A witness in President Donald #Trump’s New York #HushMoney trial appeared to confirm his attorneys’ claims that payments at the center of the case were legal expenses and that he was not personally directed by the former president to make those payments. https://t.co/RTFdNrWDnW
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Former Trump Organization controller Jeffrey McConney testified in the New York 'hush money' trial, confirming that payments to Michael Cohen came from Trump's personal bank account. McConney stated it was standard practice for outgoing payments to be reviewed by the Trump Organization's legal department. He also affirmed that the payments were legal expenses and not personally directed by Trump.