Cohen testifies Trump signed off on hush money payment to porn star

"Just do it," Cohen said Trump told him, instructing him to figure out the best way of paying adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 to stay quiet about the alleged 2006 encounter

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court on Monday in New York Picture: AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen told jurors on Monday that the Republican presidential candidate personally signed off on a hush money payment to a porn star to bury her story about an alleged sexual encounter before it could derail his 2016 campaign.

"Just do it," Cohen said Trump told him, instructing him to figure out the best way of paying adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 (€120,500) to stay quiet about the alleged 2006 encounter.