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Trump breaks silence, claims no knowledge of porn star payment

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/04/06/trump.jpg"/><figcaption>US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One after visiting White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S., April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque</figcaption></figure></div>WASHINGTON, United States - US President Donald Trump broke a 2 month silence Thursday about allegations he slept with a porn star, insisting that he did not pay her $130,000 hush money.Trump offered a flat &quot;no&quot; when asked if he knew about the payment that was made by his lawyer shortly before the 2016 election.The actress, Stephanie Clifford -- who goes by the screen name Stormy Daniels -- claims it was money paid to cover up a tryst more than a decade ago.Trump&#x27;s long-time lawyer Michael Cohen has admitted to making the payment, but has not indicated why he made it.He has accused Daniels of breaching a non-disclosure agreement.Trump said he did not know why Cohen made the payment. &quot;You&#x27;ll have to ask Michael Cohen. Michael is my attorney. You&#x27;ll have to ask Michael.&quot;Asked if he knew where the money came from, Trump told reporters on Air Force One, &quot;No, I don&#x27;t know.&quot;That claim was immediately challenged by Daniels&#x27; lawyer Michael Avenatti.&quot;We very much look forward to testing the truthfulness of Mr. Trump&#x27;s feigned lack of knowledge concerning the $130k payment,&quot; he tweeted.&quot;As history teaches us, it is one thing to deceive the press and quite another to do so under oath.&quot;

WASHINGTON, United States - US President Donald Trump broke a 2 month silence Thursday about allegations he slept with a porn star, insisting that he did not pay her $130,000 hush money.

WASHINGTON, United States - US President Donald Trump broke a 2 month silence Thursday about allegations he slept with a porn star, insisting that he did not pay her $130,000 hush money.