It is a liberal plot, obviously. The democrats, sensing that Cain was destined to be the candidate is 2012, hired these two women to falsely accuse Mr. Cain of harassment so they would have something to smear him with 15 - 20 years later. And how could Mr. Cain, being so very busy being in charge of the Restaurant Association, be expected to remember details like payouts for case dismissals. There must have been hundreds of these settlements, right? How could he keep track of them, even if it did involve him directly? People running for President are accused of sexual harassment every day, aren't they? They can't be expected to remember petty details like "what happened to that potential lawsuit?" It must have just disappeared.

We are supposed to believe he knew nothing about payouts?

"After all, we are not communists"

Christopher Moltisanti: You ever think what a coincidence it is that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's disease?

Tony Soprano: Yeah well, when you're married, you'll understand the importance of fresh produce.