The disclosure, released by the Office of Government Ethics, did not specify the purpose of the payment. Cohen has said he made the payment shortly before the 2016 election as hush money for Clifford, who goes by the stage name Stormy Daniels. Trump repaid Cohen between $100,001 and $250,000 in 2017, according to a footnote in the filing, but he did not include that information on last year’s financial disclosure form. And, according to the filing, Trump paid Cohen back, making Cohen’s initial payment a loan. Since he took office, Trump’s name has been erased from three of his family company’s prized properties.

Source: thestar May 17, 2018 00:22 UTC