conduct. why did donald trump repeatedl make these false statements? the evidence will show that he did so to cover up crime relating to the 2016 election. donald trump, executives of th publishing company, amiri -- mr. cohen and others agreed in 2015 to a catch and kill scheme that is, a scheme to buy and suppress negative informatio to help mr. trump's chance o winning the election as part of this scheme, donald trump and others made thre payments to people who claim t have negative information abou mr. trump. to make these payments, they set up shell companies and the mid-made yet more fals statements, including fo example, an ami, american medi incorporates, business records