Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff reportedly paid $80,000 in “hush money” to his former nanny as part of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) but was not prosecuted, unlike Trump.

Former President Donald Trump was prosecuted in New York and convicted on 34 counts for failing to list NDA payments to porn star Stormy Daniels (a.k.a. Stephanie Clifford) as campaign expenses (he denies the affair).

Democrats, including Emhoff’s wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, have referred to Trump as a “convicted felon,” referring to the New York case. Yet Emhoff, too, allegedly paid “hush money.”

The UK Daily Mail revealed in August that Emhoff’s first marriage broke up because of his affair with the family nanny, whom he allegedly impregnated. The affair was hidden during Harris’s Senate and presidential campaigns.

Emhoff acknowledged the affair to CNN once the story broke, but did not mention impregnating the nanny, or the fate of the child. Democrats and the media nonetheless praised Emhoff for reshaping “the perception of masculinity.”

On Wednesday, the Daily Mail reported that Emhoff had “forcefully slapped” a girlfriend in 2012, which prompted her to leave him. It added that Emhoff allegedly paid the nanny a “settlement of around $80,000, and had the nanny sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).” It was not clear when the amount was paid, or over what period of time. The nanny lives in New York, where Trump was prosecuted.

Emhoff divorced his first wife in 2009 and married Kamala Harris in 2014; she ran for Senate in 2015-2016.

It is not clear if Emhoff also has an NDA with the alleged victim of his assault. Her story has not emerged until now, and the Daily Mail‘s sources are all the alleged victim’s friends; she herself declined to comment (as did Emhoff).

Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days, available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency, now available on Audible. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship.

Douglas Craig Emhoff (born October 13, 1964) is an American lawyer who is the second gentleman of the United States.[1] He is married to Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States. As the first husband of a vice president, Emhoff is the first Second Gentleman of the United States. He is also the first Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president.[1] Harris is the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 2024 US presidential election. If she wins, Emhoff will become the first First Gentleman of the United States.

Emhoff began his career as an entertainment lawyer. He was managing director of Venable’s West Coast offices and later became a partner at DLA Piper. He is also a distinguished visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

Biden Says Israel Should Not Hit Iran’s Nuclear Program; Act ‘Proportionally’

U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Israel should not hit Iran’s nuclear program in responding to Tuesday’s ballistic missile attack by the Iranian regime.

On Tuesday, the U.S. and other allies assisted Israel in shooting down most of the 181 ballistic missiles fired by Iran, none of which caused injuries or deaths inside Israel.

However, the missile attack — the second in six months — sent the entire nation of Israel into bomb shelters.

Israel is determined to respond and says that it will do so in a place, time, and manner of its choosing. But the Biden administration, which told Israel to limit its response to the first attack in April, appears to want to restrain Israel again.

Biden spoke to reporters at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland before departing on Air Force One to visit regions affected by Hurricane Helene.

He said that the G-7 nations were preparing a statement and that they would announce sanctions against Iran.

Asked by a reporter if Israel should attack Iran’s nuclear program, Biden said simply: “No.” He said that the G-7 agreed that Israel had a right to respond, but said that it should do so “proportionally,” which he did not explain.

The Times of Israel reported that Israel’s security cabinet decided to coordinate its response to Iran with the U.S.