December 12, 2018
THE TIGHTENING NOOSE:
National Enquirer Parent Company Admits to Helping Trump Commit Criminal Violation of Campaign Finance Law (BEN MATHIS-LILLEY, DEC 12, 2018, Slate)
The news was announced in a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which prosecuted Cohen:The Office also announced today that it has previously reached a non-prosecution agreement with AMI, in connection with AMI's role in making the above-described $150,000 payment before the 2016 presidential election. As a part of the agreement, AMI admitted that it made the $150,000 payment in concert with a candidate's presidential campaign, and in order to ensure that the woman did not publicize damaging allegations about the candidate before the 2016 presidential election. AMI further admitted that its principal purpose in making the payment was to suppress the woman's story so as to prevent it from influencing the election.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 12, 2018 4:44 PM