1. He didn’t want his family to find out
2. He didn’t want his reputation tarnished
I can go on with some more if you want me to.
And once again see John Edwards. Not guilty.
We know that Edwards was having an affair which he wanted to keep secret.
We don't know that Trump ever had an affair with Stormy Daniels or the other woman. All we have is their allegations. In the context of an election, a totally false allegation can be damaging--how can the person being accused prove his innocence? Even if only a minority of the voters are swayed by the allegations, that could be decisive in a close election.
So Cohen paying off the blackmailers proves nothing at all about whether the allegations were true.
“1. He didn’t want his family to find out
2. He didn’t want his reputation tarnished”
Those are legitimate reasons. But Stormy happened in 2006 and was publicized in 2011.
Trump knew she was out there and should have dealt with her before he declared for Presidency.