#BREAKING: Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, Fraud and Arrest
President Donald Trump has confirmed on Truth Social he will be arrested on Tuesday.
What is the accusation? Should he be arrested? Is this a political move?
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Trump denies he had any sexual relations with Stormy Daniels.
Stormy claims they met and had sex in 2006 at a celebrity golf tournament.
This was around the time Melania had given birth to their son. /1
Stromy Daniels first attempt to go public with the story was in 2011.
She was paid $15,000 by In Touch Magazine for the interview.
Under threat of a defamation claim they didn’t publish the interview. /2
Karen McDougal also makes a claim that she had an affair in 2006.
She was paid $150,000 by the National Enquirer for the interview.
They also never published the story. /3
Micheal Cohen allegedly makes a deal with National Enquirer to buy the non-disclosure part of the deal with Karen McDougal for $125,000 but this deal NEVER materialises.
Stormy Daniels retains the same lawyer and also approaches the National Enquirer. /4
Cohen agrees go pay $130,000 to Daniels for her story and a NDA.
Micheal Cohen opens a bank account under “Essential Consultants” and pays $130,000 to Daniel’s attorney. /5
The Wall Street Journal publishes a story detailing the deal between McDougal and National Enquirer.
Trump is adamant that he did not have an affair.
But payments went to Micheal Cohen. /6
Trump’s organisation paid Cohen $35,000 a month for a year which totals $420,000.
Cohen initially claimed the payment was unrelated.
Trump posted on Twitter that the payment to Cohen was unrelated to the campaign and it was for a retainer. /7
Cohen pleaded guilty to 8 federal charges of tax evasion, fraud and campaign finance violations related to the payments to Daniels and McDougal. He was sentenced for 3 years.
He claimed that Trump directed him to make the payments. /8
Micheal Cohen has been testifying against President Trump.
Trump’s spokesperson said that the DA’s office has been on a Witch Hunt.
Are these charges legitimate or is this an attempt to stop Trump from becoming the President again?
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