President Donald Trump on Thursday denied money used to buy a porn star, Stormy Daniels’ silence came from election campaign funds.
He admitted, in a series of tweets, that lawyer Michael Cohen had paid off Stormy Daniels during the campaign and that he was reimbursed.
It was the first time the president has referred directly to the payment, although he remains adamant there was no affair with Daniels.
Use of campaign funds would be a violation of federal law.
Earlier, his legal aide Rudy Giuliani had said the money was Trump’s personal cash.
Trump’s argument appears to be that the NDA was a typical agreement entered into by celebrities and therefore not an election-related matter.
This could be crucial in determining whether the $130,000 (£95,650) paid to Daniels was legal.
The actress says she had an affair with Trump in 2006 and she slept with him once.
When asked by reporters a month ago if he knew about the payment to Daniels, Trump said: “No.”
When asked why the payment was given to Daniels, he added: “You’ll have to ask Michael Cohen.”
