Apparently the SDNY is ill-informed as they are under the impression that Cohen broke a campaign finance law. So, too are Mueller's team and Cohen himself as Cohen testified in court yesterday that he did break an election law. So too were the prosecutors under the impression that Cohen broke the law at the direction and knowledge of Donald Trump. :roll:
Trump if you recall is the guy who denied having any relations with Daniels or McDougal. Later he denied making any payments to them. Trump, later, as we all remember, denied any knowledge and told reporters to "ask Micheal Cohen, one of my lawyers". On and on, denial and lies and lies. Until, oops, we discovered that Trump lied his ass off about it. At that point we discovered the truth and more.
David Pecker, CEO of AMI, which owns the National Enquirer, paid Daniels and McDougal (and more? Maybe, we don't know) for their Trump affair stories. Pecker then spiked the stories in a catch and kill. That's all fact and common knowledge now.
We also now know that Pecker was granted immunity if he agreed to truthfully answer questions from the special council. Yesterday, it was reported that Pecker stated that Trump paid the hush money for the purpose of keeping Daniels and McDougal (and possibly more) quiet so that their relationships with Trump wouldn't possibly destroy his campaign.
First, we know that we do not know everything. We don't know the full extent of what the SDNY or special council knows. We do know that Cohen said the above happened and that it happened at Trump's direction and knowledge and that the prosecutors and the judge felt that there was compelling evidence (that the public doesn't yet know) to support Cohen's statement regarding the matter.
Second, we also now know Pecker testified under an agreement of immunity. We know that Pecker has stated that Trump's intention was to prevent sex scandal stories from damaging his presidential campaign. We don't know if additional evidence was provided by Pecker and/or if the evidence involves letters, texts, recordings and/or additional witnesses. We don't know if there are other women that were also paid off.
Third, Allen Weisselberg, Trump Organization's long time CFO is talking to Mueller. Weisselberg signed the checks for Trump. Weisselberg was granted immunity by Mueller a month or more ago. How much does Weisselberg know about the hush payments Trump made? Does Weisselberg know Trump's intentions for making the payments? Does Weisselberg know about other women and other similar payments? We don't know.
Fourth, who else? Are there others who can corroborate the testimonies of all of the above?
