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Michael Cohen: Sex, lies, and campaign finance

Vox | February 4, 2026



Trump’s former personal lawyer pleaded guilty to two counts of campaign finance violations related to hush money he paid to women accusing the president of extramarital affairs.

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Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, has admitted that he violated campaign finance laws when he paid $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniel in the weeks before the 2016 elections.

Now that Cohen pleaded guilty on eight federal charges, including two campaign finance violations, the biggest unanswered question is whether the president will also be held accountable.

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  1. @crazyasalways9272

    February 4, 2026 at 2:51 am

    A bit of an update, if I remember correctly.The thirty four felony counts that he had cued from a single case in new york was based on of this and we still voted him in again

    34 felony counts

    Yet her laugh was weird

  2. @thetraveller7584

    February 4, 2026 at 2:51 am

    https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/21/16679292/secret-fund-pays-victims-sexual-harassment-the-hill Or have you forgotten already? That is your and my money paying off people, where is your outrage? Money that could go to teachers, infrastructure, anything other than paying off crimes of politicians!! Why shouldn't they have to pay for their crimes? The phone call that was recorded pretty much clears Trump from ordering the payment. I clearly remember Cohen telling Trump he'd handle it all. Go ahead listen to call again!

  3. @thetraveller7584

    February 4, 2026 at 2:51 am

    Hmm, Trumps payments to people over sex hmmm…. can we get a report of all the senators and congressman that have used the tax payer hush fund money to silence people they have harassed or abused. Why are they allowed to use my money to hush people and Trump can't use his own?

  4. @kimalonzo4912

    February 4, 2026 at 2:51 am

    LOL. I remember when Michael Cohen was on the talk shows talking all that ISH about how he wasn't going to do this and that and they couldn't make him do anything. Well he's sucking sorry now. He should've just kept his mouth shut. What a friend he DOESN'T have in Trump!

  5. @onecardshort2934

    February 4, 2026 at 2:51 am

    If Trump is not found culpable or ultimately responsible for campaign finance fraud, this would be evidence that he cannot control entities under his direction for which he SHOULD have control, or at least RESPONSIBILITY. In this case he is demonstrably incompetent of being able to handle HIS OWN affairs, much less that of this country. Time to get out of the dark ages and into the bright ages.

  6. @alireyes4219

    February 4, 2026 at 2:51 am

    I wonder how much longer he (Trump) will be able to continue with this circus of presidency… very disgusting circus that is. Trump for 2020 people, am I rite? (Its a joke… but then again to think Trump could win the elections back in 2016 was also a joke and look where we are).

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