dudmuck
Diamond Member
Cohen's payments to Stormy & Karen exceeded the $2700 limit of campaign contribution. A violation of FEC rules.Well you certainly implied that when you invoked it as rationale for charging Trump with the felonies...
I don't think anyone thinks Cohen did what he did for any reason other than to help Trump. He was his attorney and "fixer" as they say.
That doesn't mean Trump told him to do something illegal, especially regarding the payments to Daniels and McDougal- that was not illegal and didn't come from campaign funds.
Trump didn't orchestrate any of that arrangement- the Enquirer approached Cohen with the proposition and Cohen worked it out with the Enquirer. I'm sure Trump was made aware, but again- that is not illegal.
Cohen entered into the deal with the Mueller investigation because he had a Damocles sword hanging over his head. The bank fraud charge alone carried a maximum 30-year sentence. He agreed to the campaign finance charge to get a lighter sentence, obviously.
That plea deal was penned by Weissmann, and Cohen signed. If he makes any public statement that contradicts the deal, he voids the agreement and faces a long stretch in the hoosegow...