1. I've long been fascinated with Keith Davidson, who is always the third man in Trump and Cohen's efforts to silence various women goo.gl/m1HCta
2. Davidson has also had his law license suspended, twice, and is currently a defendant in three law suits that allege he extorted people goo.gl/m1HCta
3. So I dug in deep to these lawsuits to see what people are saying about Davidson. It's pretty remarkable. (Davidson is contesting all three lawsuits and denies the allegations.) goo.gl/m1HCta
4. Gabriel Rueda, a waiter/actor, says Davidson was hired to intimidate him into dropping his finders fee for arranging the fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao.
He says Davidson said he was working for "powerful people who did not care if he got hurt"
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He says Davidson said he was working for "powerful people who did not care if he got hurt"
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5. Rueda reports he was subsequently followed by strange men around LA and had his tires slashed goo.gl/m1HCta
6. Remember the Hulk Hogan sex tape that took down Gawker. Hogan's lawyer says that was sent to Gawker via Davidson as a "shot across the bow" before demanding $1 million goo.gl/m1HCta
7. Hogan's lawyer reported Davidson's conduct to the FBI, who staged a sting. He handed Davidson a fake check and the FBI burst into the room with guns. Despite the conclusion of police that Davidson broke the law, no charges were filed. goo.gl/m1HCta
8. Hogan's lawyer also says Davidson said his main targets were ordinary people who were in the closet who would pay Davidson to not out them goo.gl/m1HCta
9. Robert Herjavec of Shark Tank says Davidson tried to extort him for $20 million, claiming he gave his girlfriend genital herpes (which Herjavec says is false) goo.gl/m1HCta
10. When The Smoking Gun did a profile of Davidson, he approached the reporter and said he hired a PI who found evidence that The Smoking Gun was linked to "an international narcotics distribution ring overseen by an organized crime family in Italy" goo.gl/m1HCta
11. The reason this is important is the nature of Davidson's role is key to the legality of Trump's hush money payments. It's not illegal to pay someone for a non-disclosure agreement. goo.gl/m1HCta
12. But what isn't allowed is for you to secretly coordinate with the opposing side's lawyer. That is what Stormy Daniels says happened in her recent lawsuit against Davidson. Other women have claimed the same thing. goo.gl/m1HCta
