According to the New York Post reported on the 7th, former US President Trump on Friday praised the US Federal Election Commission for withdrawing a case investigation of an allegation, which said that Trump's practice of paying a sealing fee to actress Stormy Daniels violated the law.
Daniels claimed that after her association with Trump in 2006, she received a $130,000 gag fee ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The deal was brokered under the arrangement of Michael Cohen, Trump's then-private lawyer.
Former U.S. President Trump Image Source: The Associated Press
Trump said in an emailed statement, "I thank the Committee for its decision to end the chapter on fake news." "The Federal Election Commission in Washington, D.C., has completely dropped my fake case against the payment of fiacity fees to women in the 2016 presidential election." The case builds on the lies of Michael Cohen, a corrupt and convicted lawyer who was in fact so corrupt that he was sentenced to three years in prison for lying to Congress and lying about many things that had nothing to do with me. ”
Infographic: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
Trump added, "In these two despicable lawyers, Michael Avinati and Michael Cohen, we have all witnessed that the laws and justice of our country are at their lowest point!" Daniels' former attorney, Avinati, was a frequent guest on U.S. television news programs during Trump's presidency and will be sentenced on June 30 for attempting to blackmail Nike.
Trump confirmed in a series of tweets in 2018 that he had reimbursed Cohen for a hefty payment, but called the allegations about his own affair "false and blackmailful." Cohen provided a copy of the check for Trump's payment to a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Stomy Daniels Source: US media
In addition to Daniels, Playboy model Karen McDougal also said she had an affair with Trump and received a $150,000 gag fee.
Trump's former lawyer, Cohen, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 for tax evasion and giving false testimony to the U.S. Congress. After "water-fighting" Trump, he admitted he had violated campaign finance laws, brokering a confidentiality agreement with Daniels and McDougall. Trump argued at the time that Cohen's confession was an act that was not a crime. (Editor: HHJ)