On the Eve of Trump's Arraignment
What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law
00:00
Cohen's $130,000 Payoff to Stormy Daniels Helped Trump Win the Election
In August of 2018, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight charges of tax evasion, fraud and campaign finance violations. Roman: If you think about this payment, it kind of helped him in the election, right? And it wasn't just a payment made to Stormy Daniels out of embarrassment. So you might say that the payoff was a benefit or a contribution to Trump, the candidate and to Trump's campaign. The $130,000 is far in excess of the $2,700 limit for individual contributions in 2016. No one, not Trump, not Cohen, not the Trump organization, reported the payoff as an election contribution.
Transcript
Play full episode
