San Francisco Chronicle

Porn film star accuses Trump of sexual assault

- By Chris Sommerfeld­t Chris Sommerfeld­t is a New York Daily News writer.

NEW YORK — A mystery woman named in Stormy Daniels’ nondisclos­ure agreement is a fellow porn star who publicly accused Donald Trump of sexual assault during the campaign, her attorney said Thursday.

Jessica Drake, who accused Trump of forcibly touching and kissing her over a decade ago, is referred to as “Angel Ryan” in a hush agreement that Stormy Daniels signed in exchange for $130,000 from Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen. Drake was listed in the agreement along with three other people who knew of Trump’s extramarit­al affair with Daniels.

Lawyer Gloria Allred confirmed to The New York Daily News that Ryan is in fact Drake.

Allred declined to comment on Drake’s relationsh­ip to Daniels and why she knew of her affair with Trump.

Representa­tives for Daniels did not respond to emailed questions.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, filed a lawsuit against Trump on Tuesday, alleging that her “hush agreement” should be invalidate­d because, while she and Cohen signed it, Trump never did.

If successful, Daniels would be free to tell the world about her tryst with the president.

Daniels has been dominating national headlines since it was revealed that she had a year-long sexual relationsh­ip with Trump that started just a few weeks after now first lady Melania Trump gave birth to their son, Barron.

In a stunning turn of events, that’s the same golf tournament where Drake claims Trump sexually assaulted her.

Drake, who’s also an X-rated actress, came forward with allegation­s against Trump after a damning hot mic recording surfaced of him bragging about being able to “grab” women by the crotch because he’s a “star.”

Drake alleged Trump invited her to his hotel room during the Lake Tahoe event. She went with two other women because she said she didn’t feel comfortabl­e going alone.

“He grabbed each of us tightly, in a hug and kissed each one of us without asking permission,” Drake said during a news conference in Manhattan on Oct. 22, 2016.

Trump, who’s accused of sexual misconduct by nearly two dozen women, has yet to personally address Daniels’ affair claims.

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