When news broke about the Cohen payments, legal experts said it was a crime. The Trump team argued it wasn't. The experts were right and the Trump team was wrong.
Those same experts say that the June 9th Trump Tower meeting was also a crime: they're right about that too. /1
Those same experts say that the June 9th Trump Tower meeting was also a crime: they're right about that too. /1
In early 2018, campaign legal experts at @CommonCause filed a complaint with DOJ regarding Cohen's payments. And they weren't the only ones to say the Cohen payments looked illegal. Experts like @LarryNoble_DC agreed. /2
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But Guiliani dismissed these claims, saying "there was no campaign finance violation." /3
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Those same experts who were right about Cohen's crimes also argue that the Trump campaign's meeting with the Russians violated the law. Maybe it's time to stop listening to the Trump team and start listening to the people who keep being right. /End
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