How the Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels case unfolded
Al JazeeraTrump says he expects to be arrested in a case that involves allegations he paid hush money to a porn star. Former United States President Donald Trump claims he will be arrested on Tuesday as part of investigations into a case that involves him allegedly paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. February In a statement to the New York Times, Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen says he paid Daniels $130,000 in a transaction in which “neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign” was involved. 2019 February In his testimony to the US Congress, Cohen says Trump called him and asked him to mislead the public about hush money paid to Daniels and asked him to say that the president “wasn’t knowledgeable” about the payments. July A New York City court unseals documents related to Cohen’s case, revealing that Trump was part of efforts to keep alleged affairs secret, including that with Daniels, before the 2016 election.