Former President Donald Trump appeared in court Tuesday after a Manhattan grand jury indicted him for allegedly paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair.
The alleged $130,000 payment to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, occurred during the 2016 election cycle and came out of the pocket of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, who was subsequently reimbursed by the Trump Organization.
On March 9, Trump was asked to testify before the grand jury but refused. The former president has denied having an affair with Daniels.Daniels told CBS News she met Trump for the first time in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, at a celebrity golf tournament. The porn star first detailed an affair taking place in 2011, where she claimed the two participated in sexual relations in his hotel room at the golf outing.
In Touch published its 2011 interview in 2018, several weeks before a contemporary 60 Minutes interview with the porn star aired.Trump announced his candidacy for president in 2015 from Trump Tower in New York City. By July 2016, Trump secured the Republican Party’s nomination. Cohen apparently suggested opening a shell company for the payment. Resolution Consultants, LLC, was established in Delaware “on or about September 30” and the payment was made.January 2017: Trump is sworn in and Cohen seeks a reimbursement
The FBI conducted a search warrant on Cohen’s residences and office, and on April 21, Trump posted to Twitter suggesting Cohen not “flip if the Government lets [him] out of trouble.” In the summer of 2019, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office subpoenaed Trump’s company for records related to payments to Daniels and McDougal. On Sept. 17, the office subsequently subpoenaed Trump’s tax returns back to 2011.2020: Supreme Court rules Trump must comply
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