It also raised questions about whether Cohen, Trump or anyone else in the campaign orbit broke federal election laws governing contributions and expenditures. Noble: The : The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) prohibits certain entities (e.g., corporations, labor unions and foreign nationals) from contributing to federal candidates and sets limits on what individuals can contribute. There is no limit on what a candidate can give to his or her own election campaign. Cillizza: We now know Trump paid back Michael Cohen for the $130,000 hush payment to Stormy Daniels. Noble: It looks like it is an in-kind contribution, even if it was a loan to be repaid.

Source: CNN May 03, 2018 22:41 UTC