and now a cnn exclusive. a former employee at trump world tower may soon be free to tell his story about president trump s past. the ex-doorman now released from a so-called catch and kill contract with the parent company of the national enquirer. he claims he has knowledge of an alleged secret relationship years ago between trump and a former housekeeper that he says resulted in a child. those allegations have not been con fired by any of the news organizations that investigated his claims. i want to bring in cnn white house reporter sarah westwood. and sarah, we don t know why this former employee is being allowed to talk now, but what can you tell us about the contract he was bound by? reporter: well, ana, obviously this represents another legal setback for a president who has endured several of them this week alone. we re learning that the doorman has received $30,000 during the presidential race in exchange for his silence about what he says had knows of an alleged
tower, a building near the united nations on the east side of manhattan. today he released this statement. today i awoke to learn that a confidentiality agreement i had with ami with regard to a story about president trump was leaked to the press. i can confirm that while working at trump tower i was instructed not to criticize president trump s former housekeeper due to a prior relationship she had with president trump which produced a child. the associated press broke the story last night saying the enquirer signed the ex-doorman to a contract that would effectively prevent him from going public with the tale. and michael cohen said he discussed the story with the tabloid. michael cohen said he was acting as a spokesperson when he did so. we know that the search warrants
a doorman at trump world tower, a building near the united nations on the east side of manhattan. today he released this statement. today i awoke to learn that a confidentiality agreement i had with ami with regard to a story about president trump was leaked to the press. i can confirm that while working at trump tower i was instructed not to criticize president trump s former housekeeper due to a prior relationship she had with president trump which produced a child. the associated press broke the story last night saying the enquirer signed the ex-doorman to a contract that would effectively prevent him from going public with the tale. and michael cohen said he