a private transaction, but not with the president s knowledge. as for donald trump, he denied he was involved in the payment or knew where the money came from. do you know about the $130,000 payment? why did michael cohen make this? you have to ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney. you have to ask michael. reporter: we have the president s attorney on television saying something different. back to you. sara, thank you for that. the washington post reports that giuliani spoke to the president and the president was quote very pleased. giuliani said he and the president discussed the reimbursement in advance. that is not easing concerns in the white house. one adviser said trump will see this as an error and hiring rudy wasn t the best idea. giuliani said the remarks were approved by the president and does not expect to be fired.
you going to be that brave? will you think that quickly? we would like to think so. a deliberate legal move or costly error? a lot of reaction after rudy giuliani contradicted the president and said he did repay michael cohen the money he used to silence stormy daniels.
iran is unlikely to respect the order. the families can be paid from damages from the seized assets. a big ruling hopefully some money can get to the victims. police in las vegas releasing dramatic body cam video from the night of the massacre that killed 58 people. breach, breach, breach. we have more of what police heard and saw as they approached stephen paddock s room at the mandalay bay.
the president did pay back his personal attorney michael cohen for the $130,000 in hush money cohen delivered to porn star stormy daniels 11 days before the election. that directly contradicts something the president himself claimed. on fox news, giuliani claimed the payment as legal and went further. political correspondent sara murray has more from washington. reporter: good morning. rudy giuliani may be a new addition to the legal team, but entering with a flash. on fox news, he divulged that trump reimbursed michael cohen for the $130,000 that he paid to silence stormy daniels. that was not campaign money. i m giving you a fact you don t know. it is not campaign money. no campaign finance violation. they funneled it through a law firm? funneled through the law firm.
i ll give you a fact now that you don t know. it s not campaign money. funneled through a law firm and the president repaid it. a stunning admission from rudy giuliani. the president s lawyer admits mr. trump repaid his personal attorney $130,000 michael cohen used to quiet stormy daniels. and this, the release of three americans being held by north korea is imminent. when could it happen and how does it tie into the nuclear talks? we are live in seoul. welcome back to early start. i m dave briggs. i m christine romans. 31 minutes past the hour. let s start with the bombshell admission. damage control does not begin to describe what is going on at the white house this morning.