Lawyer Joe Tacopina called the Manhattan grand jury investigation into payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels 'outrageous' and referred to former President Donald Trump as an 'extortion victim' who did not violate any campaign finance laws in 2016.
Lawyer Joe Tacopina called the Manhattan grand jury investigation into payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels"outrageous" and referred to former President Donald Trump as an"extortion victim" who did not violate any campaign finance laws in 2016.
Cohen testified before Congress in 2019 that he paid Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, $130,000 during the 2016 campaign to prevent her from going public about an affair she had with Trump in 2005. Prosecutors have argued that the payment served as an improper campaign donation and may have benefited his win.
"Let's assume he did, for the argument. This was a plain extortion, and I don't know when we've decided to start prosecuting extortion victims," Tacopina said."He's vehemently denied this affair. But he had to pay money because there was going to be an allegation that was going to be publicly embarrassing for him — regardless of the campaign."
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