The Florida Coast League of conservative news networks, OAN retracted a story it ran on its network/streaming service and on its website claiming one-time insider Michael Cohen had a sexual relationship with Stormy Daniels and it was he who was somehow blackmailing Donald Trump, which is why Trump paid Cohen hundred of thousands of dollars.
The story, “Whistleblower: Avenatti Alleged Cohen Daniels Affair Since 2006, Pre-2016 Trump Extortion Plan,” was posted on March 27th even though Avenatti asserted he never made the claim, and both Cohen and Daniels denied an affair, according to the Daily Beast. No other terms of the settlement besides the apology and retraction were announced.
“The article, quoting a source, falsely claimed that Mr. Cohen and Ms. Daniels ‘were having an affair since 2006’ and that, according to a source, ‘the whole hush money scheme was cooked up by [Mr. Cohen] to extort the Trump Organization before the 2016 election.’ These statements were false. OAN regrets their publication.” the network said on its website.