Rudy Giuliani Issues Statement Clarifying Remarks on Stormy Daniels Payment

President Trump's new lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, issued a statement Friday clarify his earlier remarks on Fox News, noting that his "references to timing [regarding Trump's reimbursing Michael Cohen for his $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels] were not describing my understanding of the President’s knowledge, but instead, my understanding of these matters."

Speaking to reporters Friday morning, President Trump offered assurances that former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, newly added to his legal team, would soon answer outstanding questions about the October 2016 payment of $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels. Giuliani had joined the team only “yesterday,” Trump said, and the former mayor would soon “get his facts straight,” implying that Giuliani’s facts, broadcast in various television and print interviews, had missed the mark. Trump promised a clarifying statement from Giuliani, perhaps explaining the vagueness of the timeline that had been...