Time. The irs does not treat me well. It is important to note nbc news has not seen any of the documents related to this reporting. This has been a contentious topic for the president for years now. Hes fought hard for these very documents to not be released. The times said it obtained papers from people who were legally allowed to access them. Tonight well break down this reporting with nbc news colleagues and analysts who are well versed in mr. Trumps finances and his presidency. Well also hear from the president s former lawyer, michael cohen. And well discuss the significance of this reporting 37 days before the election. National polling shows the president is fighting an uphill battle against former Vice President joe biden. Lets begin this hour with james carville. Autoes a democratic strategist and msnbc political analyst. James, welcome. Thank you. Good to be here, joshua. What do you think is the top line of this report . Were talking about an extensive it prints out to 47 pa
On fox news, he divulged that trump reimbursed Michael Cohen for the 130,000 that he paid to silence Stormy Daniels. That was not campaign money. Im giving you a fact you dont know. It is not campaign money. No Campaign Finance violation. They funneled it through a law firm . Funneled through the law firm. And the president repaid it. No Campaign Finance law . Zero. I knew how much money donald put in the campaign. 130,000. You could do a couple of checks. When i heard of the retainer of 35,000 when he was doing no work for the president. That is how he is repaying it. With a little profit and margin for paying taxes. Do you know the president didnt know about this . He didnt know about the specifics of it as far as i know. He did know about the general arrangement that michael would take care of it. I take care of this for my clients. I dont burden them with every single thing that comes along. Reporter that is counter to what Michael Cohen and the president said publicly. Cohen said