L'avocat de Donald Trump affirme avoir payé de sa poche 130 000$ à Stormy Daniels

Cette histoire continue de hanter l'administration Trump parce que plusieurs observateurs se questionnaient sur l'origine de l'argent qui aurait servi à acheter le silence de l'actrice porno au sujet d'une présumée relation avec Donald Trump. On avançait même que la somme provenait de la campagne Trump et qu'il s'agirait d'une entorse aux règles. Hier l'avocat de Donald Trump a précisé que cet argent provenait de sa poche et que rien n'était illégal. Un récit qui tiendra la route? Si rien ne devait s'avérer illégal, l'histoire continue de faire couler beaucoup d'encre...

 "The pair of complaints filed by Common Cause said that regardless of where the $130,000 payment originated — even “if Donald J. Trump provided the funds” — the money was aimed at affecting the election and then never reported.

After Cohen’s statement Tuesday night, Ryan said “the timing and circumstances” of the payment “make it appear that the hush money was paid to Daniels in an effort to influence the election.” He called again for the Federal Election Commission and Justice Department to investigate.

“Questions about the payment and the circumstances behind it must be answered, and they must be answered under oath,” Ryan said in a statement.

Cohen said Common Cause’s claims of campaign finance violations “are factually unsupported and without legal merit, and my counsel has submitted a response to the” Federal Election Commission."

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/02/14/longtime-trump-attorney-says-he-made-130000-payment-to-stormy-daniels-with-his-money/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_cohen-daniels-1245am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.52a408bfe1cc