Trump Finally Admits Cohen Worked the Stormy Daniels Mess
On a morning phone-in to a cable interview, Donald Trump publicly acknowledged for the first time that Michael Cohen handled the Stormy Daniels issue for him, after previously insisting he knew little or nothing about the hush-money arrangement. The admission does not just feed the scandal; it sharpens the contradictions between Trump’s earlier denials and what his own words now suggest about the payment and the lawyer’s role.
First recorded Apr 26, 2018·Meaningfully updated Apr 26, 2018
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Trump Finally Admits Cohen Worked the Stormy Daniels Mess
On a morning phone-in to a cable interview, Donald Trump publicly acknowledged for the first time that Michael Cohen handled the Stormy Daniels issue for him, after previously insisting he knew little or nothing about the hush-money arrangement. The admission does not just feed the scandal; it sharpens the contradictions between Trump’s earlier denials and what his own words now suggest about the payment and the lawyer’s role.
On a morning phone-in to a cable interview, Donald Trump publicly acknowledged for the first time that Michael Cohen handled the Stormy Daniels issue for him, after previously insisting he knew little or nothing about the hush-money arrangement. The admission does not just feed the scandal; it sharpens the contradictions between Trump’s earlier denials and what his own words now suggest about the payment and the law…
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