What did Donald Trump claim about investigations on 22 Aug 2018?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
Michael Cohen plead guilty to two counts of campaign finance violations that are not a crime. President Obama had a big campaign finance violation and it was easily settled!
They are crimes. The two campaign finance counts Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to were criminal charges, each carrying up to 5 years in prison.
The two campaign finance counts Cohen pleaded guilty to on August 21, 2018, causing an unlawful corporate contribution and making an excessive campaign contribution, were criminal charges, each carrying a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison (U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York).
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- Post on Twitter (@realDonaldTrump), 9:37 a.m. Eastern, the morning after Michael Cohen's guilty plea in Manhattan federal court.
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