Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) took a shot at former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying that no one believed his version of the story in his New York hush money trial.
The comments from Romney came while he was speaking with CNN’s Manu Raju outside the Capitol, denoting that Trump’s story wasn’t very believable.
“I think everybody has made their own assessment of President Trump’s character,” Romney said. “And so far as I know, you don’t pay someone $130,000 not to have sex with you.”
Romney was referring to Trump’s current criminal trial that alleges he paid his former attorney, Michael Cohen, to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about their prior sexual relationship.
Trump has denied the relationship and maintains he didn’t pay Cohen to make the hush money payment.
Daniels has said the pair did have a relationship, telling “60 Minutes” that they had sex at a hotel after meeting at a celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe in 2006.
The case began on Monday with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team delivering their opening arguments and alleging that Trump attempted to “influence the election” by making the hush money payments.
"This was a planned, coordinated, long-running conspiracy to influence the 2016 election to help Donald Trump get elected," Matthew Colangelo, a member of Bragg's team, told the jury. "It was election fraud, pure and simple."
Trump’s team countered in their opening statement that the former president wasn’t paying Cohen back for anything other than his legal fees.
"Would a frugal businessman, would a man who 'pinches pennies,' repay a $130,000 debt to the tune of $420,000?" Trump lawyer Todd Blanche asked the jury.
The case is expected to last six to eight weeks.