Article snippet: Michael Cohen, MORE’s former lawyer, is posing a public relations threat, as well as a legal one, to the White House as he keeps himself center stage in the media. Cohen gave an interview to ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday, in which he insisted that “of course” Trump knew payments to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal were wrong. Asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos about Trump’s assertion that he had not directed his longtime attorney to do anything wrong, Cohen responded, “I don’t think there’s anybody that believes that.” Cohen also said the payments, apparently intended to suppress the women’s accusations that they had affairs with the then-candidate about a decade earlier, were made “to help him and the campaign.” If Trump was indeed complicit in making concealed payments to boost his election chances, it would appear to be a felonious violation of campaign law. Trump vigorously disputes that suggestion. “I did nothing wrong with respect to campaign finance laws, if they even apply, because this was not campaign finance,” the president tweeted on Thursday. “Cohen was guilty on many charges unrelated to me, but he plead to two campaign charges which were not criminal.” Still, Trump had initially claimed that he had no knowledge of the payments to the women. The shift in his story — and the willingness of Cohen to blast his former client in the media — creates real dangers for the administration. At a minimum, it keeps the spot... Link to the full article to read more