Hush-money deals over alleged Trump affairs 'done for political reasons': Former attorney for Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal
Keith Davidson, the former attorney for adult-film star Stormy Daniels and Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal, detailed his role in negotiating hush-money deals to keep both women quiet about alleged affairs with Donald Trump, claiming a $130,000 payment to Daniels was"done for political reasons."
Although Trump has insisted"there were no violations of the campaign finance laws by me," Davidson told ABC News the motivation was clearly political. "It defeats the argument that this was done purely for personal reasons," Davidson said."It was done for political reasons. The natural conclusion is that after the 'Access Hollywood' tape, that something like this could be the straw that broke the camel's back."
Trump's role in the deals remains opaque. Davidson said he dealt only with Cohen, so he does not know what, if anything, Trump knew about the negotiations. Cohen told a different story when he testified under oath last week before the House Oversight Committee.
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