Apparently, Trump told his lawyer Cohen to pay a woman.
There is an implicit assumption that it should be done in a legal manner.
It would have been possible to do so in a legal manner.
Manner 1: Cohen could have made a few call to lawyer friends who would have had to make more calls.
Manner 2: Cohen could walk down Fifth Avenue with a collections can and proof that he is Trump’s lawyer.
Manner 3: Cohen could have called Trump campaign headquarters and got them to write a check.
Mueller lacks sufficient proof to prove Trump committed a crime.
Trump needs to get good lawyers.
Settling a legal dispute is not a crime, nor is it something appropriately covered under election law.