Karen McDougal's Involvement in the Trump Case: Explained.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments made to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Another woman, former Playboy model Karen McDougal, has also been named in the statement of facts released by the Manhattan district attorney. McDougal alleges that she had a 10-month consensual "romantic relationship" with Trump, which he denies. The National Enquirer bought the exclusive rights to McDougal's story in 2016 but did not publish it, paying her $150,000 during Trump's presidential campaign. The payments to McDougal are not part of the criminal charges but have been cited as evidence of a pattern of behavior.