Ms. Bader, you yourself work as a lawyer in New York. How did you react when you found out about the charges against Donald Trump?

Cheryl Bader: Of course, like everyone else, I’ve been waiting with bated breath. We knew that was likely to happen. So on the one hand I wasn’t really surprised anymore. On the other hand, when a former president is charged with a crime, it’s a historic moment.

Trump is said to have paid porn actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money to cover up an alleged affair. What’s illegal about that?

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