Two More Trump Allies Are Now Convicted Felons. So What?
Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy and host of the Trump Inc. podcast at WNYC, and Ilya Marritz, WNYC reporter and host of the Trump Inc. podcast at WNYC, talk about the latest developments in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s plea deal with prosecutors.
"So it is not a shock that such a thing would happen… that Michael Cohen would plead guilty to this set of crimes and put a box around what I can be convicted of," says @AndreaWNYC. 2/2 https://t.co/dom51uPKA8
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 22, 2018
"It’s perfectly fine to spend as much money of your own wealth on your campaign, it’s because it was structured as contribution, as a payment of an outside party, that we have a possible crime," says @ilyamarritz re: Michael Cohen plea. 2/2 https://t.co/yn7tuliZAO
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 22, 2018
"Both Manafort and Cohen are, in the eyes of the law, guilty of stealing… millions of dollars from U.S. taxpayers. This shows you can be held accountable in a court of law for this kind of violation. I think this is a significant moment in American history," says @AndreaWNYC.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 22, 2018
