A former Trump World Tower doorman who claims to have knowledge of an alleged love child of President Trump’s was reportedly released from his contact with American Media Inc. that prohibited him from discussing the story.
Marc Held, an attorney for Dino Sajudin, told CNN on Friday the former doorman had been released from the “catch-and-kill” deal made with the parent company of the National Enquirer.
The contract appears to have been signed on Nov. 15, 2015, just months after Trump announced he was running for the White House, and states that AMI has the exclusive rights to Sajudin’s story, the report said.
The contract does not provide details about the former doorman’s allegations that Trump had an affair with an ex-housekeeper, resulting in a child, beyond, “Source shall provide AMI with information regarding Donald Trump’s illegitimate child…”
Sajudin appears to have been paid $30,000 for the story and would have owed $1 million if he breached the contract by discussing the story.
“Mr. Sajudin has been unable to discuss the circumstances regarding his deal with American Media Inc. and the story that he sold to them, due to a significant financial penalty,” Held told CNN. “Just recently, AMI released Mr. Sajudin from the terms of his agreement and he is now able to speak about his personal experience with them, as well as his story, which is now known to be one of the ‘catch and kill’ pieces. Mr. Sajudin hopes the truth will come out in the very near future.”
Sajudin’s claims that Trump fathered a child with a former housekeeper have not been verified by any journalist.
In April, Trump’s former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen acknowledged to the Associated Press that he had discussed the doorman’s story with the National Enquirer when the tabloid was working on it, but denied knowing about any payment to Sajudin.
Cohen pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of campaign finance violations related to his work for Trump, tax fraud, and false statements to a bank.
Cohen has admitted to paying $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to prevent her from speaking about an alleged affair with Trump, as well as working with AMI to pay off former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Trump has denied having an affair with either woman.
The owner of AMI, David Pecker, has reportedly received immunity in the Cohen case in order to share details about the payments.
