trump discloses debt payment to cohen, lawyer who paid stormy daniels

Why did Stormy Daniels take Donald Trump to court?

Daniels took the president to court over her effort to cancel a hush-money deal brokered to keep her quiet about their sexual relationship a decade ago. Stormy Daniels exits the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York on April 16, 2018. Drew Angerer / Getty Images file

How much did Michael Cohen pay Stormy Daniels?

But the second payment — $130,000 for Stormy Daniels — was made by Cohen himself, just days before the 2016 election, in exchange for Daniels signing a nondisclosure agreement. The new checks lay out how Cohen was reimbursed — and then some — for his payoff to Daniels.

Did Donald Trump pay Michael Cohen with a check?

A copy of a check paid to Michael Cohen by President Donald Trump displayed at a House Oversight Committee hearing in February 2019. Michael Cohen ’s dramatic congressional testimony last week came with a vivid visual aid.

Did Cohen send false invoices to Trump’s company?

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) said in a December sentencing memo that Cohen sent monthly invoices to Trump’s company “falsely indicating” that these invoices were part of some retainer agreement, and that the Trump Organization falsely accounted for the payments as legal expenses.

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How much did Donald Trump reimburse his attorney?

Following months of denials and mixed messages about so-called hush money, Donald Trump's newly released financial disclosure forms document for the first time that he reimbursed "expenses" of more than $100,000 by his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, during 2016

What did Eisen say about the Department of Justice?

Eisen adds that “for the first time in American history, there’s been a referral to the Department of Justice of a president’s failures on a financial disclosure form.”. “I feel sad for the country that we have a president who is apparently so dishonest,’ Eisen says.

Did Trump reimburse Cohen?

While the mandatory, annual filing does not specify what the payment was for, Rudy Giuliani has previously said that Trump reimbursed Cohen for the $130,000 he had paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with Trump. Trump has denied the affair.

Did Trump know about the 2016 Cohen payment?

Trump told reporters in April aboard Air Force One he did not know about the 2016 payment to Daniels, which Cohen said he made through money obtained through his home-equity line of credit and for which he had not been reimbursed.

How much did Daniels pay Trump in attorney fees?

The defamation lawsuit was thrown out and Daniels is appealing the decision and an order to pay Trump almost $300,000 in attorney fees. A judge in that case ruled Trump's statements on Twitter were protected speech under the First Amendment.

Why was Daniels' lawsuit dismissed?

Daniels' suit over the non-disclosure agreement was dismissed before going to trial or a settlement because the parties were no longer quiet. Trump's lawyers said Daniels didn't win the case and therefore wasn't entitled to lawyer fees, but Judge Robert Broadbelt III disagreed in his ruling Monday, posted online by Daniels' lawyers.

How long was Michael Cohen in jail?

Meanwhile, Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance charges and lying to Congress, among other crimes, and was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018. The Associated Press.

Who won the Superior Count lawsuit?

The order in Superior Count in Los Angeles determined Daniels won her lawsuit against Trump over the agreement that was signed 11 days before the 2016 presidential election. As a part of that deal, the losing party would pay the lawyers fees.

Who sued Stephanie Clifford?

The president's personal lawyer at the time, Michael Cohen, paid $130,000 to Daniels, who filed the suit under her legal name Stephanie Clifford. After Trump's election, Daniels sued to void the agreement.

Did Cohen choose David Dennison as a pseudonym for Trump?

Trump's lawyers also argued Daniels didn't prove the president was a part of the non-disclosure agreement which was made under the name “David Dennison," but Broadbelt wrote there was a large amount of evidence showing Cohen chose Dennison as a pseudo nym for Trump.

The hush payments, briefly explained

Cohen has admitted that, ahead of the 2016 election, he violated campaign finance laws by arranging hush money payments for two women who had alleged affairs with Trump. The first woman, Karen McDougal, was paid $150,000 by the National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc., to secure the rights to her story and bury it.

There could be more here

Experts I spoke with said that Trump’s reimbursement payments to Cohen — and the checks — could have further legal significance, though it may be too early to tell exactly what.