23m ago20.25 BST
Keith Davidson is describing the steps that he and Michael Cohen took to hide the names of Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump names on paperwork surrounding the $130,000 payout to keep her quiet.
There was an agreement between him and Cohen where both sides would be referred to pseudonymously in the settlement document.
Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass asked: “What was Stormy Daniels’s pseudonym?” Davidson said it was “Peggy Peterson.” And Donald Trump’s? “I think it was David Dennison.”
The rationale, he said, was that Daniels was the plaintiff, hence the Ps, and Trump was the defendant, hence the Ds.
“Is David Dennison a real person?”Steinglass asked.
“He was on my high-school hockey team,” Davidson admitted, prompting chuckles in court. “He’s very upset.”
31m ago20.18 BST
Keith Davidson is explaining how he got involved with the Stormy Danielsdeal.
Former National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard and AMI wanted to wash their hands of the Daniels story.
Davidson recalled:
Steinglass asked: Did Davidson know that he was dealing with Donald Trump when he was dealing with Cohen? Davidson answered:
Davidson testifies that Trump was code-named 'David Dennison' in Stormy Daniels deal paperwork
Victoria BekiempisKeith Davidson is describing the steps that he and Michael Cohen took to hide the names of Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump names on paperwork surrounding the $130,000 payout to keep her quiet.
There was an agreement between him and Cohen where both sides would be referred to pseudonymously in the settlement document.
Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass asked: “What was Stormy Daniels’s pseudonym?” Davidson said it was “Peggy Peterson.” And Donald Trump’s? “I think it was David Dennison.”
The rationale, he said, was that Daniels was the plaintiff, hence the Ps, and Trump was the defendant, hence the Ds.
“Is David Dennison a real person?”Steinglass asked.
“He was on my high-school hockey team,” Davidson admitted, prompting chuckles in court. “He’s very upset.”
31m ago20.18 BST
Davidson says he believed he was dealing with Trump during Stormy Daniels deal
Victoria BekiempisKeith Davidson is explaining how he got involved with the Stormy Danielsdeal.
Former National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard and AMI wanted to wash their hands of the Daniels story.
Davidson recalled:
This prompted laughter in the courtroom.Gina [Rodriguez, Daniels’ talent manager] approached me and said ‘we had this deal, it’s going to be the easiest deal you’ve ever done in your life … all you need to do is paper it and talk to that , [Michael] Cohen.
Steinglass asked: Did Davidson know that he was dealing with Donald Trump when he was dealing with Cohen? Davidson answered:
Yes, I never thought otherwise.
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