A financial disclosure form filed by President Trump this week and released on Wednesday confirms that he reimbursed his personal attorney Michael Cohen more than $100,000 in 2017.
The document, made public by the Office of Government Ethics, does not offer any details on the nature of the payment to Cohen, who currently faces legal troubles over a $130,000 payment he made to porn star Stormy Daniels weeks before the 2016 presidential election to keep her from sharing details of an alleged affair with Trump.
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A footnote on page 45 of the disclosure indicated that Cohen had requested the reimbursement and was fully repaid by Trump in 2017.
“In the interest of transparency, while not required to be disclosed as ‘reportable liabilities’ in 2016 expenses were incurred by one of Donald J. Trump’s attorneys, Michael Cohen. Mr. Cohen sought reimbursement of those expenses and Mr.Trump fully reimbursed Mr.Cohen in 2017,” reads the footnote.
The lengthy disclosure also includes details about the revenue from Trump’s various properties, including his hotel in downtown Washington, which generated more than $40 million in income in 2017.
Trump has denied knowing the details about the payment to Cohen, despite a claim earlier this month by his attorney Rudy Giuliani that he was aware the money went to Daniels and repaid Cohen in a series of $35,000 monthly installments.
