Courtesy of CNN:
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not know about a $130,000 payment made to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels for her silence, his first public acknowledgment of the scandal surrounding an alleged sexual affair that has plagued him for months.
"No," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when questioned about his knowledge of the payment, which was made by his private attorney Michael Cohen in the month before the 2016 election.
Asked why Cohen made the payment, Trump said: "You'll have to ask Michael Cohen. Michael is my attorney. You'll have to ask Michael."
He said he didn't know where the money came from and ignored a question about whether he set up a fund for Cohen to draw from in making the payment.
I believe this is the first time that Trump has addressed the Stormy Daniels situation directly.
She of course shares the same rarefied space as Vladimir Putin as one of those who must never be criticized by Donald Trump.
I don't know about all of you but I seriously doubt that Michael Cohen made his payment on his own without his client knowing anything about it.
That seems preposterous and would make Michael Cohen one of the biggest schmucks in recent history.
What's more the lawyer for Stormy Daniels is not buying it either.
In fact only an hour or so after Trump made those remarks to reporters, I saw this:
But if Trump tells the truth, well he's still fucked.
Actually the minute he sits down with this pit bull of a lawyer, he's fucked.
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President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not know about a $130,000 payment made to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels for her silence, his first public acknowledgment of the scandal surrounding an alleged sexual affair that has plagued him for months.
"No," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when questioned about his knowledge of the payment, which was made by his private attorney Michael Cohen in the month before the 2016 election.
Asked why Cohen made the payment, Trump said: "You'll have to ask Michael Cohen. Michael is my attorney. You'll have to ask Michael."
He said he didn't know where the money came from and ignored a question about whether he set up a fund for Cohen to draw from in making the payment.
I believe this is the first time that Trump has addressed the Stormy Daniels situation directly.
She of course shares the same rarefied space as Vladimir Putin as one of those who must never be criticized by Donald Trump.
I don't know about all of you but I seriously doubt that Michael Cohen made his payment on his own without his client knowing anything about it.
That seems preposterous and would make Michael Cohen one of the biggest schmucks in recent history.
What's more the lawyer for Stormy Daniels is not buying it either.
We very much look forward to testing the truthfulness of Mr. Trump's feigned lack of knowledge concerning the $130k payment as stated on Air Force One. As history teaches us, it is one thing to deceive the press and quite another to do so under oath. #searchforthetruth #basta— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) April 5, 2018
We know that Avenatti is really looking forward to getting the opportunity to cross examine Donald Trump, and you can bet your ass that if he does he is going to ask him about this money.Good (actually GREAT) things come to those who wait!!! The strength of our case just went up exponentially. You can't have an agreement when one party claims to know nothing about it. #nodiscipline #thanksforplaying #basta— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) April 5, 2018
In fact only an hour or so after Trump made those remarks to reporters, I saw this:
If Trump lies while under oath, he's fucked.Michael Avenatti tells @AriMelber that, following Trump's new remarks about Stormy Daniels, he'll be making a petition on Monday to depose Trump.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 5, 2018
But if Trump tells the truth, well he's still fucked.
Actually the minute he sits down with this pit bull of a lawyer, he's fucked.
Source https://ift.tt/2EnVSSB
