Karen McDougal throws 'brutal shade' with rare Trump reference as trial heats up

Former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal on Saturday issued an eyebrow-raising reference to Donald Trump, with whom she has claimed to have had an affair, as the former president's criminal hush money cover-up case heats up.

McDougal, who has had her story discussed at length in Trump's criminal trial to give prosecutors context for charging document fraud in connection with a similar scheme involving adult film star Stormy Daniels, is not directly related to the charges.

Yet she referenced them in a social media post over the weekend.

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McDougal, who typically posts about Jesus or sports on her X account, has not posted about Trump in at least the last year, according to a review by Raw Story. However, that changed on Saturday.

In a simple post with a one-word caption, McDougal said a lot.

"Reflecting," she wrote along with a photo of herself in the bath.

As she sits in the bath with a candle and a glass of wine, McDougal has a book. It's Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow. Farrow has written about the practice of Trump and other celebrities to buy controversial stories just to "kill" them and prevent bad press.

In response, attorney Howell Ellerman said, "Brutal shade. Fantastic book."

Reporter Olivia Nuzzi also chimed in, saying, "Karen McDougal weighs in on the Trump trial."