Headline Roundup May 3, 2018
Trump Defends Payment to Stormy Daniels
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Fox News Digital
President Trump, in his first statements since lawyer Rudy Giuliani revealed overnight that the president reimbursed attorney Michael Cohen for a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, said the money was meant to stop “false” allegations and stressed campaign funds played no role.
The Hill
President Trump on Thursday defended hush money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels, saying he reimbursed his personal attorney through a retainer that had “nothing to do with the campaign.”
CNN Digital
President Donald Trump said Thursday that his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was paid via a monthly retainer and flatly denied that any campaign money was used to reimburse Cohen for the hush agreement with Stormy Daniels.
