Cohen Reveals Trump’s Modus Operandi to Prevent Leak of Affairs
May 13, 2024 Hour: 12:29 pm
During the criminal trial that Donald Trump faces in New York, his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, revealed details about how the Republican politician insisted on keeping extramarital affairs “out of the spotlight” to prevent his 2016 electoral campaign from being affected.
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“The purpose was to prevent the story from being sold or commercialized to an external source,” Cohen said, explaining how he acted as an intermediary with The National Enquirer, a publication led by David Pecker.
Cohen was responsible for carrying out the Trump’s requests for the U.S. outlet to employ the ‘catch and kill’ tactic, which implied to acquire the publishing rights of the affairs and keep them under wraps indefinitely.
Currently, Trump is accused of falsifying financial documents to buy the silence of the adult film actress Stormy Daniels and thus safeguard his reputation for the 2016 elections.
According to the prosecution, the scheme involved Cohen making an advance payment of US$130,000 to Daniels to keep her alleged relationship under wraps.
�� Video replay �� in this damming video Michael Cohen admits to all the crimes he was sentenced for, and he also admits Trump never asked him to pay Stormy Daniels
The media including Fox News never showed this clip �� so you know exactly what to do
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May 13, 2024
Another woman mentioned in the New York trial is Karen McDougal, a Playboy model who also allegedly had an affair with Trump. To buy her silence, Cohen contacted Pecker.
On that occasion, Cohen asked Trump “if he knew who she was.” In response, he said, “She’s very pretty.” Cohen then warned Trump that McDougal was trying to sell a story about an affair.
“Make sure it doesn’t get out,” the Republican politician said, according to Cohen, who assumed he should use the “catch and kill” technique to avoid scandal.
Additionally, Cohen stated that Trump was “delighted” with the role of The National Enquirer because its main competitive advantage was being in most supermarkets and convenience stores, which guaranteed that its messages reached a large part of society.
#FromTheSouth News Bits | In the United States, the criminal trial against former President Donald Trump began in New York, amid an election campaign in which the Republican aspires to return to the White House. pic.twitter.com/GC6XfYoDH6
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Autor: teleSUR/ JF
Fuente: EFE