He mused on “Fox & Friends,” for example, about what might have happened to Trump’s campaign had Daniels made her allegation on the eve of the election. He did his job.”That comment is important because it suggests Cohen made the payment with the intention of protecting the Trump campaign. McQuade said investigators are also likely to explore money­-laundering issues, though legal analysts said that, by themselves, Giuliani’s comments did not present clear evidence on that front. Mueller is investigating whether the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russian government to influence the 2016 election, as well as whether the president obstructed justice. After all, legal analysts said, charging Trump’s lawyer with a campaign finance or bank fraud violation seems far less weighty than Mueller’s pursuit of potential campaign coordination with Russia.

Source: Washington Post May 03, 2018 23:37 UTC