The president allegedly repaid Michael D. Cohen, his personal lawyer, for the $130,000 hush money Cohen paid to Stormy Daniels to keep her from talking about her affair with the president, according to former N.Y.C. mayor Rudy Giuliani, reports the New York Times. Giuliani, who is now on Trump’s legal team dealing with the Russia investigation, made the claim in an interview with Sean Hannity, saying “the president had reimbursed [Cohen] over a period of several months.”
Giuliani’s confirmation of Trump’s repayment directly contradicts what the president told reporters on April 5. When asked if he had any knowledge of the $130,000 payment, Trump replied “No.” So why would Giuliani contradict the president’s claims? Political analysts think it may be an attempt to stave off any details that may leak after the FBI raided Cohen’s law firm in April.
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