Donald Trump notified Judge Juan Merchan of his intent to raise an advice-of-counsel defense at his coming criminal trial in New York. The former president, however, says in the filing that it isn't a 'formal' advice-of-counsel defense—meaning that 'there is no privilege waiver' of attorney-client communications.Attorney Bradley P.
Cohen stated in court that he made the payments 'in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office,' implying that Trump was involved in the scheme.What We KnowTrump admitted to reimbursing Cohen for the payment to Daniels but denied the affair ever happened. Trump listed the payment to Cohen as 'legal fees' in his company records.'These agreements are very common among celebrities and people of wealth,' Trump posted on Twitter in 2018.