A month after taking office, President Donald Trump furnished a Valentine's Day reimbursement to his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen constituting the first payment for the 'hush' agreement with porn star Stormy Daniels, Cohen's lawyer says.
The check constitutes two months' worth of payments for what Cohen testified was reimbursement for his own $130,000 payment to Daniels, who claims she had an affair with Trump.
Cohen provided two checks last week to the House Oversight Committee as part of his bombshell testimony. The latest check, which lawyer Cohen lawyer Michael Monico revealed to MSNBC, was the first time Trump paid his fixer, who negotiated a non-disclosure agreement with the porn star, for the unusual arrangement.
SAY IT WITH CASH: President Trump, through his trust, cut a check to Michael Cohen for $70,000 on Feb. 14, 2017. Cohen's lawyer says it was signed by Donald Trump Jr. and Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg
The check is from the Donald J. Trust Revocable Trust, the entity Trump set up following his election as a way to separate himself from his business empire.
Of the two checks Cohen provided last week, one was made out from Trump's personal checking account, another from the trust. According to Cohen, it was signed by the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., and Trump Organization Allen Weisselberg.
Cohen testified that at Trump's direction, he and Wiesselberg made an arrangement for reimbursement for the funds, which Cohen paid weeks before the election.
A $75,000 check from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust was made out to Michael Cohen and dated 2/14/17
Michael Cohen and his lawyer have produced checks they say constitute the reimbursement he got from President Trump for his $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with Trump
Cohen says the check was to reimburse him for 'hush' payments to Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors laid out the arrangement in a court document for Cohen's guilty plea
His lawyer Michael Monico has produced an additional check from a Trump trust to Cohen
Cohen says Trump directed him to carry out the scheme
Monaco told MSNBC's Ari Melber, 'When Michael Cohen went to see the president for the first time in the White House in February of 2017 and the president, as you may recall his testimony, that he looked at all the lovely art. And the president was proud of the whole scene and it was very awesome as Mr. Cohen said. The president said to Michael at that time, 'You will be getting the two checks soon.'
He continued: 'The two checks meaning the two $35,000 checks. Because as you may recall, Allen Weisselberg said that instead of paying the entire [money] in one lump sum, he wanted to pay it over the course of a year, $35,000 even each… month..
'And so, this check, the $70,000 check, which is signed, according to my client, signed by Allen Weisselberg and Donald Trump, Jr., that this check was the first check.'
The Donald Trump Jr.-signed check was dated in March 2017, and was drawn on a family Trust; A Trump Organization official told DailyMail.com on Wednesday that Trump Jr. was unaware when he signed it that it was part of a repayment plan for Cohen's hush-money outlay
Cohen has provided members of Congress with two checks, one signed by the president and the other by his son Donald Jr, which he says was reimbursement for payments meant to keep Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal quiet; President Trump's check was written after he had been president for more than a half-year
Donald Trump Jr. signed a check dated Feb. 14th, 2017 to Michael Cohen. The following year, he took heat for a Tweet that promoted a teddy bear in a bathrobe for sale at the Trump Store
During an explosive hearing last week, Cohen produced a pair of $35,000 checks he cashed as partial reimbursement of the 'hush money' he paid to Daniels, whose given name is Stephanie Clifford.
Dated in March and August of 2017, each was made out for $35,000. One, which bears Trump's signature, comes from what Cohen said was his personal checking account. Another bears signatures that resemble those Cohen's lawyer say are Weisselberg and Donald Trump Jr.
The two men are among 81 individuals and entities that the House Judiciary hit with document requests Monday.
During Cohen's hearing, California Rep. Ro Khanna called the checks the 'smoking gun,' and asked whether they were part of a 'criminal conspiracy.'
He asked Cohen whether Trump directed his son and Weisselberg to make payments to him 'as part of a criminal conspiracy of financial fraud,' asking: 'Is that your testimony today?'
Cohen responded: 'Yes.'
Valentine's Day 2017 may have been an awkward time in the White House, with new details of the Stormy Daniels saga still emerging. First Lady Melania Trump exchanged cards that day with children at the National Institutes of Health, wearing a $2,995 Calvin Klein coat.
It wasn't clear if she had plans with Trump that day, who had lunch with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
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Main photo article A month after taking office, President Donald Trump furnished a Valentine’s Day reimbursement to his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen constituting the first payment for the ‘hush’ agreement with porn star Stormy Daniels, Cohen’s lawyer says.
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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