Conservative CNN guest explains why the Stormy scandal matters -- and it's not about sex

Conservative Amanda Carpenter on Tuesday said that the Stormy Daniels scandal is important because it goes well beyond whether President Donald Trump has been faithful to his wife.

During a CNN panel discussion on the affair, Carpenter argued that Trump's dealings with the adult film star could provide a window into how he conducts business regarding other potentially illicit actions.

"You almost have to take the sex out of it because if this is just a sex scandal, President Trump survives it very easily because people knew about the problems he had with women," she argued. "What this scandal really is about is secrets and lies and the way that President Trump does business. The purpose of these agreements, the hush agreements, is to keep a secret from the public."

Carpenter then noted that Trump has tried to institute similar agreements with members of his own White House staff -- which she said is a recipe for covering up bigger scandals.

"There have been reports in the press that he's required his White House staff to also sign nondisclosure agreements," she said. "What do we do four years from when reporters start knocking on the doors of White House employees?... Will they lie as a result of another NDA with some $10 million penalty or will we ever find out the truth about the way President Trump does business and conducts himself in the White House? That's why this matters."

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