By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-cohen-says-trump-asked-him-to-mislead-public-about-hush-money Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Cohen says Trump asked him to mislead public about hush money Politics Feb 27, 2019 2:28 PM EDT Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says President Donald Trump called him and asked him to mislead the public about hush money paid to a porn actress. Cohen says during testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee that Trump called him in February 2018 to discuss the public messaging about $130,000 paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about allegations of an extramarital affair. WATCH LIVE: Michael Cohen testifies before Congress Cohen says Trump asked him to say that the president “wasn’t knowledgeable” about the payments. In fact, Cohen says Trump directed and coordinated the payments. Documents also show Trump personally signed at least one check paid to Cohen to reimburse him for the payments. The White House has denied Trump had an affair with Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford. By — Associated Press Associated Press
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says President Donald Trump called him and asked him to mislead the public about hush money paid to a porn actress. Cohen says during testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee that Trump called him in February 2018 to discuss the public messaging about $130,000 paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about allegations of an extramarital affair. WATCH LIVE: Michael Cohen testifies before Congress Cohen says Trump asked him to say that the president “wasn’t knowledgeable” about the payments. In fact, Cohen says Trump directed and coordinated the payments. Documents also show Trump personally signed at least one check paid to Cohen to reimburse him for the payments. The White House has denied Trump had an affair with Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford.