Donald Trump has said he could be arrested on Tuesday and demanded his supporters “protest” the move 🔴 The former president cited reports that law enforcement and security agencies are preparing for an indictment as early as next week
Cohen has said that at Mr Trump’s direction, he arranged payments totalling $280,000 to porn actor Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal. According to Cohen, the payouts were to buy their silence about Mr Trump, who was then in the thick of his first presidential campaign.
Cohen and federal prosecutors said Mr Trump’s company paid him $420,000 to reimburse him for the $130,000 payment to Ms Daniels and to cover bonuses and other supposed expenses. The company classified those payments internally as legal expenses. The $150,000 payment to Ms McDougal was made by the then-publisher of the supermarket tabloid National Enquirer, which kept her story from coming to light.
Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations, tax fraud, and bank fraud in 2018 after an earlier investigation, serving prison time and facing disbarment. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has apparently been examining whether any state laws were broken in connection with the payments or the way Mr Trump’s company compensated Cohen for his work to keep the women’s allegations quiet.
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