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Trump’s campaign finance lies are an attack on the laws that protect democracy

August 30, 2018

Via: NBC News
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Last week was a bad week for President Donald Trump. Special counsel Robert Mueller secured a guilty verdict against Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, while his former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York to eight counts of campaign finance violations, tax fraud and bank fraud.

Attempting to minimize the damage, Trump tweeted that Cohen’s campaign finance violations “are not a crime.” Anyone who understands the law knows that Trump is wrong from a legal perspective. But just as importantly, this response underscores Trump’s lack of respect for and understanding of the way campaign finance laws protect our democracy and maintain the integrity of our electoral process.

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