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Presented. it was more about protecting me. it was more about, we dont want to tarnish your image. we want to keep your brand wholesome and whole. so im like, thats awesome. you know, thats great. so thats the way i perceived this contract. it was a win-win, like i said. >> have you ever heard the term at that point, catch can kill? >> no, i had not. >> do you know what catch and kill is now? >> i do now, yeah. >> ronan farrow joins me now. your piece at the new yorker really opened a lot of peo...

Ami denies a coordinated campaign to convince mcdougal that she cant tell the truth. the attorney that represented stormy daniels and mcdougal says he would like to comment on what mcdougal said about him in the lawsuit but cant because of attorney-client privilege. >> thank you. to put it in focus, lets bring in a professor of politics at city unit in london. the porn actress, the former playboy model and the president of the united states. talk to us about what this means politically for mr. t...

Didnt know about the $130,000 payoff, or the $150,000 whatever from ami. thats what this is about, its not whether he had an affair or not. >> i dont think that -- again, if this is a news story that again, as you guys have all pointed out, this is masterful -- just deviating from substance, lets focus on the substance, thats what really matters. the fact that harvard university -- >> substance, thats what im asking you about. >> no. >> if there are questionable legal affairs with the president,...

Keep a damaging story from coming out or a story that may affect their family, but still want money, the catch and kill can work for them in that way. >> so look, there are lawyers, if you talk to gloria allred or a number of people who make a living off deals in this space who say, look, confidentiality and making sure stories dont come out can be to the benefit of individuals. what karen mcdougal reveals is this can have a heavy burden. she readily admits she was an adult, shed the agreement. ...

The case of former playboy model karen mcdougal put a spotlight on a tabloid practice known as catch and kill. thats what happened to her with ami, the parent company of the national enquirer, led by a longtime friend and associate of donald trump. ronan farrow was the first to get her notes that detailed her affair with donald trump. ill speak with ronan in a moment. first, listen to what karen mcdougal told me last night. >> why do you think it was that it was after donald trump was the republ...

Officials to deal with this. its not something theyre openly talking about. the question becomes, does it become a legal fishing expedition and are there new subpoenas for e-mails that could lead to an alternative route. but the bottom line from the other night, i think you had an interesting development not from all the salacious details, but about the presidents relationship with ami and that is something that i think is interesting, ami owning the the nation"national enquirer." and that catch...

She was very sort of deflective with the answers. but karen mcdougal comes out and talks about the time of her relationship, that she really loved donald trump. she thought there was something there. again, i think it is important to take away all of the salacious details and all of the gossip and focus on the legality of this. because this is where its interesting in the sense that she is claiming that her attorney was working with the private citizen donald trumps attorney and also with ami, w...

With your attorney. why was hi involved in my deal and why wasnt i told he was involved? thats not fair and its illegal. >> how quickly was the ami deal done? >> once we agreed upon the jobs, the financial payment and things like that, it was done very quickly in matter of day or two. basically i was going out of town and i said ill get back to you in a week when i get back into town. they said the deal needs to be done now. i was like okay. it was done with that night or the next day. >> do you...

Why shes mad about that. she feels like she was it was under handed. >> you believe the affair itself was existed when -- >> she was, she had very specific. she knew his number and the name of his assistant and specific dates. i dont think theres a question about that. to me, the fact that ami did this catch and kill thing is a real question about whether this is an contribution to the campaign. and that issue is obviously before the fec which is a problem. thats not going anywhere. and the only...

Number, the name of his assistant. specific dates. i dont think theres a question about that. the fact that ami did this catch and kill thing is a real question about whether this is a contribution to the campaign. that issue is before the fec which is a problem because thats probably not going anywhere. the only other recourse on the campaign finance thing whether -- is this a violation. is it illegal. did the president act illegally or his team or ami give a contribution like that. thats to be...