In July 2018, Davis was contacted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in connection with his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election campaign.
[4] Davis said that after leaving her hedge fund job (she has at different times claimed to have been "unfairly fired" and to have quit voluntarily), she started her business as a madam after her mother suffered serious health problems and could no longer work.
(Davis was not, however, involved with the Emperors Club VIP, the prostitution ring at the center of the scandal that led to Spitzer's resignation.)
She held black cards from the financial firms and services would be expensed on corporate accounts disguised as computer repair, trading research, consulting for market compliance, and so on.
[9][10] Davis claimed in 2011 that her agency provided prostitutes to Dominique Strauss-Kahn in 2006, but that he was "rough and angry", and according to her, "When men abuse women I'm no longer going to protect their identities.
[16][17] Davis announced in February 2011 that she would be opening "Hope House," a nonprofit organization designed to assist women affected by sex trafficking.
[20][21][22] Davis chose not to fight her case and plead guilty to one of the four charges in a plea bargain with federal authorities on March 7, 2014.
[34] Radio personality and political activist Frank Morano also helped lead her campaign team and aided with debate prep.
[35] Davis considered seeking the nomination along with fellow candidates Sam Sloan and Guilderland attorney Warren Redlich for the Libertarian Party of New York.
[38] Randy Credico, already running in the Democratic Party primary and cross-endorsed by the Libertarians, was the nominee for the Senate seat held by Chuck Schumer.
in large part to being placed on a different ballot line than the other gubernatorial candidates, thus making it harder for voters to find them.
Davis's strongest showings were in Jefferson and Lewis Counties (areas in the Watertown market, suggesting[citation needed] that Graham's endorsement played a major role), where she finished third, behind only Andrew Cuomo and Carl Paladino.
[43] In July 2018, The New York Times[44] reported that Davis was expecting a subpoena from special counsel, Robert Mueller, who was investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
It was then reported by NBC News[45] that Davis had a private meeting on August 3 with the Special Counsel's team because of her links and longterm employment by Trump advisor Roger J.
[47] The next week, Davis appeared on Good Day New York and talked about the bullying she received by prosecutor Aaron Zellinsky and how she identified comedian Randy Credico as the "intermediary" between Stone and WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange.