The president’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has acknowledged the hush money payment but has said it did not violate campaign finance laws because it came from Trump’s personal funds rather than his campaign. The reimbursement included $130,000 for the hush money payment; $50,000 for “tech services” both of which were doubled for tax purposes, as well as a $60,000 bonus. In a report released this week, the ethics watchdog Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said Trump could potentially face eight criminal charges in connection with the hush money payments. In his 2017 financial disclosure form, Trump left out all that information. The president’s tax lawyer, Sheri Dillon, initially maintained that she did not believe that Trump owed Cohen any money in 2016.

Source: The Star March 02, 2019 06:00 UTC