"I never discuss it. I never discuss it. It was never a problem. I don’t talk about it. I don’t..."

[Miles Archer]

Mr. Trump said he believed that his own marital history did not preclude him from waging such an attack. He became involved with Marla Maples while he was still married to his first wife, Ivana, who divorced him in 1991. He married Ms. Maples in 1993; they were divorced in 1999. He married his current wife, Melania, in 2005.

While Mr. Trump has bragged about his sexual exploits over the years, he charged in the interview that Mr. Clinton had numerous indiscretions that “brought shame onto the presidency, and Hillary Clinton was there defending him all along.”

But when asked if he had ever cheated on his wives, Mr. Trump said: “No — I never discuss it. I never discuss it. It was never a problem.”

Asked specifically about his affair with Ms. Maples when he was married to Ivana Trump, Mr. Trump said: “I don’t talk about it. I wasn’t president of the United States. I don’t talk about it. When you think of the fact that he was impeached, the country was in turmoil, turmoil, absolute turmoil. He lied with Monica Lewinsky and paid a massive penalty.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/politics/donald-trump-interview-bill-hillary-clinton.html?_r=0

[shraby]

1. His attitude is because the donald can do no wrong and that's because he's the greatest!

[Blue Idaho]

18. No...

That's because he's a narcissist – and that sickness makes him dangerous.

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. "I never discuss it"

That means stop asking questions.

[Scarsdale]

3. Cat fight

tRump took his family on a ski trip to Aspen. Ensconced on another floor at the same hotel was Maples!! Ivana found this out, and all hell broke loose. What an example to set for your children.

[Volaris]

16. Lol I'll give him credit for being ballsy I guess.

'Stupid, but ballsy.'

[Cirque du So-What]

4. 'The country was in turmoil', meaning his own personal life was in turmoil

I recall the time as relatively prosperous, but tRump likely saw cartoon hundred dollar bills with wings flying out the window.

[PatSeg]

9. Yes

I do not remember any "turmoil" at that time, but I do recall most people were sick and tired of hearing about the Lewinsky affair. Aside from that, it was a time of opportunity and prosperity. I don't know what alternate reality Trump was living in, maybe the same one where he saw thousands of people cheering after 9/11.

[underpants]

10. Bringing up the 90's is a loser for Trump

The country wasn't in turmoil and saying so will create an impulsepive "HUH?" From most voters.

Those were the good old days. Money was flowing, we'd just "won" a war again, Bill was charming as hell, and we weren't in state of constant fear of terror attack. For the millennials that was their childhood/early adolescence. Plus people don't want a history lesson, they want to know where we are going from here.

Trumps big problem is that he can't get over just repeating RW talking points and talk radio inside jokes. Sure he gets them into the discussion which fills air time for the pundits but they make no sense to the unaffiliated listener.

[spiderpig]

5. This is the jerk who now wants to deny women decisions over their own bodies.

After a lifetime of exploiting people and walking away.

I really believe he has serious mental issues.

(Not that I'm a genius arriving at that assessment.)

[Freddie]

8. According to Marla (wife #2)

They were not married yet (I think he was in no hurry to marry again) when she told him she was pregnant. He demanded that she have an abortion. This is the guy that's real pro-life.
She refused, gave birth to Tiffany, and then they married. Five years later he dumped her for Melania.

[LisaL]

13. There is an interesting story regarding Marla.

"It was 4 a.m. and the beach was deserted when a police officer on duty found Maples underneath a lifeguard stand in the company of another man."

http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/16130-trump-bodyguard-once-accused-of-having-affair-with-marla-maples-never-got-over-the-scandal

[Volaris]

17. He's just a born on third base asshole who has never had to

Be responsible for the consequences of his actions.

[Thor_MN]

6. If the standard for impeachment is lying,

Trump would last three minutes after being sworn in...

[Moostache]

14. If that were the standard, he would not last the oath of office...

The "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution" part would be his undoing!

[Maeve]

7. If you don't discuss it, it isn't a problem--see how easy that is?

Not that he didn't cheat, mind you, but he NEVER discusses it (except maybe with Howard Stern)

[BumRushDaShow]

11. "(except maybe with Howard Stern)"

or Larry King. I expect there may be a treasure trove of stuff - notably pre-CNN Larry King, when Larry was doing his graveyard shift talk radio show. Plus anything on the NYC local talk circuit (e.g., WABC in the '80s and later).

Trump kept his name and "brand" out there for this long by continually engaging with any and all media outlets (both print- like news/tabloid newspapers & news/pop magazines... and broadcast- like radio & television) over the past 40+ years.

[LisaL]

12. I guess he forgot that people who live in glass houses

shouldn't throw stones.

[erpowers]

15. Trump Paid A Massive Financial Penalty

First, the country was not in turmoil as far as I can remember. Most people were upset that the Republican Party was wasting time and the people's money over whether or not a man cheated on his wife, or whether or not he received a blow job. Most of the people I was around at that time referenced John Kennedy. Those people were saying John Kennedy was a great president and he cheated on his wife while he was President. Other than that people were slightly worried about President Clinton's legacy. Most believed President Clinton was also a great President and now it was sad that his legacy would always be marked by the Monica Lewinsky issue.

Second, Donald Trump paid a massive financial penalty in his divorce settlement with Ivana Trump. So, why should the American people elect him President of the United States?

[Wounded Bear]

19. The real reason Repubs hate the Clintons...

was that the country was NOT "in turmoil" over the Lewinsky affair. Quite the contrary, the bubble was expanding nicely and actually being felt by the middle class. In the Evangelical mindset, it was unbelievable. Evangelicals actually tend to follow many Old Testament precepts, among which was the concept that the sins of the leader, the "King," would be brought to bear on the people, and punishment for the sins of the King would be meted out on the population.

That didn't happen. In fact, Congress was trying to punish Bill Clinton for what was unseemly, but was consensual sex between adults. Age differences aside, Monica was of legal age during the affair. In Evangelical circles, it was considered self-protection, because God was supposed to rain down havoc and disaster because of it. Didn't happen. In fact, most people were not too badly off during the whole sordid mess.

Clinton, and by extension his wife, represent to them the living proof that their rather primitive views on how the world works was all bogus. God didn't punish us, so the Repubs, driven by the Evangelicals, took it upon themselves to punish us ever since.