House Intel Chairman Schiff suggests Justice Dept. could reopen Trump hush-money probe once the president is out of office.
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday that he does not believe the conclusion of a federal investigation into 2016 hush-money payments to women who allege they had affairs with President Donald Trump means Trump is in the clear of a potential indictment.
"From my point of view, if the evidence supports that, he should be indicted," Schiff added."And it's certainly the view of the Justice Department, that's reflected in that indictment, that Donald Trump was the one who coordinated and directed that illegal scheme." "The campaign finance violations discussed in the materials are a matter of national importance," Judge William Pauley III said in court filings."Now that the government’s investigation into those violations has concluded, it is time that every American has an opportunity to scrutinize the materials."
In a statement from prison, Cohen said the shuttering of the probe"exonerating the Trump Organization's role should be of great concern to the American people and investigated by Congress and the Department of Justice," adding that an earlier statement from Trump's personal attorney Jay Sekulow was"completely distorted and dishonest."
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