What Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has said over time:

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks to members of the media in the lobby at Trump Tower, where U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's offices are, in New York Thomson Reuters

Newly appointed attorney Rudy Giuliani exceeded what any member of Trump's orbit had previously said about the payment within days of joining Trump's legal team.

May 2: "The president repaid it"

In an on-air interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Giuliani said Trump reimbursed Cohen for the payment and referred to it as a retainer that was paid "over several months". That revelation contradicted what Trump had been saying for weeks.

"He didn't know about the specifics of it, as far as I know," Giuliani said when asked whether Trump knew the payment was to Daniels. "But he did know about the general arrangement, that Michael would take care of things like this, like I take care of things like this for my clients. I don't burden them with every single thing that comes along. These are busy people."

🚨 Giuliani says Trump repaid Cohen the $130,000 used as hush money for Stormy Daniels pic.twitter.com/pqNtZthgwf — Jon Passantino (@passantino) May 3, 2018

May 3: "Cohen made it go away"

Opening Trump up to legal jeopardy under campaign finance laws, Giuliani appeared on "Fox & Friends" and said Cohen was being "treated like some kind of villain" for trying to help Trump's family — as opposed to the Trump campaign.

"Imagine if that came out on October 15, 2016, in the middle of the last debate with Hillary Clinton," Giuliani said. "Cohen made it go away. He did his job."

May 4: "There is no campaign violation"

"There is no campaign violation," Giuliani said in a statement. "The payment was made to resolve a personal and false allegation in order to protect the President's family. It would have been done in any event, whether he was a candidate or not."

He added: "My references to the timing were not describing my understanding of the President’s knowledge, but instead, my understanding of these matters."

May 5: "I'm not an expert on the facts yet"

"This is, you know, 1.2 million documents. I've been in the case for two weeks. Virtually one day, in comparison to other people. So I'm not an expert on the facts, yet. I'm getting there," Giuliani said on Fox News. "The fact is there is no way this is a campaign finance violation of any kind, nor was it a loan. It was an expenditure."

He added: "Even if it was a campaign donation, the president reimbursed it fully with a payment of $35,000 a month that paid for that and other expenses. No need to go beyond that. Case over."

May 6: It's possible Cohen paid off other women to stay silent about alleged affairs with Trump

Calling the $130,000 a "nuisance payment," Giuliani told ABC's "This Week" that he didn't know whether Cohen had made other payments, adding, "I would think if it was necessary, yes. He made payments for the president or he's conducted business for the president."

May 11: No discrepancy

Giuliani said there is no discrepancy between his past statements and Trump's financial disclosure on the $130,000 payment from Cohen to Daniels. Giuliani said the inclusion of the payment in Trump's financial disclosure form "vindicates" their position.

June 6-7: Melania Trump doesn't believe it, Daniels 'has no good name'

Giuliani said first lady Melania Trump "believes her husband" and "doesn't think" he had an affair with Daniels.

The first lady's spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, told The New York Times: "I don't believe Mrs. Trump has ever discussed her thoughts on anything with Mr. Giuliani."

Giuliani also attacked Daniels' credibility.

"I respect women — beautiful women and women with value — but a woman who sells her body for sexual exploitation I don't respect," Giuliani said. "Tell me what damage she suffered. Someone who sells his or her body for money has no good name. "If you're going to sell your body for money, you just don't have a reputation. I may be old fashioned, I don't know."

Avenatti called Giuliani's claims "disgusting and a disgrace" and urged Trump to fire the "misogynist" Giuliani.

Trump did not disagree with his lawyer on the matter.

August 21: "There is no allegation of any wrongdoing against the President"

After Cohen struck a plea deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to eight federal crimes and said he had made illegal campaign contributions at the direction of Trump, Giuliani said it did not implicate the president.

"There is no allegation of any wrongdoing against the President in the government's charges against Mr. Cohen," Giuliani said in a statement to The New York Times. "It is clear that, as the prosecutor noted, Mr. Cohen's actions reflect a pattern of lies and dishonesty over a significant period of time."