Trump Says He Repaid Stormy Daniels Hush Money And It Was Legal

President says he repaid $130,000 via ‘retainer’ for Cohen
White House spokeswoman not informed of Giuliani’s disclosure

Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli reports on payments made to Stormy Daniels by President Trump’s lawyer.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Toluse Olorunnipa and Shannon Pettypiece

May 3, 2018 at 2:28 AM UTC

Updated on

May 3, 2018 at 8:38 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump changed his account of a $130,000 payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign, saying Thursday that he reimbursed his attorney via a “retainer” to stop “false and extortionist accusations” of an affair.

Trump asserted in a Twitter post that the money had “nothing to do with the campaign,” pushing back against allegations that Michael Cohen’s payment to Daniels for a nondisclosure agreement violated campaign finance laws.