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The Times reported on Friday that earlier this year at a Republican fundraiser hosted at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, Cohen approached Melania Trump to try to apologize “for the pain” he caused with the money.

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Cohen made $130,000 payment to Daniels in October of 2016 as part of a nondisclosure agreement regarding her alleged affair with President Trump.

Melania Trump was reportedly “blindsided” by the reports of the payment and kept out of the public eye for several days.

She also suddenly backed out of a trip in January to travel with Trump to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Cohen has repeatedly said that he paid Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, out of his own pocket and was not reimbursed by Trump or the campaign.

When the FBI raided Cohen’s office earlier this month, agents were reportedly seeking documents related to that payment. They also sought information about Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model who alleges she had an affair with Trump.

The Wall Street Journal first reported of the six-figure payment in January, triggering a long legal battle between Daniels, Cohen and Trump.

Daniels is pursuing legal action to break that nondisclosure agreement, arguing it is invalid because Trump reportedly never signed it.

She also offered to return the payment in order to speak publicly about the relationship she says she had with Trump in 2006, the year after Trump married Melania.

The White House and a spokesperson for Melania Trump have denied the affair.