Gloria Allred
Role at the time: Civil-rights attorney, participating in a CNN panel
Challenged the characterization
Responding to
Trump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?
"I don't think it's going to happen."
Why we used this label
Allred challenges the pledge's credibility by doubting that payments will occur. She expressly has not examined the legal question.
Gloria Allred: CNN panel on Trump's $5,000 pledge (opens in a new tab)Opening panel on Trump's pledge before the 01:05 ET marker; Gloria Allred and John Kobylt
Doubts the payment will happen and explicitly says she has not examined legality. Do not turn her uncertainty into a legal conclusion. Program start; statement before01:05ET marker, not exact utterance time Original CNN rush transcript; subject to broadcaster revisions.