A PROFIT-MAKING BUSINESS – AT 3:28 P.M. ET:  And a sordid affair, with the name Lisa Bloom (Gloria Allred's daughter) once again making an appearance.  From The Hill: 

Prominent Democratic donors gave at least $700,000 to women's rights lawyer Lisa Bloom in the final stretch of the 2016 race as she sought to publicize sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump, according to The New York Times.

American Bridge, a group associated with Democratic operative and Hillary Clinton ally David Brock, gave $200,00 to the effort, sources told the Times. Fashion entrepreneur Susie Tompkins Buell, a longtime donor to Brock, gave Bloom another $500,000.

The efforts did not result in any women coming forward, according to the Times. Bloom told the paper that one woman requested as much as $2 million for her story, a sum she was unwilling to offer.

Democratic donors familiar with Bloom's efforts say that Bloom kept the $200,000 from American Bridge but refunded the $500,000 from Buell.

In a statement, Bloom denied that the Clinton campaign had any knowledge of her efforts or that she had collaborated with Clinton's team "on any of this." She also denied that payments were needed before the women would come forward.

“It doesn’t cost anything to publicly air allegations,” Bloom said. “Security and relocation are expensive and were sorely needed in a case of this magnitude, in a country filled with so much anger, hate and violence.”

The Hill first reported last month that Bloom offered to sell the stories of Trump's alleged victims in return for a commission for herself, and offered some victims as much as $750,000 in compensation.

COMMENT:  May I modestly suggest that the California Bar investigate Lisa Bloom?  Is this accepted behavior for a lawyer? 

I have no doubt that there are serious, valid cases of sexual harassment.  I also have no doubt that there are plenty of false cases, launched for revenge or money, or political gain.  A good, ethical legal system will sort them out.

January 1, 2018