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In the ongoing hush money trial involving former President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, testified that all actions, including the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels, required Trump's direct approval. Cohen confirmed this during his testimony, stating he would not have made the payment without Trump's sign-off. The trial also highlighted how Cohen, alongside former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, orchestrated a reimbursement scheme for the payment, disguising it as legal fees and totaling $420,000. Additionally, Cohen revealed he is considering a run for Congress and mentioned an incident where Trump laughed during his testimony.
Michael Cohen on hush money scheme: ‘Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off’ https://t.co/8a9KxeOj82 https://t.co/lqTRfXHN3r
Michael Cohen walked jurors through the handwritten math that he and former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg calculated together, to reimburse the former fixer a total of $420,000 that included the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. https://t.co/0oUy3CROnw
Testimony of Michael Cohen is done for the day as they ended by detailing the scheme to disguise reimbursement to Cohen for the payment to Stormy as legal fees using Trump’s CFO’s own handwriting. Full recap here …https://t.co/BdTbEE16Ef
