The New Yorker says former FoxNews.com reporter Diana Falzone "obtained proof" of the alleged 2006 sexual relationship. Falzone had spoken to Daniels' manager and ex-husband, and gained emails between Daniels' lawyer and Trump's lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen.
The New Yorker wrote: "After getting one noncommittal answer after another from her editors, Falzone at last heard from [Ken] LaCorte, who was then the head of FoxNews.com. Falzone told colleagues that LaCorte said to her, 'Good reporting, kiddo. But Rupert [Murdoch] wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go.' LaCorte denies telling Falzone this, but one of Falzone's colleagues confirms having heard her account at the time.
"Falzone discovered that the National Enquirer, in partnership with Trump, had made a "catch and kill" deal with Daniels — buying the exclusive rights to her story in order to bury it. Falzone pitched this story to Fox, too, but it went nowhere."
Falzone was demoted the following January "without explanation." She sued Fox and reached a settlement. Falzone signed a non-disclosure agreement.
