New York prosecutors are investigating Trump's hush-money payment to the ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal, report says
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- NY prosecutors are looking into Trump's hush-money payment to Karen McDougal, WSJ reported.
- It's the first sign that the Manhattan DA could win charges against Trump in connection to two hush-money payments.
- Prosecutors have been investigating if Trump broke the law when Michael Cohen paid off Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election.
The Manhattan district attorney's office is investigating a $150,000 hush-money payment that Donald Trump made to a former Playboy model.
That's according to The Wall Street Journal, which reported that New York prosecutors have questioned grand jury witnesses about the payment as part of an ongoing investigation into the former president's personal and financial dealings.
Investigators have long been probing Trump's $130,000 hush-money payment to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. But this is the first indication that prosecutors are also looking at Trump's payment to McDougal as part of their inquiry, raising the possibility that Trump could be indicted in connection to both payments.
Investigators have long been examining if Trump broke the law when his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels during the 2016 US election.
Cohen pleaded guilty to several felonies in connection to the payment, including tax evasion, bank fraud, and campaign finance violations. He also said that he paid Daniels at Trump's direction.
But the former president denies knowledge of the payment and has said that he did "absolutely nothing wrong." He also denies having had an affair with Daniels.
A lawyer for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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