Prosecutors: Illegal hush-money paid at Trump's 'direction'
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Justice Department says Donald Trump directed illegal payments to buy the silence of women whose claims of extramarital affairs threatened his presidential campaign.The allegation made in court papers Friday is the first time the government has connected Trump to what it says are criminal campaign finance violations.Federal prosecutors say former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen arranged the payments “in coordination with and at the direction of” Trump. […]
