Nerdcast: Nobody wants to be Trump’s lawyer By Scott Bland, Micaela Rodriguez and Dave Shaw

Rudy Giuliani, who’s now working for President Donald Trump as a lawyer, made a pretty stunning revelation about the hush-money payment this week. | AP Photo

Rudy Giuliani, who’s now working for President Donald Trump as a lawyer, made a pretty stunning revelation about the hush-money payment this week. | AP Photo

It’s time for Episode 105 of the Nerdcast, POLITICO’s podcast on the White House and politics. Tune in each week to geek out with us as we dive deep into the political landscape and the latest numbers that matter.

Datapoint: 130,000 dollars. That’s the amount of money that Donald Trump’s lawyer paid to an adult film star in the waning days of the 2016 campaign, to keep her from speaking publicly about an alleged affair with Trump. Rudy Giuliani, who’s now working for Trump as a lawyer, made a pretty stunning revelation about the

POLITICO reporting referenced in this segment:
Giuliani: Trump repaid Cohen $130,000 for Stormy Daniels hush agreement
Giuliani: What if Daniels allegations came out during 2016 election?
Trump says money reimbursed to Cohen wasn’t connected to campaign
Trump hires Clinton impeachment lawyer Emmet Flood
Trump’s fixers revolt

Datapoint: 4. There are four states holding primary elections on Tuesday. They are Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and North Carolina.

POLITICO reporting referenced in this segment:
Trump litmus test hits House GOP primaries
Indiana mystery man upends bloody GOP Senate primary
‘Arguably the most desperate act I’ve ever seen a sitting member of Congress do’
GOP civil war in Ohio threatens another special election loss

Source:Politico.com