Kenneth Starr: Justice Department Should Weigh Stormy Claims

Claims by porn star Stormy Daniels that she was paid $130,000 in hush money to clam up about an alleged affair with President Donald Trump should be evaluated by the Justice Department, says Kenneth Starr, who investigated Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

"What did the president know? Did he authorize it? All those things have to be sorted out … This becomes an issue for [Deputy Attorney General] Rod Rosenstein.," Starr told the Yahoo! News podcast "Skullduggery."

"But Rod may very well say [to special counsel Robert Mueller], 'You need to stick to the issue. Let's get through with this issue of collusion. You stick to that and lets now appoint [somebody else] as special counsel.'"

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, recently bared details of her affair claim in an interview with Anderson Cooper on CBS News's "60 Minutes."

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