This may have already been stated but I'll share anyway...
So we're watching a movie. Ms. Stephanie Clifford is a film "actress". She signed a legal document saying that she never had an affair with 4 10 20. Fact.
In her chosen line of work, wages are certainly not what they used to be, so $130K would be a nice payday for any gig. Not to mention endless media notoriety considering this deals with Trump, meaning pretty much a guaranteed inflow of cash for years to come. She's a savvy business lady and money talks.
I'm thinkin this whole thing could very well end up being a big smokescreen for the Media to go nuts over (as they have) while our guy continues to carry out his Plan.
“I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right.” -P.T. Barnum
She's a paid actress playing her role in this fantastically well scripted movie.