Sanders was thrust into an especially harsh limelight over the past week. She was the subject of an acerbic broadside about her "bunch of lies" by comedian Michelle Wolf at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Then she was forced to explain the seemingly inconsistent accounts from her, President Trump and his new personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about the hush money paid to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. The week was punctuated by an onslaught of commentary about Sanders' character.