Maddow Blog | 'He wasn't thinking about Melania': Cohen reveals Trump's priorities in covering up Stormy story

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May 14, 2024 at 1:48 AM

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Rachel Maddow shares passages from Michael Cohen's testimony in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial in which he makes clear that Trump's greatest concern was the damage the Stormy Daniels story could do to his presidential campaign, not his marriage.

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