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Stormy Daniels’ Attorney Tells Jurors Of Hush Money Payment And His Suspicion That Trump Was The One Who Funded It
The banker will explain a shell company set up by Michael Cohen
After leading jurors through the seamy inner workings of the Donald Trump-allied National Enquirer tabloid, prosecutors in the New York hush-money case against the former president are retracing the money trail that runs through their indictment of Trump for criminal election conspiracy. Cohen, using the “catch and kill” playbook perfected by last week’s key witness, former tabloid publisher David Pecker, shielded his boss from a potential October surprise in 2016 by purchasing the exclusive story rights to Daniels’ claim of an extramarital sexual encounter with Trump. By reimbursing Cohen through a series of payments billed as legal expenses, Trump violated New York business and federal campaign laws in an illegally coordinated secret effort to keep Daniels out of the news, the Manhattan District Attorney charges.
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