Trump calls Michael Cohen payouts a ‘simple private transaction,’ denies they were campaign contribu

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Trump calls Michael Cohen payouts a ‘simple private transaction,’ denies they were campaign contributions
Edmund DeMarche
By Edmund DeMarche | Fox News

    President Trump on Monday denied the hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal in the weeks leading up to the 2016 election were campaign contributions, instead calling them a "simple private transaction.”

“So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,” Trump tweeted.

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“Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun...No Collusion.” @FoxNews  That’s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,...
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