"That removes the campaign finance violation, and we have all the documentary proof for it," he said.
This is even more serious than the campaign finance violation because it brings conspiracy law into play.
In response to questions from The Washington Post, Todd directed his council office spokesman, Joshua Fleitman, to issue a statement on the campaign finance violation.
Before that, in August, Mr. Cohen had pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan to tax fraud, making false statements to a bank and the campaign finance violation.
The 52-year-old will begin a three-year prison sentence in May for the campaign finance violation of paying hush money to one of Mr Trump's alleged mistresses, as well as convictions for tax evasion and lying to Congress.
The substance of Russia, the substance of the White House cover up, the substance of the campaign finance violations, all of it.
On Thursday morning, he was charged with the misdemeanor campaign finance violation.
Indeed, the campaign finance violations here are among the most important ever in the history of this nation — given the razor-thin win by Trump and the timing of the crimes, they very well may have swung a presidential election.
The prosecutors in New York have examined the statute of limitations on the campaign finance violations and believe charges could be brought against Mr. Trump if he is not re-elected, according to a person briefed on the matter.
And Cohen, in addition to the campaign finance violations, confessed to lying to Congress about the Trump Organization's negotiations to build a luxury skyscraper in Moscow at the same time that Trump was proposing closer ties to Russia while campaigning for the White House.
