According to CNN reported on the 7th, American star Stormy Daniels said that she has not testified in the criminal investigation of the Trump Group by prosecutors in New York, but her favorite thing is to be questioned by prosecutors who investigated former President Trump's huge company.
Stomy Daniels Source: US media
In an interview with CNN on Monday, Daniels said, "I haven't been subpoenaed to testify, but I've been very willing to testify from the beginning, and my favorite thing is to testify in court and give whatever evidence they need me to give." She added, "I mean, I have all the original forms, emails, wire transfer notes and all that stuff in my hand, and to be honest, I'd love to give it to anyone who needs it." ”
Daniels said she had an affair with Trump before he was elected president. The star said her lawyers had been in contact with investigators in Manhattan and New York State, and she had met with them on other issues. She noted that if she was asked to speak to investigators or a grand jury, she would "tell them everything I knew." Previously, Trump denied having an affair with Daniels.
Infographic: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
Daniels said, "I'll tell them someone has approached me." I would tell them that I had evidence that the money came from an account that Trump had commissioned. CNN said she was referring to the gag fee paid to her by Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer. Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in 2018 on eight counts, including two counts of violating U.S. campaign finance laws, namely carefully arranging to pay Daniels and another woman who claimed to have had an affair with Trump during the 2016 election. Similarly, Trump denied claims of an affair with another woman.
According to a previous report in the Washington Post, Manhattan District Attorney Vance convened a grand jury that would decide whether to prosecute Trump if prosecutors filed criminal charges in an investigation into the Trump Group, in addition to possibly whether to prosecute the Trump Organization or its executives.
Infographic: Trump
The newspaper said late last month that Vance's team of prosecutors may be nearing the end of the investigation, and that their investigation into the Trump Group has been underway for more than two years. Prosecutors are investigating whether the Trump Organization misled lenders and insurers about real estate valuations and whether it paid the appropriate taxes. The investigation involved Trump Tower, a family property known as Seven Springs, its hotel and apartment complex in Chicago, and sealing fees paid to Daniels.
Asked about her current relationship with Cohen and her previous appearance on Cohen's podcast show, Daniels said she wouldn't say they were related or they were friends. Daniels said, "He [referring to Cohen] hid from me for a long time, I felt like he needed a lot of courage on his show for me, he did apologize to me, I felt he was very honest and candid, I know it must be difficult for him." (Edit: HHJ)