The hosts of “Fox & Friends,” President Donald Trump’s favorite morning news show, on Wednesday were quick to distance the president from legal troubles plaguing his former top aides. In a whirlwind day of news Tuesday, Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman, was found guilty on eight counts of bank and tax fraud. Potentially more consequential for the president was Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, pleading guilty to eight counts, including illegally interfering in the 2016 election at Trump’s direction. But the Fox News hosts were ready to move the goal posts once again on Wednesday. They acknowledged that Cohen paid women to stay silent about alleged affairs with Trump but claimed the president likely didn’t do anything illegal.

Source: Huffington Post August 22, 2018 17:03 UTC