

we give the very best information we have at the time." White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters on Thursday "this was information the president didn't know at the time but eventually learned. What the NYT report reveals about Trump's finances Link Copied The New York Times pulls back the curtain to tell a story at odds with the public persona Trump worked so hard to create. You'll have to ask Michael."Īsked if he knew where the money came from to pay Daniels, whose given name is Stephanie Clifford, the president said: "No. Prosecutors in New York City who secured a conviction against Trump’s chief financial officer on tax offences have said they are looking again at a hush money payment to a porn star, made in 2016. Trump denied knowledge of the payments, telling reporters on Air Force One, "You'll have to ask Michael Cohen. That admission directly contradicts what the president told reporters less than a month ago.

Money from the campaign, or campaign contributions, played no roll in this transaction.- Donald J. The Trumps paid a total of 52.2 million, or about 5 percent, tax records show. Clifford and her attorney, this was a private agreement. despite already having signed a detailed letter admitting that there was no affair.
