Michael Cohen tells hush-money jury of phoney invoices to cover up payment
by Victoria Bekiempis in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6MSEV)
Trump's ex-lawyer testifies in Manhattan court that repayments began shortly after February 2017 meeting in Oval Office
Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen testified in Manhattan court on Tuesday that he submitted phoney invoices for legal services to cover up what were, in fact, reimbursements for a hush-money payment to pornographic actor Stormy Daniels on his then-boss's behalf.
In stunningly matter-of-fact testimony, Cohen told jurors that these repayments began shortly after an 8 February 2017 meeting with Trump in the Oval Office, where they discussed the money.
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