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May 17, 2018

Trump Financial Disclosure Reveals Stormy Daniels Payment
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In a financial disclosure report revealed Wednesday, President Trump
acknowledged he made a six-figure payment to his attorney Michael Cohen
as a reimbursement for a hush-money payment Cohen made to adult film
star Stephanie Clifford-also known as Stormy Daniels. The disclosure
came as part of a complaint against Trump filed by the government's
ethics office. Trump's disclosure directly contradicts a sworn statement
he filed a year ago; many legal observers say it appears Trump violated
federal elections law by failing to disclose a loan to his campaign.


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