Trump chided Giuliani even as he insisted that “we’re not changing any stories” about the $130,000 settlement, which was paid to Daniels to keep her quiet about her allegations of an affair with Trump. Hours later, Giuliani backed away from his previous suggestion that the Oct. 27 settlement had been made because Trump was in the stretch run of his campaign.

A day earlier, Giuliani had said on Fox News, “Imagine if that came out on October 15, 2016, in the middle of the last debate with Hillary Clinton.”