On January 17, a text exchange between Michael Cohen and Keith Davidson shed light on efforts to manage the Stormy Daniels story. Cohen advised Davidson that the prevailing opinion was that the story was losing traction and cautioned against Daniels doing any interviews. Davidson concurred with a simple '100%.'
During his testimony, Davidson characterized this phase as Cohen's 'pants on fire' stage, where plans were constantly evolving. Cohen expressed gratitude with a 'Thanks pal' in response to Davidson's agreement.
