Letter Shows False Claims Made To Investigators About Michael Cohen’s $130,000 Hush Money

A five-year-old letter surfaced Wednesday that appeared to show President Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen lied to investigators about a hush money payment made during the 2016 presidential election.

The letter, dated February 8, 2018, was written by Cohen’s attorney Stephen M. Ryan to the Federal Election Commission about the payment Cohen made to porn actress Stormy Daniels. In it, Cohen’s lawyer claims that Cohen used “his own personal funds to facilitate a payment of $130,000 to Ms. Stephanie Clifford.”

“Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed Mr. Cohen for the payment directly or indirectly,” the letter said.

Cohen pled guilty six months after that letter was written to several charges in federal court, including campaign finance violations related to the payment to Daniels.

Cohen, who has since been disbarred, is a key figure in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office grand jury investigation into former President Donald Trump’s alleged involvement in that payment to Daniels.

Attorney Robert Costello, who used to advise Cohen, reportedly attacked the credibility of Cohen in court this week after he said that he had information that contradicted some of Cohen’s current statements and that “could be exculpatory for Trump.”

The letter was not presented to the grand jury, which did not meet on Wednesday, but is expected to reconvene on Thursday. Even if grand jurors remain unaware of its contents, the letter could impact Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s decision on whether to seek an indictment given Cohen’s credibility problems.

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