I was immediately struck by the conclusion that Trump lied. He hasn’t been shown to be a big liar, but this was immediate conclusion Cohen was the fixer who would take care of anything embarrassing to Trump. He paid Stormy off out of personal funds and drew up a NDA that Trump never signed. No evidence Trump slept with her. No evidence he knew about the NDA. Press question - did you know? No would be a truthful statement.
That is what the author of the article wanted people to think, that Trump lied.
But post #22 is what i have always thought. Trump has an account with his lawyer, lawyer pays bills or judgments, like parking and speeding tickets, and Trump never knows about it.
Giuliani said what he had to say to kill the campaign contribution side of the story, but the MSM ran with it as Trump lying.
No could be a truthful statement. Not would.