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John edwards, democratic candidate for president. that was the case that was made. supporters of his paid a woman with whom he was having an affair and it was construed as an illegal campaign contribution. the reason for the payment was to cover this up during his election campaign. if that is found to be the purpose here, and this suspicious activity report does raise a question in some minds about whether this whole affair is going to draw the attention of special counsel robert mueller. we ha...

Be long but running like the mueller investigation, you have to get them on a separate track where it doesnt interfere with your agenda youre trying to get accomplished for the american people. the real issue here, this white house needs to be externally focused. >> ken, do we know at this point where whether the stormy daniels part of this story has drawn the attention of the special counsel? >> we dont know that, craig. we dont know that. certainly elements of it that -- again, judging by past...

Contract. it also alleges that michael cohen was back at it just last week pushing a, quote, bogus arbitration proceeding against daniels on tuesday, which she views as an attempt to intimidate her into silence and to shut her up. so cohen admits he facilitated this payment to her. and he still wont answer directly whether he was reimbursed. and his payment itself got formally flagged as suspicious. that was by both the sending and receiving bank, including a flag that came in september, thats a...

Almost a year after the election-eve payment, which is an abnormal delay for a suspicious activity report. this all suggests something going on, more than the payment itself. more than that original sum that triggered investigative concern. and we dont know exactly what else that would be. we can also report tonight that cohen has added. trumps lawyer tried to silence adult star daniels. and a private arbitration proceeding warning she faces penalties if she publicly discusses a relationship wit...

Asked to comment on the story cohen called it fake news. he said he used his own money for the payment and the trump administration organization was completely unaware of the transaction. cnn has also reached out to cohen for a response. so mark gerigos is back with me on all things stormy daniels. mark, you can understand how people are a little bit suspicious over the story starting with if everything is above board, why not go to your own bank? >> well, first of all, i would like to not reher...

>> i want to say the banks did drop the ball but its an easy ball to drop. we have a couple of balls to talk about here. one is, how does a man who grosses, $53,000 a year get an unsecured loan for more than half of his annual income? if i were the fbi, i would want to know if isis is working at the lendsing institution that gave him the money in first place. once he has that money, the bank is required any time somebody moves cash in the amount of $10,000 or more, they have to fill out a curren...

>> she watches tv. she watches movies. and she thinks you come in with briefcase full of cash. nobody does that. so she comes in and she asks the bank teller, how much can i deposit before i have to fill out one of those government forms? she didnt know what it was. its called a suspicious activity report. that alone was enough for the bank to go, somethings odd about this transaction. they filled out the suspicious activity report and the fbi gets that a short time later. >> michelle makes anot...

Stolen, put it into that house. but they added their own touches and decoration to it. >> it isnt how steve and michelle chambers spend the money that tips off police, but the unorthodox way michelle attempts to deposit the cash. >> she watches tv. she watches movies. and she thinks you come in with briefcase full of cash. nobody does that. so she comes in and she asks the bank teller, how much can i deposit before i have to fill out one of those government forms? she didnt know what it was. its...

The unorthodox way michelle attempts to deposit the cash. >> she watches tv. she watches movies, and she thinks you come in with briefcase full of cash. nobody does that. so she comes in and she asks the bank teller, how much can i deposit before i have to fill out one of those government forms? she didnt know what it was. its called a suspicious activity report. that alone was enough for the bank to go, somethings odd about this transaction. they filled out the suspicious activity report and th...

Money that tips off police, but the unorthodoxed way michelle attempts to deposit the cash. >> she watches tv. she watches movies, and she thinks you come in with briefcases full of cash. nobody does that. she comes in and asks the bank teller, how much do i deposit before i have to fill out one of those government forms? that alone was enough for the bank to go, somethings odd about this transaction. they filled out the suspicious activity report and the fbi gets that a short time later. >> mic...