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Article snippet: Presidential attorney Rudy Giuliani dominated the Sunday political shows days after he said in an explosive interview that MORE reimbursed his personal attorney for a payment to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. Giuliani told ABC’s “This Week” that he recently joined Trump’s legal team to handle special counsel MORE’s Russia investigation, but the focus Sunday remained on Michael Cohen’s payment to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. The renewed scrutiny over the Daniels controversy comes after Giuliani ignited a firestorm last week when he told Fox News’s Sean Hannity that Trump reimbursed Cohen for the payment to Daniels. Giuliani's statement contradicted a prior claim from the president, who said last month that he was not aware of the payment. “The agreement with Michael Cohen, as far as I know, is a long-standing agreement that Michael Cohen takes care of situations like this then gets paid for them sometimes,” Giuliani said during his Sunday appearance on "This Week." “Sometimes it’s reimbursed in another way, depends on whether it’s business or personal.” Giuliani insisted that Cohen made the payment for personal reasons and that it did not constitute a campaign contribution. “Now this was for another purpose, to protect [Trump], to protect his family. It may have involved the campaign, doesn’t matter,” Giuliani said. The former New York City mayor also reiterated his need to “focus [his] attention” on Mueller’s investigation, adding that T... Link to the full article to read more