Randall Eliason, a former federal prosecutor, reacted to claims that Stormy Daniels wanted to extort Trump ahead of the 2016 election.
An attempt by Donald Trump's lawyer to suggest adult film star Stormy Daniels wanted to extort the former president with a hush-money payment may end up backfiring, a legal expert has said.In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Randall Eliason, a former federal prosecutor, reacted to questions Emil Bove, Trump's lawyer, asked Keith Davidson, an attorney who used to represent Daniels, about her apparent motive in seeking money to keep secret an alleged affair she had with the former president.
'Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in relation to $130,000 he arranged for Cohen to pay Daniels to keep an alleged affair she had with Trump secret in the run-up to the 2016 election, which was later listed in company records as Cohen's 'legal fees.' Prosecutors suggested the payment was part of an unlawful attempt to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential race.
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