2018 Letter From Michael Cohen’s Lawyers Admitting Trump Knew Nothing About Stormy Daniels ‘Hush Money’ Transaction Re-Emerges Ahead of Trial

Gateway Pundit ^ | Mar. 28, 2024 7:45 am | Cristina Laila

[Red Badger]

A 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s lawyers admitting Trump knew nothing about the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ transaction re-emerged as the judge set the trial for April 15.

Last year the Daily Mail obtained a 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s lawyer stating Cohen used his own personal money to pay Porn Star Stormy Daniels in 2016.

The letter also states that the Trump Org nor the Trump campaign reimbursed Michael Cohen for the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels.

This directly contradicts Cohen’s testimony – not surprising given Michael Cohen is a convicted perjurer.

Trump has been accused of paying Daniels ‘hush payments’ through his then-attorney Michael Cohen in a scheme to silence her and stop the story about their alleged affair from being published in the National Enquirer.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 felony counts related to the Stormy Daniels ‘hush payment’ transaction.

Michael Cohen’s former legal advisor Robert Costello last year appeared before the Manhattan grand jury to set the record straight.

Costello blasted Michael Cohen as a “convicted perjurer” in remarks to reporters in New York last March.

The prosecutors “cherry-picked” 6 emails out of more than 300 emails, Costello said.

Costello told reporters that Michael Cohen used the money “pursuant to a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) loan” to pay Stormy.

“And why did you take the loan, Michael?” Costello said recalling a conversation he had with Cohen about the payment to Stormy Daniels.

“‘I wanted this secret. I didn’t even want my own wife to know. Much less Melania Trump,’” Costello said recalling Cohen’s remarks about using money from a HELOC to pay Stormy Daniels.

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A 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s lawyer to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) blows another hole in Cohen’s testimony.

“In a private transaction in 2016, before the U.S. presidential election, Mr. Cohen used his own personal funds to facilitate a payment of $130,000 to Ms. Stephanie Clifford,’ Cohen’s lawyer Stephen Ryan, who worked form McDermott Will & Emery wrote.

“Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed Mr. Cohen for the payment directly or indirectly,” the lawyer wrote.

“Contrary to the allegations in the complaint, which are entirely speculative, neither Mr. Cohen nor Essential Consultants LLC made any in-kind contributions to Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., or any other presidential campaign committee.” he said.

[reasonisfaith]

Gateway Pundit is one of the best sources of news there is.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Cohen’s ass needs to be in jail.

[Lurker]

This entire mess should be tossed and Bragg disbarred for it.

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[Sacajaweau]

Time to aske Stormy the Pole to say different. HER attorney wrote the non-disclosure agreement.

[Verginius Rufus]

Can the judge prevent this from being introduced as evidence? We know the verdict is predetermined.

[sauropod]

This is malicious prosecution. It should be adjudicated as such.

[Regulator]

When do they charge “Stormy” with extortion?

That’s the only real crime.

[Robert DeLong]

By JOSH BOSWELL FOR DAILYMAIL.COM: PUBLISHED: 17:25 EDT, 22 March 2023 | UPDATED: 20:20 EDT, 22 March 2023: EXCLUSIVE: Is this the smoking gun? Letter from Michael Cohen claiming Donald Trump did NOT reimburse him for hush money paid to Stormy Daniels appears to fly in the face of the star witness's grand jury testimony

Gee, how did I ever miss this gem? it was posted here back when it was published.

[Robert DeLong]

As soon as President Trump returns to the White House, & Michael Cohen will also be charged.

[FrankRizzo890]

The left and leftist courts will ignore this, and refuse to allow it to be introduced as evidence. Just like they conveniently ignore the “Presidential records act” in regards to the classified documents case.

[Libloather]

The prosecutors “cherry-picked” 6 emails out of more than 300 emails, Costello said.

More than we ever got from Cankles.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Chewbarkah]

The letters are well and good, but they leave unanswered a key question: WHY did Cohen pay Daniels not to disclose her claims about a sexual encounter with Trump?

I have seen claims that Cohen was working with Daniels to blackmail Trump. Anyone know if Trump’s attorneys are going with that? If not that, what?

[Chewbarkah]

Sorry RB, I should have read further down the list of articles..

[Red Badger]

😎.....Happens to me all the time!.........

[Eleutheria5]

“Cohen’s ass needs to be in jail.”

He covered it fine with that letter. Who knows if Trump knew about the payment, and who cares. That charge was bogus, too, even if true.

[vivenne]

And Merrick Garland who is behind all this on the legal end and Joe Biden who likley instructed them to file charges.

[Gay State Conservative]

Doesn’t matter....Manhattan jury = guilty verdict.