WASHINGTON (AP) – In her widely watched “60 Minutes” interview, porn star Stormy Daniels explained why she accepted a $130,000 payment she says was intended to keep her silent about her sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006.
Trump has denied the affair, through his representatives. But his lawyer, Michael Cohen, has said he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket days before the 2016 election. That has prompted questions about whether it was effectively a campaign contribution. Cohen denies the payment was related to the campaign.
Some questions and answers about the payment:
WAS THE $130K ILLEGAL?
The transaction itself does not seem to be illegal, but the failure to report it either as a campaign contribution or on government ethics forms might be.