A lawyer who negotiated hush-money payments on behalf of two women connected to Donald J. Trump sent dismayed text messages about the deals on election night in 2016, aghast that the clandestine payoffs might have influenced America's decision.
Mr. Davidson said on Thursday that his text had been gallows humor, but added that there was an understanding that their activities may have in some way assisted the presidential campaign of Donald Trump.
Mr. Davidson repeatedly explained his growing frustration with Mr. Trump's former fixer, Michael D. Cohen, who had made a $130,000 payment to Ms. Daniels to buy her silence.
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