Michael Cohen's Plea of Not Guilty to 34 Counts of Falsifying Business Records

CNN's John Sutter says he believes the charges against Michael Cohen are related to campaign finance laws. He thinks it could be a defense for Mr. Trump, saying I went into my own bank account and paid this individual off. And I didn't try to take a tax right off on it or a business expense on it," Sutter said. "I just took it as my own loss and didn't report the law" Professor Katzenberg: Pain hush money is not typically a crime; if you're running for office, it's not necessarily a crime either. The judge could have made a different decision here, obviously did not.