Not declaring agency as a paid executive for a foreign nation is not an imaginary crime.
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During his testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill, President Trump’s former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen plans to submit copies of checks that Trump, his son, Donald Trump Jr., and the COO of the Trump Organization made to him — evidence intended to support Cohen’s claim that the president paid him to keep quiet.
“I am providing a copy of a $35,000 check that President Trump personally signed from his personal bank account on August 1, 2017 — when he was President of the United States — pursuant to the cover-up, which was the basis of my guilty plea, to reimburse me — the word used by Mr. Trump’s TV lawyer — for the illegal hush money I paid on his behalf. This $35,000 check was one of 11 check installments that was paid throughout the year — while he was President,” Cohen will say, according to his written remarks.
He will also display a second $35,000 check, dated March 17, 2017, this one signed by Donald Trump Jr. and Trump organization chief operating officer Allen Weisselberg, a person familiar with his testimony said. The check offers the first evidence that the president’s son may also have been involved with the reimbursement scheme.
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