Michael Cohen Says ‘of Course’ President Trump Knew Hush-money Payouts Were Wrong

Ciara Nugent, Time: Politics
Fri, 12/14/2018 - 5:52am

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer said that “of course” Trump knew it was wrong to order hush-money payments to two women weeks before the 2016 elections. In an interview with ABC News recorded one day after he was sentenced to three years in prison, Cohen said that Trump had directed him to buy the silence of the women, who claimed to have had affairs with the then-presidential candidate, because “he was very concerned about how this would affect the election.” Cohen pleaded guilty in August to breaking campaign finance laws, tax evasion and lying to Congress.

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Michael Cohen Says ‘of Course’ President Trump Knew Hush-money Payouts Were Wrong

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