Michael Cohen never said Trump HIMSELF didn't reimburse him for the $130,000 [View all]

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or that Trump HIMSELF hadn't been a "party to the transaction."

Or that Trump was unaware of the payment.

He only spoke of the "campaign" and the "organization." But Trump has personal accounts outside of his businesses -- and Cohen hasn't ruled any of them out as the source of the $130K, or of its reimbursement.

So, if Trump himself was the source, why cover it up? Wouldn't it have been legal for Trump to pay her off, as long as he paid the appropriate gift tax and didn't claim it as some kind of business expense?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/us/politics/stormy-daniels-michael-cohen-trump.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&mtrref=undefined

“Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed me for the payment, either directly or indirectly,” Mr. Cohen said in a statement to The New York Times. “The payment to Ms. Clifford was lawful, and was not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone.”

He declined to answer several follow-up questions, including whether Mr. Trump had been aware that Mr. Cohen made the payment, why he made the payment or whether he had made similar payments to other people over the years.