Dude, forget the orange shit for minute. If YOU pay ANYONE to HIDE a CRIME you Committed ... you're still guilty of the crime.
As it pertains to the ORange Dump, Trump most likely broke a law for paying to get laid by a porn star. BUT I suspect the statute of limitations is long gone .... (-:
But NDA/Blackmail .... I didn't bring it up, and AGAIN ITS' FUCKING ILLREVANT. The State has to get the jury to find Trump had Cohen pay off stormy, and then reimbursed Cohen (with extra) to influence the election. I'd be personally happier if the Orange Shite slipped and fractured his skull, and imo the State's case is ... weak (but Ghouliani said it was to influence the campaign, and Ghoulani was his lawyer, and we can make admissions that screw our clients).