Hush money payments articles
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Stormy Daniels Lawyer Says Payment Wasn't 'Hush Money'
Stormy Daniels Lawyer Says Payment Wasn't 'Hush Money' - Avenatti Calls "A Shakedown" A lawyer who was involved in negotiations between former President Donald Trump and two women denied that payments made to them constituted "hush-money," and instead used the word "consideration." Keith Davidson, who negotiated deals with both Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels) and model Karen McDougal, disputed Manhattan prosecutor Joshua Steinglass's language during a May 2 court...
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Trump lawyer suggests hush money payment was extortion
NEW YORK >> A lawyer for Donald Trump sought today to portray the hush money payment at the center of his criminal trial as extortion, questioning a lawyer involved in the deal about his cash-for-dirt negotiations with other celebrities.
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Hope Hicks Testimony: Access Hollywood Tape Panic Led to Hush-Money Payments
Hope Hicks testified that the Trump campaign's panic over the Access Hollywood tape led to hush-money payments to bury more negative stories.