Trump Lawyer Complained He wasn’t Reimbursed For $130K Payment To Porn Star
At some point after President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, wired $130,000 to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford (whose stage name is Stormy Daniels), the bank he used flagged the transaction and reported it to the Treasury Department, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
The Journal reported that Cohen wired the money from First Republic Bank in October, and it was received on Oct. 27, 2016, just 12 days before Election Day.
The WSJ’s source also said that Cohen had missed two deadlines to pay off Clifford because he was unable to reach Mr. Trump.
The Journal reported in January that Cohen paid Clifford the money to stop her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual relationship between her and Mr. Trump.
In February, Cohen told CBS News that neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign “was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed me for the payment.” He also said the payment to Clifford was “not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone.”
However, the WSJ also reported that after Mr. Trump won the presidency, Cohen complained to his friends that he hadn’t been reimbursed for the payment to Clifford.
Reached by CBS News, the Treasury Department would neither confirm nor deny that the transaction had been flagged.
