Michael Cohen says Trump told him to handle ‘love child’ and affair stories
Key witness takes to stand in hush-money trial as prosecutors play recording of Trump discussing buying Karen McDougal affair storyTrump hush-money trial – live updatesDonald Trump’s fixer and key prosecution witness Michael Cohen told a Manhattan courtroom on Monday that Trump told him to “handle” negative stories about an alleged “love-child” and an affair with the playmate Karen McDougal, as prosecutors played an audio recording Cohen made of Trump talking about buying McDougal’s story.Cohen is core to the case against Trump, as he is accused of shuttling $130,000 to the adult film actor Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 election – in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump 10 years earlier. Continue reading...
Key witness takes to stand in hush-money trial as prosecutors play recording of Trump discussing buying Karen McDougal affair story
Donald Trump’s fixer and key prosecution witness Michael Cohen told a Manhattan courtroom on Monday that Trump told him to “handle” negative stories about an alleged “love-child” and an affair with the playmate Karen McDougal, as prosecutors played an audio recording Cohen made of Trump talking about buying McDougal’s story.
Cohen is core to the case against Trump, as he is accused of shuttling $130,000 to the adult film actor Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 election – in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump 10 years earlier. Continue reading...