RE: None of that would matter at all if Cohen and Pecker had not claimed the “scheme” was to be paid as a “business expense” from the campaign.
Why didn’t the FEC pounce on this when they had the chance? It’s their jurisdiction.
Because, as I understand the FEC and DOJ, Trump was a sitting president when it landed with them. As such, the DOJ’s “guidance” was that he could not be charged while in the office of president.