Former Trump Tower doorman, Dino Sajudin, has found himself at the center of a hush money trial involving former President Donald Trump. Sajudin claims that he was offered $30,000 by the National Enquirer to suppress a story about Trump fathering a secret child with his former housekeeper. The alleged payment was made in 2015, with the goal of burying the story before the 2016 election.
Sajudin, who worked at Trump Tower, claimed that a man known as “Mr C” told him about Trump’s secret daughter and said, “When you have Trump’s kid, you can do whatever you want.” However, journalists have not found any evidence to corroborate this claim, and the alleged mother of the child denied the story.
The hush money trial in New York City alleges that Trump engaged in a “criminal conspiracy” to suppress unflattering stories before the 2016 election. Prosecutors claim that the National Enquirer, under the direction of Trump and his aides, engaged in a “catch and kill” operation to protect Trump’s reputation.
The trial also implicates David Pecker, the former chief executive of the National Enquirer, who allegedly intervened to stop the investigation into Sajudin’s story. Prosecutors allege that Pecker agreed to be Trump’s “eyes and ears” by suppressing negative stories and alerting Trump’s then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, before they were published.
Trump’s lawyers deny any wrongdoing, claiming that he did not commit any crimes. The trial continues, shedding light on the lengths to which individuals went to protect Trump’s reputation during his presidential campaign.