If so, Cohen’s involvement, as a representative of Trump and agent of the Trump campaign, would make the payment a violation of campaign finance law, according to experts who’ve spoken with The Post. As of Monday morning, everyone involved in the payment except Trump now says that that’s exactly why the payment was made. Last August, Cohen admitted guilt in two campaign finance violations related to the Daniels and McDougal payments. In order to avoid criminal charges stemming from its role in the hush-money payments, it reached an agreement with federal prosecutors. Since, nearly every other party involved has concurred that the Daniels payment and the McDougal payment were meant to protect Trump’s election chances.

Source: Washington Post March 11, 2019 13:30 UTC