Politics Jun 02 National Enquirer owner fined for illegal Trump campaign aid A federal election watchdog fined the publisher of the National Enquirer $187,500 for a payment it made to keep under wraps a story about former President Donald Trump's alleged affair with a former Playboy model. By Tali Arbel, Associated Press
Politics Jul 18 Trump knew about efforts to quash stories of alleged affairs, court records show President Trump initially insisted he was unaware of the hush money payments that his former attorney, Michael Cohen, orchestrated to women who claimed they had affairs with Trump. Trump denies the allegations. By Jim Mustian, Associated Press
Politics Jul 18 No additional charges to be filed in Trump hush money probe Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty last year to violating campaign finance law by arranging payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal after they claimed they had affairs with Trump. By Associated Press
Politics Mar 05 Who’s getting document requests from House Democrats in new probe Dozens of people with connections to President Donald Trump and his associates will receive document requests this week, as the House Judiciary Committee starts a broad new probe looking at possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Aug 21 Watch 12:12 What does Michael Cohen’s guilty plea mean for Trump? President Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges including campaign finance violations for paying off women at Trump's direction, bank fraud and more than $4 million in tax evasion. The deal could result in prison… Continue watching
Jul 27 The legal implications on Trump or Cohen unclear on secret tape By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A secret recording of Donald Trump discussing payments to a Playboy model has brought renewed attention to the question of whether he might have tried to block damaging stories ahead of the 2016 election. But it's not clear that the… Continue reading
Jul 26 Audio recording steps up feud between Trump and his former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The sudden public airing of Donald Trump talking about paying for a Playboy model's silence marks a turning point in the legal game of cat-and-mouse between the president and his onetime lawyer. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 8:19 What does Trump on tape reveal about the plan to pay off a former Playboy model? The president’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen released a recording of then-candidate Trump in which they seem to discuss a possible payment to the chief of a media company that reportedly agreed to pay a former Playboy model for her… Continue watching
Apr 20 Judge to hear arguments about delaying Stormy Daniels case By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The proposed delay comes after FBI agents raided the office and residence of Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. Continue reading