Donald Trump claimed Thursday morning that a $130,000 hush-money payment to a porn star who claims to have been his mistress was an ordinary legal expense – part of the costs covered by a monthly retainer agreement between him and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen.
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Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who is now serving as a Trump legal adviser, revealed Wednesday night that Trump repaid Cohen – but didn’t address the president’s April 5 statement aboard Air Force One that he knew nothing about it.
He said Thursday on ‘Fox & Friends’ that Cohen’s payment to Clifford ‘wasn’t for the campaign. It was to save their marriage,’ referring to Donald and Melania Trump. ‘I think he was trying to help the family. And for that, the man is being treated like some kind of villain.’
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During the interview on Hannity, Giuliani also dubbed Hillary Clinton a ‘criminal’ and called fired FBI Director James Comey ‘a disgraceful liar’ and a ‘pervert’.
