It has been obvious for some time that President Trump is the principal subject of the investigation still being conducted by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Thus far, the team has been dismissive, noting that campaign finance law has different standards for a candidate than for other donors. To begin with, the campaign finance laws do not just prescribe limits on spending; they mandate disclosure. Since, under the claim by prosecutors Trump was directing Cohen, Trump could be accused of having caused Cohen to make an illegal payment. More importantly, do campaign finance violations qualify as “high crimes and misdemeanors,” which is the constitutional standard for impeachment?

Source: Fox News December 09, 2018 03:11 UTC