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Last Updated: May 02, 2024, 10:56 IST
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Former President Donald Trump, right, stands with Melania Trump as they arrive for a GOP fundraiser, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Text messages between Michael Cohen and Keith Davidson emerged, sparking speculation about former US President's fidelity to his wife, Melania Trump
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 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.
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.
