WASHINGTON(TIP): Breaking his silence over the $130,000 payment by his lawyer Michael Cohen to adult firm star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, President Trump on Thursday, April 5 said he was unaware of the transaction.

Asked if he knew about the $130,000 payment to Daniels, Mr. Trump said, “No. No. What else?”

The president made the comments aboard Air Force One, heading from a roundtable event in West Virginia to Washington, D.C. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, claims she had a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump in 2006. Asked why Cohen made the payment if there was no truth to the woman’s allegations, Mr. Trump said reporters would “have to ask Michael Cohen.”

“Michael is my attorney. And you’ll have to ask Michael Cohen,” Mr. Trump said.

Mr. Trump also claimed he did not know where Cohen obtained the money for the payment. Cohen claims the money came out of his own personal funds.

In the past, Mr. Trump has ignored questions about the adult film star, who is suing over a nondisclosure agreement that she signed but claims, is invalid because Mr. Trump never signed it.