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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Trump makes his first public comment on Stormy Daniels payment.
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Donald Trump said he was not aware of a $130,000 payment from his lawyer to Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election in his first public comments about the issue.
The president denied knowledge of the payment on Air Force One on Thursday, according to the White House press pool report...
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Michael Avenatti, the lawyer representing Ms Clifford, responded on Twitter: “We very much look forward to testing the truthfulness of Mr Trump’s feigned lack of knowledge concerning the $130k payment”.
https://www.ft.com/content/e2a3b45a-...8-2f31af407cc8
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This statement puts his lawyer in a lot of trouble, and invalidates the non-disclosure agreement.
a) A lawyer who makes payments on behalf of a client, without the client's permission, is breaking the law
b) the non-disclosure agreement - Clifford’s case is based on the notion that the confidentiality agreement is invalid because Trump was not a party to it. By saying he was not aware of the payment or the agreement, Trump appeared to confirm that argument, which would mean neither party is legally bound by it, thus potentially paving the way for Clifford to break her silence without consequences.