The other is incorrect reporting of a contribution by the campaign. Either way, we have to have a campaign contribution that allegedly occurred when Cohen advanced money to pay the Stormy Daniels settlement. FICA defines a contribution as a payment made, quote, for the purpose of influencing an election. The 2016 max legal contribution was $2,700. This looks bad for Trump. It's pretty easy to conclude the payment was made to influence an election by buying Daniels silence. Right? (33:14–33:20)
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Asserts that FICA defines a contribution as a payment made to influence an election.
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