Dem Rep. Lieu: 4 Felonies Could Be Filed Over Stormy Daniels Revelation

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., stated Thursday that four felony charges could potentially be filed over statements that Rudy Giuliani made Wednesday about President Donald Trump reimbursing attorney Michael Cohen for a payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels.

Lieu took to Twitter:

Here's a fun fact: campaign finance law violations over $25k are felonies. The in kind contribution of $130k to Stormy Daniels was over that line. The reimbursement constitutes a separate crime of covering up the true source of a contribution. Also likely banking law violations. https://t.co/H5wydrGL05

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 3, 2018

Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, said Wednesday on Fox News that Trump reimbursed Cohen for the payment to Daniels. The president, in previous statements, had said he was not aware of such a payment.

In March, Lieu and Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., called on FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate potentially illegal campaign payments by Trump associates.

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