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First time that the owner of the national enquirer admitted its role in the payoffs to the two women that donald trump allegedly had affairs with. what does the company say about the campaign that they knew about the hush money? >> this is important and interesting. as part of this nonprosecution agreement, ami admitted to making the hush payment to karen mcdougal for political reasons. we also know that ami met with at least one other person on the trump campaign, meaning that cohen didnt act a...

That he will make the judgment that while the constitution doesnt prohibit him from seeking an indictment, that there are potential reasons why he might not do that. that he would follow this precedent set by the olc. but if there is an issue about whether justice can be had after he leaves office, i think that ought to get the justice department to examine whether either an exception to that policy is necessary or whether a reconsideration of that policy is in order. >> the prosecutors said tod...

And hes brushing off questions about his associates contacts with russians during the campaign as, quote, peanuts stuff. and tortured spy. the russian government calls accused russian agent maria butina a political prisoner and accuses the u.s. of torturing her in what it says was a, quote, medieval inquisition. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news this hour. a three-year sentence for president trumps former fixer and personal attorne...

President trump said to be seething at his former fixer and lawyer, michael cohen, who has been sentenced to three years in prison. our chief white house correspondent, jim acosta, joining us now. jim, so far the president, i understand, hasnt said anything publicly today about cohens sentence. >> reporter: thats right, wolf. president trump bit his tongue, turning down a chance to weigh in on michael cohens prison sentence. the president isnt likely to maintain that silence for very long as the...

Part in one payment with cohen and in concert with, quote, a presidential campaign. ill talk about the breaking news with congressman adam schiff. hes the top democrat on the intelligence committee. and our correspondents, analysts and specialists are also standing by. first, lets get right to the breaking news. our national correspondent, athena jones. michael cohen is the fourth person sentenced and his by far the longest. >> hi, wolf. thats right. that sentence is the longest. michael cohen s...