RE: Hope Hicks put Trump and Cohen in the room together when the plan was concocted.
I only know her when she served as White House Communications Director under President Trump, her role was primarily focused on public relations and communications strategy. This is the first time I’ve heard of Hicks facilitating the plan to form the shell company.
I do know that Michael Cohen formed a shell company called Essential Consultants LLC to facilitate the payments to Stormy Daniels. The purpose of the shell company was to obscure the nature of the payments and maintain secrecy around the transaction.
It is unclear whether President Trump was aware of the specific shell company, Essential Consultants LLC, used by Michael Cohen to facilitate the hush payments to Stormy Daniels. However, Trump did acknowledge reimbursing Cohen for the payments. That’s all.
The formation of the shell company was orchestrated by Michael Cohen, who was acting independently in his capacity as Trump’s personal attorney.
What is your source regarding Hope Hicks being part of this plan and the meeting she supposedly arranged to discuss it?
A link or two will be useful and helpful.
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-PJ