The prosecutors are scrutinising Mr Donald Trump’s role in a hush money payment to a porn star. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK – Ms Kellyanne Conway, who managed the final months of Mr Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, met with prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday, the latest sign that the office is ramping up its criminal investigation into the former president.a hush money payment to a porn star, Ms Stormy Daniels,The US$130,000 payment was made by Mr Trump’s longtime fixer, Mr Michael Cohen, in the closing days of the 2016 campaign, and Mr Trump ultimately reimbursed him.
Since district attorney Alvin Bragg impaneled a grand jury in January to hear evidence about Trump’s role in paying the hush money, at least five witnesses have testified: Mr Jeffrey McConney and Ms Deborah Tarasoff, employees of Trump’s company; Mr David Pecker and Mr Dylan Howard, two former leaders of The National Enquirer, which helped arrange the hush money deal; and Mr Keith Davidson, a former lawyer for Ms Daniels.
Still, the investigation is not complete. Mr Cohen has met with the prosecutors for several hours of questioning, though he has yet to testify in front of the grand jury. And at the federal level, a special counsel is scrutinising Mr Trump’s efforts to overturn the election – including whether he committed any crimes in connection with the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol – as well as his handling of classified documents.
When Mr Trump repaid Mr Cohen for the $130,000 payout to Ms Daniels, the Trump Organisation falsely recorded the reimbursements as legal expenses.But to make it a felony, Mr Bragg’s prosecutors would have to show that Mr Trump was involved in the falsification of the records to help commit or conceal a second crime – in this case, likely a violation of New York state election law, a legal theory that has not been tested.
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