Major Garrett: “Another Complication For The President In This Midterm Political Climate, The Number Of People Close To Him Who Have Either Pled Guilty, Been Convicted Or Implicated In Wrongdoing Continues To Multiply.” [CBS This Morning, CBS, 8/22/18; Video]
Alisyn Camerota: “Cohen, Mr. Trump’s Personal Lawyer, Directly Implicated The President Of The United States As An Unindicted Co-Conspirator Of A Federal Crime.” ALISYN CAMEROTA: “And Cohen, Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer, directly implicated the president of the United States as an unindicted co-conspirator of a federal crime. Cohen testified under oath that the president told him to make those hush money payments to two women who accused the president of affairs for, quote, principle purpose of influencing the election.” [New Day, CNN, 8/22/18; Video]
Jeffery Toobin: “This Brings Criminal Accusations To The Door Of The Oval Office. The Claim By Michael Cohen That His Illegal Activities Were At The Direction Of Donald Trump Is Just An Absolutely Game-Changing Development.” JEFFERY TOOBIN: “This is just an enormous development. Because this brings criminal accusations to the door of the oval office. The claim by Michael Cohen that his illegal activities were at the direction of Donald Trump is just an absolutely game-changing development. And what makes it even more difficult for the Trump administration is that Cohen’s claim has the ring of truth. Why would Michael Cohen break the law to help Donald Trump get elected president, except at the direction of Donald Trump? This was a crime designed to help Donald Trump get elected president. It didn’t make Michael Cohen any money. It doesn’t help him. It was a crime for Donald Trump, so the claim that he directed it has a lot of credibility.” [New Day, CNN, 8/22/18; Video]
Jeffery Toobin: “This Was A Crime Designed To Help Donald Trump Get Elected President. It Didn’t Make Michael Cohen Any Money. It Doesn’t Help Him. It Was A Crime For Donald Trump, So The Claim That He Directed It Has A Lot Of Credibility.” JEFFERY TOOBIN: “And what makes it even more difficult for the Trump administration is that Cohen’s claim has the ring of truth. Why would Michael Cohen break the law to help Donald Trump get elected president, except at the direction of Donald Trump? This was a crime designed to help Donald Trump get elected president. It didn’t make Michael Cohen any money. It doesn’t help him. It was a crime for Donald Trump, so the claim that he directed it has a lot of credibility.” [New Day, CNN, 8/22/18; Video]
Mika Brzezinski: “Jonathan Turley, Scale Of One To Ten, How Bad Is This For The President And What Are The Possibilities?” Jonathan Turley: “Well, It Couldn’t Be Worse.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 8/22/18; VIDEO]
Jonathan Turley: “He Just Did Implicate The President In A The President Is Effectively An Unindicted Co-Conspirator, If You Believe Everything That Was In This Filing.” JONATHAN TURLEY: “He just did implicate the president in a the president is effectively an unindicted co-conspirator, if you believe everything that was in this filing. That makes this campaign finance case, a difficult thing usually to prosecute, stronger than the John Edwards case. They didn’t have a Michael Cohen who would say, first I knew I was committing a crime. Second, I did it at the behest of Donald Trump and third I’m willing to give evidence and details how we carried that out.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 8/22/18; VIDEO]
Lanny Davis: “Very Clearly There Is No Dispute That Donald Trump Committed A Crime, No Dispute Because His Own Lawyers Said To The Special Counsel In A Letter.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 8/22/18; VIDEO]
Hallie Jackson: “The Man Who Walked Into Manhattan Court And Admitted He Broke The Law Because Donald Trump Told Him To; Implicating A Sitting President In A Serious Crime.” [Today, NBC, 8/22/18; VIDEO]
George Stephanopoulos: “Double Legal Blow For President Trump, His Former Campaign Chair Paul Manafort Convicted On Bank And Tax Fraud Charges Just Minutes After Michael Cohen Pleaded Guilty In Federal Court To Campaign Finance Crimes.” STEPHANOPOULOS: “Double legal blow for President Trump, his former Campaign Chair Paul Manafort convicted on bank and tax fraud charges just minutes after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in federal court to campaign finance crimes that he says he committed at the direction of candidate Trump.”[Good Morning America, ABC, 8/22/18; VIDEO]
Tom Ilamas: “[Cohen] Telling The Judge President Trump As A Candidate Directed Him To Arrange Hush Money Agreements.” ILAMAS: “Cohen silent outside court but inside telling the judge president trump as a candidate directed him to arrange hush money agreements saying I participated in this conduct for the principal purpose of influencing the election. That admission implicating the president in campaign finance crimes.” [Good Morning America, ABC, 8/22/18; VIDEO]
Norah O’Donnell: “President Trump Is Under New Legal Pressure After His Former Lawyer Said Under Oath That The President Told Him To Break The Law.” NORAH O’DONNELL: “President Trump is under new legal pressure after his former lawyer said under oath that the president told him to break the law. Michael Cohen accepted a government plea deal yesterday after a frantic day in two separate courtrooms which ended with both him and Paul Manafort as convicted felons. Cohen admitted to paying two women to keep them quiet during the election about alleged affairs with Mr. Trump.” CBS This Morning, CBS, 8/22/18; Video]
Jeff Pegues: “Cohen’s Voice Cracked In Court As He Answered The Judge’s Questions And Admitted That Mr. Trump Directed Him To Make Hush Money Payments To Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels And To Playmate Model Karen McDougal.” JEFF PEGUES: “Cohen’s voice cracked in court as he answered the judge’s questions and admitted that Mr. Trump directed him to make hush money payments to adult film star stormy Daniels and to playmate model Karen McDougal. Cohen said payments were made in coordination and at the direction of the same candidate and it was done to keep the women from disclosing information for the principal purpose of influencing the election.” [CBS This Morning, CBS, 8/22/18; Video]