Donald Trump’s former lawyer told Congress on Wednesday that the president’s eldest son signed a check to fund illegal hush money payments to a pornographic actor, potentially placing Donald Trump Jr in legal peril. Michael Cohen showed a House committee a check signed by Trump Jr reimbursing Cohen for payments to Stormy Daniels, who alleged she had an affair with Trump, according to a source familiar with Cohen’s plans. “Today, I am here to tell the truth about Mr Trump,” Cohen said. Show Hide Michael Cohen was a lawyer for Donald Trump from 2006 until 2018. He also said sorry to the country for “working to hide from you the truth about Mr Trump when you needed it most”.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2019 13:21 UTC