Former Trump lawyer testifies before jury hands over money porn actress

Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified Monday before a grand jury in New York for an investigation into money given to a porn actress in exchange for his silencewhich involves the former US president.

Former Republican president and again contender for the party’s candidacy “He must be held accountable for his filthy conduct.” Cohen declared to various media upon his arrival at the court.

The former representative of Donald Trump also claimed to want to “tell the truth” and not seek “revenge”.

Following these statements, Trump denounced on his Truth Social network being the victim of a “witch hunt” policy that seeks to overthrow the candidate” with better options to represent the Republican Party.

Separately, Cohan’s attorney, Lanny Davis, confirmed that his client “was being interviewed by the grand jury,” a panel of citizens with broad investigative powers.

Cohen testifies in the framework of the investigation into the 130 thousand dollars that he gave in 2016 to the porn actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, so that to remain silent about the alleged relationship he had with Trump.

The payment was made two weeks before the election in which the Republican defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guiltyin particular for having orchestrated that payment in violation of the laws on the financing of electoral campaigns.

He claimed to have acted on Trump’s requestwho would have reimbursed him the money once he was elected president.

Former President Trump is being investigated for different cases, but has never been charged; in case of fish market culpable could become the first former US president to be indicted in criminal

According to The New York Timesthe former president could be accused of trying to makeup accounting reports to disguise the payment to Stormy Daniels.

This crime could be aggravated if prosecutors consider that he sought to evade the rules on financing electoral campaigns, according to the outlet.

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