Interviewer shuts down Republican senator's attempt to downplay Trump's alleged hush money payments

📆 12/17/2018 5:30 PM
📰 The Independent

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With evidence of president Donald Trump’s legal troubles mounting by the day, Republican senator Susan Collins thinks more information is needed before she can talk about it. When asked by CNN host Jake Tapper what she thought about the allegations that Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to give illegal payments to two adult film actresses, Collins attempted to dodge the question, saying: We need to wait until we have the entire picture. But Tapper wasn’t going to let that one slide, responding:

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'With respect to both payments, Cohen acted with the intent to influence the 2016 presidential election.' '... with respect to both payments, he acted in coordination with and at the direction of Individual-1.' '4. Cohen’s Illegal Campaign Contributions'

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'Since both charges involve large dollar amounts above $25,000, they are felonies that each carry a maximum prison sentence of five years.'

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