Former President Jimmy Carter said the Stormy Daniels scandal could be damaging to President Trump because most Americans want a president to be loyal to their wife.
The porn star, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is engaged in a legal battle with Trump and his longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, after she alleged she had an affair with Trump in 2006 after he married Melania, and was paid $130,000 by Cohen to stay quiet weeks before the election.
Carter told CBS “This Morning” that the alleged infidelity will help the Democratic Party in the 2018 midterms and the 2020 election.
“I think most people want a president whom they trust to tell the truth always, and who has some basic moral values, including loyalty to his own wife,” Carter said.
“In a way it will be damaging, but I don’t think it’s going to have nearly as much effect as say 20 years ago,” he continued.
The White House has denied Trump had an affair with Daniels.
