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This is "cnn tonight." im don lemon. the presidents long time lawyer and fix ser going to jail. michael cohen was sentenced to three years in prison. in part for campaign finance crimes, that according to federal prosecutors were, committed "in coordination with and at the direction of donald trump." the crimes? paying porn star stormy daniels and playboy model karen mcdougal for their silence just before the 2016 election. another major development to tell you about, american media, inc., the o...

>> correct. im all over there. i spoke to allen about it. when it comes time for the financing which will be -- >> what financing? >> will have to pay -- >> pay in cash. >> no, no, no. hey, how are you? >> "might get hit by a truck." we now know, we learned today, allen weisselberg told another executive in the trump organization the money would come from a trust. were not sure exactly what trust, but it could be a trump family trust which don junior and eric trump are involved with. >> it could...

It again. its not like "the enquirer" has a chest of presidential candidates that will help, thats not what this is about. you say this is about perhaps charging other people with crimes? >> thats right, john. they are bringing the circle closer and looking to either charge or turn into witnesses everybody who has culpability in the offenses. ami is on the witness side, and on both of the stormy daniels payment, we know there were people covering help with the false retainer, and now there were ...

Extravagantly about this story from beginning to end. its also worth remembering that, you know, on the eve of the election, if the american public had known donald trump had an affair with stormy daniels and karen mcdougal or arranged for all of the hush money, that might have well swung the election. this extremely important set of developments -- anyway. >> or maybe not. what we know with 100% certainty is ami thought it was doing to try and swing the election. that part of it is now clear. y...

Dont know if there are other witnesses and evidence also, and we are left with the impression there is. let me read you the document that prosecutors gave yesterday. ami made a payment in the amount of $150,000 in concert with and at the request and suggestion of one or more members or agents of a candidates 2016 presidential campaign to evnsure a woman did not publicize damaging allegations about that candidate and there by influence the election, and -- >> john, john? >> is that what it says? ...

Does it include people close to the president, does it include the president himself? were the talks that wernt on until june 2016 the same month the tower meeting took place why trump was so friendly with russia from the get go? uh now today, trumps hush money payments were confirmed as campaign efforts by american media, inc. thats the company that publishes the "national enquirer." heres what they say. the company paid 150 grand to keep former play boy karen mcdougals play boy play mate aff...

Confirmed the president was in the room when there was a conversation back in 2015 involving michael cohen, his former lawyer, david pecker, the publisher of american media incorporated, the parent company of the "national enquirer" in which the issue of hush money payments to women who allegedly had affairs with the president were discussed. then candidate donald trump was in the room. what does that say to you? >> it shows that he had knowledge. it shows also that there are two witnesses so he...

>> i think clear down the line legal exposure. you and i both know the justice department has a current policy that it would not indict a sitting president. so he is basically in the situation that richard nixon was in watergate of being an unindicted participate in all of this. what they called then a coconspirator. >> he is individual one. >> he is individual one. and according to cohens testimony, he directed what cohen did. >> and a.m.i., the parent company, and david pecker, his friend, see...

Report. if i were he -- if it were me, i would wait until the very last second. i dont want to be in jail a minute longer than i have to be, let alone prison. hes not going to be with his kids. his kids at really important ages. hes really close to them. his wife, you know, theyre tight. it matters to him. his family matters. i wouldnt want to be away from them a minute sooner than i have to. >> weve got someone from ami who is going to give us some insight right now. >> thats a really important...

Violations. ami and michael cohen and the president is getting lonely on this one. >> with ami, we were away from michael cohen. he has lied about things. a bruiner group of people saying it was a project to hide the affairs. yesterday was significant. >> i agree with that. an additional piece of evidence is the manner in which the monies were paid and repaid. michael cohen sets up a limited liability company and schedules something or other and designed specifically for this payment and repaid ...