December 14, 2018 - Michael Cohen says Trump orchestrated and knew about illegal payments during 2016 campaign

Published: Dec. 14, 2018, 7:31 p.m.

Donald Trump’s former lawyer says the President personally orchestrated illegal hush money payments to two women in a bid to silence them in the middle of America’s Presidential election campaign.  In his first interview since being sentenced to three years in jail, Michael Cohen says Mr. Trump knew that what he was doing was illegal.  Simon's report aired on Eddie Mair's drive-time programme on the UK's LBC Radio.