Former Nixon WH lawyer: Congress will have "little choice" other than launch impeachment



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"I think that all the documents tabled today show that the House will have little choice, unless the proceedings are initiated, apart from the beginning. from the impeachment procedure, "said Friday a CNN contributor Dean, on CNN's" Erin Burnett. " On the front. "

Dean, who had served a prison sentence for his involvement in the Watergate scandal, was discussing a condemnation note from the US Attorney's Office in Manhattan, which was the first Once prosecutors said that Cohen had acted under Trump's leadership when the former fixer announced payments to silence women who claimed to have had dealings with Trump before running for office.

Trump denied the facts and has not been charged with any crimes related to payments.

But when Cohen pleaded guilty In August, to justify violations of the campaign's funding related to payments and d & # 39; other charges, he testified in court that he had been directed by Trump.

"In his speech, he directly implicated Trump," said Dean about Cohen. "And he did, his instructions , that's why payments were made and they were to his advantage. "

In Friday's sentencing memorandum, prosecutors wrote:" In particular, and as Cohen himself admitted, with In this Regarding the two payments, he acted in coordination with and under the direction of the individual-1. "The individual-1 is the term used by prosecutors to designate the president."

In August, Cohen pleaded guilty to eight federal crimes, including tax evasion, misrepresentation to a bank, and bankruptcy. Campaign funding violations related to his work for Trump., including the hidden payments that Cohen did or helped orchestrate.