What if they weren’t lovers and her accusations are false?
Good question.
“What if they weren’t lovers and her accusations are false?”
Then why pay the hush money?
Famous men get extorted and sued all the time. Ya just don’t pay unless the accuser has some sort of leverage, corroboration, photos, etc.
Besides, it’s perfectly legal to pay hush money to whomever for whatever.
The core issue that seems to be getting ignored is that when you are a candidate for national office, hush money has to be declared as a campaign expense and reimbursement declared a contribution.