WSJ: Trump Personally Directed His Son Eric, Michael Cohen to Silence Stormy Daniels

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A new report indicates that Donald Trump personally involved himself in the effort to enforce the nondisclosure agreement that was meant to keep Stormy Daniels quiet about her alleged affair with the president.

According to WSJ, Trump knew that Daniels intended to speak about their alleged liaison, so he order Cohen to work with his son Eric Trump to coordinate a legal response. The president’s son also reportedly signed a statement denying that the Trump Organization had any formal involvement in the Daniels case.

“Mr. Trump told Mr. Cohen to coordinate the legal response with Eric Trump, one of the president’s sons, and another outside lawyer who had represented Mr. Trump and the Trump Organization in other matters,” the report states. “Eric Trump, who is running the company with his brother in Mr. Trump’s absence, then tasked a Trump Organization staff attorney in California with signing off on the arbitration paperwork.”

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March 7, 2018:
As for whether Trump knew about the payment at the time, Sanders said, “Not that I’m aware of,” adding later, “there was no knowledge of any payments from the president, and he’s denied all of these allegations.”


April 5, 2018:
In his first remarks on the subject, Trump told a reporter “no” when asked if he was aware of the payment to Daniels. Asked why Cohen paid her, Trump said: “You’ll have to ask Michael Cohen. Michael is my attorney, and you’ll have to ask Michael Cohen.” He also said he didn’t know where the money came from.

So again, we know these were clearly lies. You can say you don't care, but you can no longer deny that they were lies.