You’re aware, are you not, that Trump never knew about the affair allegations, AND never knew about the NDA and hush money payment made by Cohen to Daniels, until after he (Trump) had paid Cohen the 180k?
That still doesn't address the issue of an overpayment of taxes as suggested in the article.
BTW, it wouldn't be a problem if Trump did know about it. People like Trump are forever being threatened by women who are trying to extort money with bogus claims.
Frankly, I can't imagine Trump, being the germophobe he is, would even shake hands with someone like Stormy Daniels. Trump, with his money and fear of germs, isn't going to mess around with second-hand merchandise. I know this from living in NYC for years when Trump was building his career. Everyone knew Trump was finicky. No drugs, no alcohol, no germs.
Technically speaking it wasn’t “hush money”. She wasn’t technically paid for her silence. She sold the exclusive story rights so she was not permitted to sell/tell the story to magazines or TV shows. Whether it was true or not. And this kind of deal is not totally unheard of. In showbiz people pay for exclusive rights pretty regularly.
The other side of that coin though is extortion. Assume the story is false or at least lacking in evidence, it is possible she made the assertion in order to extract a payoff - which she received. That would be a crime.