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 Timothy Clary/AFP via Getty ImagesFar-right cable news network One America News apologized to Donald Trump's former lawyer and "fixer" Michael Cohen Monday after retracting a report that suggested he—rather than Trump himself—had been the one who carried out an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
The affair in question, and a subsequent hush-money payout to Daniels orchestrated by Trump and Cohen, is at the center of Trump's first criminal trial, which opened two weeks ago in New York City.
"OAN today has retracted its March 27 article entitled "Whistleblower: Avenatti Alleged Cohen Daniels Affair Since 2006, Pre-2016 Trump Extortion Plan," and is taking it down from all sites and removing it from all social media," a note from the network reads. "This retraction is part of a settlement reached with Michael Cohen. Mr. Avenatti has denied making the allegations. OAN apologizes to Mr. Cohen for any harm the publication may have caused him.
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 Mark Peterson/Getty ImagesDonald Trump weighed in on the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Sunday, giving a terse, certified rotten review of its key players.
"The White House Correspondents' Dinner was really bad," he wrote on Truth Social. "Colin Jost BOMBED, and Crooked Joe was an absolute disaster! Doesn't get much worse than this!"
Though the only Trump in the building on Saturday night was Lara, the presidential daughter-in-law recently named head of the Republican National Committee, the former president's shadow was felt even in the absence of his distinct orange glow. He was a frequent subject of the roasts by both Biden and the keynote comedians.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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