A 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s attorneys admitting Trump knew nothing in regards to the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ transaction re-emerged because the decide set the trial for April 15.
Final yr the Each day Mail obtained a 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s lawyer stating Cohen used his personal private cash to pay Porn Star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
The letter additionally states that the Trump Org nor the Trump marketing campaign reimbursed Michael Cohen for the $130,000 cost to Stormy Daniels.
This straight contradicts Cohen’s testimony – not stunning given Michael Cohen is a convicted perjurer.
Trump has been accused of paying Daniels ‘hush payments’ by way of his then-attorney Michael Cohen in a scheme to silence her and cease the story about their alleged affair from being revealed within the Nationwide Enquirer.
Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 felony counts associated to the Stormy Daniels ‘hush payment’ transaction.
Michael Cohen’s former authorized advisor Robert Costello final yr appeared earlier than the Manhattan grand jury to set the file straight.
Costello blasted Michael Cohen as a “convicted perjurer” in remarks to reporters in New York final March.
The prosecutors “cherry-picked” 6 emails out of greater than 300 emails, Costello mentioned.
Costello informed reporters that Michael Cohen used the cash “pursuant to a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) loan” to pay Stormy.
“And why did you take the loan, Michael?” Costello mentioned recalling a dialog he had with Cohen in regards to the cost to Stormy Daniels.
“‘I wanted this secret. I didn’t even want my own wife to know. Much less Melania Trump,’” Costello mentioned recalling Cohen’s remarks about utilizing cash from a HELOC to pay Stormy Daniels.
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A 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s lawyer to the Federal Election Fee (FEC) blows one other gap in Cohen’s testimony.
“In a non-public transaction in 2016, earlier than the U.S. presidential election, Mr. Cohen used his personal private funds to facilitate a cost of $130,000 to Ms. Stephanie Clifford,’ Cohen’s lawyer Stephen Ryan, who labored kind McDermott Will & Emery wrote.
“Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed Mr. Cohen for the payment directly or indirectly,” the lawyer wrote.
“Contrary to the allegations in the complaint, which are entirely speculative, neither Mr. Cohen nor Essential Consultants LLC made any in-kind contributions to Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., or any other presidential campaign committee.” he mentioned.
