There’s a lot of excitement in the press about the Michael Cohen plea deal, but it should be made clear that there is no suggestion at this point that President Trump is in any legal jeopardy, though he may have lied to the American people when he suggested he had avoided business dealings with the Russians. Unfortunately, not the first fib by the First Fibber.

Yes, Politico. Personally, I find Politico a little less biased than some of the other liberal mainstream outlets. And I worked with the reporter on this story, Josh Gerstein, at the White House for several years. Unlike some of my colleagues there, I never had any idea what his political leanings were. Anyway, Gerstein has written a brave story given the current climate, reporting –

Former Federal Election Commission Chairman Bradley Smith indicates in a Washington Post op-ed this morning – which, surprise, suprise, has already fallen off the front page – that Michael Cohen’s payments to President Trump’s alleged former mistresses were not campaign expenses under the law. Smith cites the same statute I did in a piece Tuesday, which states that if the payments would have been made

According to Fox News: Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime personal attorney, admitted Tuesday to violating federal campaign finance laws by arranging hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal “at the direction” of then-candidate Trump. As part of a plea deal, Cohen admitted that the payments were coordinated with Trump in an effort to influence the 2016 presidential