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
Michael Cohen explained how he worked with then-Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg to devise a scheme for how he would be reimbursed for the Stormy Daniels hush money payment and get additional bonus pay. Follow live: https://t.co/tfyqdnqEbk https://t.co/9e5M6q2WDz
Michael Cohen, who told a jury Monday Trump was unconcerned about how news of his alleged affair would go over with Melania, says he's considering a run for Congress. https://t.co/cekbTcZPVA
Trump trial live updates as Michael Cohen testifies about "hush money" payments https://t.co/vGy8QXYPbb https://t.co/dbkl7ah0er
Michael Cohen, once former President Trump’s personal attorney and fixer, walked jurors through how he set up payment to Stormy Daniels as he took the stand at Trump’s hush money case Monday. https://t.co/VHGx4B0BIQ
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Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer, completed a 180-degree turn on Monday in front of a Manhattan jury. https://t.co/sE53y5LGcK
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: COHEN CONFIRMS TRUMP NEEDED TO SIGN OFF ON STORMY PAYMENT Michael Cohen testifies that all actions, including the payment to Stormy Daniels, required Trump's approval. "Would you have made that payment without Mr. Trump's sign-off?" "No," Cohen said. Source:… https://t.co/iAMuMc76im
JUST IN: While Michael Cohen was on the stand complaining about how he felt insulted by his bonus from Trump at Christmas, Trump looked up and laughed as he nodded. Cohen says he was angrier than he remembers ever being, and even went and complained to Weisselberg. Clearly,… https://t.co/kbffgijTX8
LATEST: Jurors in Trump's hush money trial saw the form that Michael Cohen used to create the account for Essential Consultants LLC, the shell company he used to pay Stormy Daniels the $130,000 per their nondisclosure agreement. Follow live updates: https://t.co/ShwCFF6Mla