Tacopina, one of Trump’s attorneys, told MSNBC’s Ari Melber this month that the records weren’t falsified, because the money went to Trump’s then-lawyer Cohen and therefore was a legal expense. attorney’s office said the publisher admitted making the payment “in concert with a candidate’s presidential campaign.” Trump and Cohen also spoke the day he wired the money to Daniels’ attorney and the day the deal was finalized, the FBI filing said.ĪMI cooperated with the federal investigation into Cohen and acknowledged having paid another woman, Playboy model Karen McDougal, $150,000 to keep quiet about her alleged affair with Trump to help his campaign. The FBI court filing said that “in the days following the Access Hollywood video, Cohen exchanged a series of calls, text messages and emails with Keith Davidson, who was then attorney, David Pecker and Dylan Howard of American Media Inc., the publisher of the National Enquirer, Trump, and Hope Hicks, who was then press secretary for Trump’s presidential campaign.” ![]() Nikki Haley, the first major GOP candidate to enter the race after Trump announced his bid, tweeted, “This is more about revenge than it is about justice.” Ron DeSantis called it “un-American” and a “weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda.”įormer South Carolina Gov. Former Vice President Mike Pence told CNN the indictment was an “ outrage,” while Florida Gov. Trump's 2024 opponents and likely rivals for the nomination were quick to come to his defense Thursday. The White House referred questions about the indictment to the Democratic National Committee, where a spokesperson said, “No matter what happens in Trump’s upcoming legal proceedings, it’s obvious the Republican Party remains firmly in the hold of Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans.” ![]() There should be no outside political influence, intimidation or interference in the case." He will be able to avail himself of the legal system and a jury, not politics, to determine his fate according to the facts and the law. Trump is subject to the same laws as every American. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "Mr.
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