The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Michael Cohen, who was, at the time, the top attorney for The Trump Organization, arranged a $130,000 hush money payment to conceal a 2006 sexual relationship between now-President Donald Trump and Stephanie Clifford: A lawyer for President Donald Trump arranged a $130,000 payment [...] a month before the 2016 election as part of an agreement that precluded her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Michael Cohen, who spent nearly a decade as a top attorney at the Trump Organization, arranged payment to the woman, Stephanie Clifford, in October 2016 after her lawyer negotiated the nondisclosure agreement with Mr. Cohen, these people said. Trump married now-First Lady Melania Trump in 2005, according to Daily Kos's Jennifer Hayden: The alleged 'sexual encounter' took place in 2006. He married M...
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