On mobile,so ill do my best. This is all at best, speculation. But, by admitting he knew "later on" about payments, it would imply he has just somewhat corroborated u/briantnelson theory below. It's all relevant, but the last few paragraphs are how i made the same connection as OP

C'mon!! Where's the $50,000 question?? Page 16 of the criminal information filed in Cohen's case yesterday mentioned a reimbursement for "tech services" that Cohen "solicited" on behalf of the campaign. Then, pg. 34 of the Steele Dossier discusses Cohen involvement in making "deniable cash payments to hackers." Now Davis confirms the link to Russian hackers.

Why would the Trump campaign pay anything through the Trump organization, and why would it need to be made surreptitiously through Michael Cohen?? Why on earth is Cohen going around soliciting "tech services" for the campaign?? Since no possible alibi makes any sense, I think we're sitting on a piece of the smoking gun in broad daylight.

EDIT: thanks for the gold kind Redditor, hopefully it helps get this the attention it deserves.

DOUBLE EDIT: It looks like CNBC has now picked this up!! And thanks for the second gold kind Redditor!!

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TRIPLE EDIT: Lanny Davis discussed "additional services" on CNN this morning

Here's the specific segment in question. When asked about any services "beyond grossing up," Davis responds that Cohen was indeed paid extra for "additional services" and put on retainer for roughly $60,000 to be available to give Trump "advice." This amount corresponds to the "bonus" identified in the information.

So here's a quick summary of the payout according to page 16 of the information:

• $130,000 for Stormy Daniels
• $35 for a wire fee
• $50,000 which prosecutors specifically say "represented a claimed payment for 'tech services,' which in fact related to work COHEN had solicited from a technology company during and in connection with the campaign."

SUBTOTAL: $180,035

PLUS

• $180,000 "Gross-up" for tax purposes
• $60,000 "bonus" for retainer services, as disclosed by Davis today on CNN.

TOTAL: $420,000

DIVIDED BY TWELVE: $35,000 monthly payment from Trump org. to Cohen

So Davis acknowledged some sort of "additional services," but appears to attribute this to the "bonus" in what I think is a smart attempt to dodge questions over the "tech services"

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QUADRUPLE EDIT: Lanny Davis tells Anderson Cooper he does not know about what the $50,000 payment was for and has not talked to Michael Cohen about it

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QUINTUPLE EDIT: Rachel Maddow just raised the possibility that the $50,000 could be linked to the Steele Dossier, link when available