is CAPABLE of such behavior.
That's how far we as a country have fallen.
That we have gone from the highest of highs, having Barack Obama hold our highest office and carry out his duties with such class and grace to having the office of the pResidency stolen by a rascist thug.
The fact that tRump has disgraced our country and our highest office with his crass behavior speaks everything about our downfall.
Hopefully Obama can somehow stop this nightmare, Rosie is right, he needs to declare martial law.

MGKrebs

(8,138 posts)
11. This part doesn't really matter much.
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 05:34 PM
Jan 2017

It's scandalous, sure, but the important part of that "dossier" is that the trump campaign was coordinating with the Russians and may have been aware of the DNC hack. If they knew that and didn't report it, or were a part of it, that has got to be seriously illegal. And this type of information may be within our ability to trace and document.

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