Cohen admitted his actions were aimed at influencing the election in violation of campaign finance laws and said they were directed by Trump. Trump has offered a shifting defence on the payments, first saying in April he did not know about them. Despite that many campaign finance lawyers have strongly...... —@realDonaldTrump ....stated that I did nothing wrong with respect to campaign finance laws, if they even apply, because this was not campaign finance. But, if Trump had wanted legal advice on this issue, he would have sought out specialized campaign finance lawyers rather than Cohen, Levinson said. In an interview with Reuters this week, Trump slammed Cohen for co-operating with prosecutors and said he was unconcerned about possible impeachment.

Source: CBC News December 13, 2018 19:18 UTC