“There’s no purpose to maintain this factor on the market. Simply do it,” Cohen recalled Trump saying. “And he expressed to me, simply do it. Meet up with Allan Weisselberg, and determine it out.”
Weisselberg requested Cohen if AMI would make the cost and Weisselberg steered that it’s paid as a credit score on an bill for a golf membership or for an occasion, Cohen stated.
Cohen added that an alternative choice was a household affair like a marriage or bar mitzvah, paying cash after which take a credit score. He stated it wasn’t potential, nevertheless, as a result of every entity had a Trump title.
In the end, Cohen determined he would pay it, and Weisselberg advised him, “We’ll be sure you receives a commission again,” Cohen testified. Cohen and Weisselberg advised Trump that Cohen would entrance the cash, and Trump advised Cohen, “Don’t fear, Michael. You’re going to get paid again.”