A former chairman of the Federal Election Commission believes the payment President Trump’s attorney made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to cover up the illicit affair between the president and the porn star is a six-figure campaign finance violation.
Trevor Potter, who served as chair of the FEC during President George H.W. Bush’s administration, told CBS’ “60 Minutes” the $130,000 payment Cohen made to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, would be an in-kind contribution to Trump’s campaign. It would be about $126,500 more than is legally allowed.
Cohen has admitted to making the payment in October 2016, just weeks before his long-time client won the presidential election. The payment was meant to enforce a non-disclosure agreement that would keep Daniels from speaking about the affair.
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Potter pointed to the case against former presidential candidate John Edwards, who was prosecuted for campaign finance violations for making payments to a woman with whom he had an affair — and a child — a year before he ran for president in 2008. Potter said the case against Cohen would be even stronger, due to the timing of the payment.
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Stormy Daniels "60 Minutes interview": Hush money could be 6-figure campaign finance violation for Trump's lawyer https://t.co/EmtXZcX9hO pic.twitter.com/wvTFhVWNUU
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 26, 2018
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