| 10 things you need to know today | | | | 1.Giuliani says Trump paid back Cohen for Stormy Daniels hush money | Rudy Giuliani, who recently joined President Trump's legal team in the Russia investigation, told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday that Trump had repaid his longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for the $130,000 Cohen paid porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about her claim that she had a sexual encounter with Trump more than a decade ago. Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and federal prosecutor, said it didn't amount to an illegal campaign contribution because Trump used personal funds, not campaign money. Campaign finance experts disagreed. Trump has said he had no knowledge of the payment, and he tweeted Thursday morning that Cohen "received a monthly retainer, not from the campaign ... from which he entered into, through reimbursement," the non-disclosure agreement. [Fox News, MarketWatch] | | | | | | | 7.Military cargo plane crashes, killing 9 | A military cargo plane crashed near Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport shortly after takeoff on Wednesday with nine people on board. There were no apparent survivors. The C-130 Hercules, flown by members of the 156th Air Wing from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, was more than 60 years old, and it was heading to Arizona for a retirement ceremony on what was to be its final flight. The plane crashed at an intersection near the airport, with part of the plane winding up scorched on the road. Gena Bilbo, spokeswoman for the Effingham County sheriff, said the wreckage caused a "huge footprint" that would leave at least one road closed for weeks. "As far as we know, there were no cars hit in this crash," she said. "It is an absolute miracle." [USA Today, The Washington Post] | | | | | | | MOST POPULAR | | | CAPTURED: A PHOTO BLOG | Kelly Gonsalves | | | | | Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences | Privacy Policy © 2015 THE WEEK PUBLICATIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THE WEEK ® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OWNED BY FELIX DENNIS. | | |
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