The 34 charges were for 34 payments to a debt. I doubt if Trump even knew it was for the $130,000 NDA. At that amount, it would have been seen as extortion on the level of blackmail. Blackmail is a punishable offense.
“34 payments”
11 invoices
12 “General Ledger” entries
11 checks
They were about a month apart. They probably kept Cohen from bouncing a check.
It was not only payment for that debt. It was a consolidated payment for legal services and Cohen was providing legal services at the time.