Sen. Orrin G. Hatch on Monday dismissed new court papers directly implicating President Trump in efforts to buy women’s silence, saying the matter is irrelevant because the economy is booming and the payments were made before Trump was elected to the White House. Hatch (R-Utah), who is retiring at the end of his current term, told CNN’s Manu Raju that the years before Trump became president are “another world.”Hatch also told me: “President Trump before he became president that’s another world. Some Democrats, such as Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), have mused that Trump could face jail time once he leaves the White House. said Monday night that Trump’s legal woes are only deepening. Asked whether he is satisfied with Trump’s defense of the alleged campaign finance violations, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.)

Source: Washington Post December 10, 2018 23:58 UTC