Friday, Mar. 9, 2018

Published: March 9, 2018, 10:46 a.m.

Hush money. Catch-and-kill deals. The threat of blackmail. An elaborate system has developed to silence women who level accusations against powerful men. One of those women is Stephanie Clifford, a pornographic actress who claims to have had an affair with Donald J. Trump. \xa0Guest: Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times\u2019s media columnist. For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.