US President Donald Trump acknowledged today that his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, represented him in a “deal” involving porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump had previously denied knowledge of a US$130,000 payment Cohen made to Daniels that she claims was to prevent her from talking about their alleged 2006 affair.
Trump, in a wide-ranging telephone interview with “Fox and Friends,” admitted for the first time that Cohen represented him in a “deal” with Daniels, who has filed a lawsuit seeking to have the “hush agreement” negotiated by Cohen thrown out.
Trump said Cohen represented him on only a “tiny, tiny little fraction” of his “overall legal work.”
“He represents me like with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal, he represented me. And, you know, from what I see, he did absolutely nothing wrong. There were no campaign funds going into this.”
Asked by reporters on Air Force One earlier this month about the payment to Daniels, Trump had said he was not aware of it.
“You’ll have to ask Michael Cohen. Michael is my attorney. You’ll have to ask Michael,” he said.
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