The latest developments in the ongoing New York criminal trial involving Donald Trump have raised eyebrows following text messages between Michael Cohen and Keith Davidson emerged, sparking speculation about former US President’s fidelity to his wife, Melania Trump.
The trial took a heated turn on Tuesday as prosecutors grilled Davidson, who previously served as attorney for adult film actor Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. The focus was on text messages where Davidson was asked whether Trump had been unfaithful to Melania.
In these texts, former National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard asked Davidson if Trump had been unfaithful to Melania and if any affair occurred during their marriage.
“And how did you respond to this text?” prosecutor Joshua Steinglass asked Davidson.
“‘I really cannot say yet, sorry,’” Davidson said, reading his response to Howard aloud.
Davidson acknowledged being aware of the details but stated that he was not ready to discuss them at that time. In response, Howard texted, “Trump is a f*****,” and then added, “Wave the white flag. It’s over people.”
The text messages revealed in court displayed the intense negotiations between Cohen and Davidson over the payout, which escalated after the Access Hollywood tape was released in October 2016, British publication BBC reported.
The notorious recording from 2006 captured Trump bragging on a hot mic about being able to touch women’s genitals without their consent because of his fame.
Prosecutors have contended that Trump was eager to suppress Daniels’ story following the tape’s release, as another allegation of a sexual encounter with an adult film star could severely damage his presidential campaign. They have framed the case as a matter of election interference.
Davidson’s testimony could play a vital role in supporting prosecutors’ claims that Trump and his associates paid to prevent tabloid stories about the former president’s reported affairs with Daniels and McDougal before the 2016 election.
The former US president is accused of illegally covering up remittances to his longtime attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, who was using the funds to pay Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about the alleged sexual encounter in the final weeks of the 2016 election campaign.
A New York grand jury indicted Trump in March 2023 over the payments made to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, with the ex-president charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records.
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