This isn't new. The whole case is that PDJT paid him back through the shell company that PDJT and Cohen talk about setting up in the secret recording played today, which I don't know is a crime. I thought it was tied to campaign finance? They can't make their mind/story up which way they are going to pin the payments on him.
Trump's lawyer in his opening argument said there was no reimbursement.
First, Blanche disputed a core claim underlying the prosecution’s case: that Trump reimbursed Cohen for the hush money payment to Daniels. Checks that Trump cut to Cohen in 2017 were actually for legitimate legal services Cohen provided, Blanche said.
This isn't new. The whole case is that PDJT paid him back through the shell company that PDJT and Cohen talk about setting up in the secret recording played today, which I don't know is a crime. I thought it was tied to campaign finance? They can't make their mind/story up which way they are going to pin the payments on him.
Trump's lawyer in his opening argument said there was no reimbursement.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/22/trump-trial-opening-statements-takeaways-00153719