Headline Roundup • May 16th, 2018
President Trump Officially Discloses Reimbursing Michael Cohen for Stormy Daniels Payment
Summary from the AllSides News Team
In a recently filed financial disclosure, President Trump has officially confirmed reimbursing his lawyer Michael Cohen for the $130,000 hush-money payment made to Stormy Daniels over an alleged extramarital affair.
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Stormy Daniels: Trump discloses payment to reimburse lawyer

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US President Donald Trump has officially disclosed his reimbursement to his lawyer for a payment to a porn star to hush her claims of an affair.
Trump Finally Fesses Up to Reimbursing Michael Cohen
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There’s still a great deal of mystery surrounding the president’s payment: Who knew about it, and why was it not previously disclosed?
Trump met federal disclosure requirement by reimbursing Cohen for Stormy Daniels payment: Government
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President Trump met financial disclosure requirements in reporting a payment of more than $100,000 to attorney Michael Cohen, who paid hush-money to porn actress Stormy Daniels, the Office of Government Ethics said Wednesday.
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