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April 27, 2018

In Rambling Interview, Trump Admits Cohen Represented Him in Stormy Daniels Payment
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President Trump gave a rambling, 30-minute phone interview with "Fox &
Friends" on Thursday, in which he railed against the scandals that
forced Trump's personal physician Dr. Ronny Jackson to withdraw from
consideration as Veterans Affairs secretary; boasted about firing former
FBI director James Comey; claimed he'd accomplished more than any other
U.S. president in history during his first year in office; and admitted
that his longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen had represented him in
the $130,000 non-disclosure deal with adult film star Stephanie
Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels.

President Trump: "Michael would represent me, and represent me on some
things. He represents me. Like, with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal, he
represented me."

President Trump had previously claimed he knew nothing about the
$130,000 non-disclosure agreement Cohen paid to Clifford only days
before the 2016 election to keep her quiet about her alleged affair with
Trump in 2006.


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