"The 'Access Hollywood' tape was the motivating factor in this case resolving," Davidson said in an interview with ABC News.
Keith Davidson, the attorney who negotiated hush money payments from President Donald Trump on behalf of adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, said Monday that the release of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape forced the president into paying up to protect his 2016 electoral prospects.
Federal prosecutors last year used the payments, which Cohen said were made at Trump’s direction and which Trump eventually reimbursed him for, to charge Cohen with a campaign finance violation. The felony is one of a slew of charges Cohen pleaded guilty to last year and was sentenced to three years in prison for.The 2020 Election. The New Congress. The Mueller Investigation. Be in the Know.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO.
Davidson cooperated with federal investigators in the case against Cohen, and House investigators last week included Davidson in a massive document request from 81 people and entities relating to Trump as part of a sweepingBoth Daniels and McDougal have since acquired new legal representation, accusing Davidson of colluding with Cohen to bury their stories.
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