Trump Lawyer's Payment To Adult Film Star Before 2016 Election Prompts Legal Questions 03:48 Download Audio Embed on your website Close × Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site
Copy embed code Resume In this Sept. 19, 2017 file photo, President Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen appears in front of members of the media after a closed door meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Trump's personal lawyer, Cohen, brokered a $130,000 payment to a porn actress to prevent her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, according to a report Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in The Wall Street Journal. (Andrew Harnik/AP) President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen admitted that he paid Stephanie Clifford, the porn star who goes by the name Stormy Daniels who alleges she had an affair with Trump, $130,000 out of his own pocket shortly before the 2016 presidential election.
Here & Now 's Jeremy Hobson talks with Vanity Fair writer Abigail Tracy (@abigailtracy ) about Cohen's admission and the questions it's raised .
This segment aired on February 15, 2018.