melania at the time. a white house official said these are old and recycled reports. michael cohen denying the encounter took place saying president trump denies any such occurrence as has mas. daniels. it s signed by daniels, she calls the journal article false adding rumors that i received hush money from donald trump are completely false. nbc news has not independently verified the statement. neither the white house nor cohen deny or acknowledge the six-figure payment. while there s no allegation of non-c non-c non-consensual behavior, more than a dozen women have come forward with claims of sexual harassment for trump. allegations he denies. thanks for that. coming up, what a plan to