I am ashamed that I chose to take part in concealing Mr. Trump's illicit acts rather than

listening to my own conscience.

I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is. He is a racist, he is a con man and he is a

cheat. A former Trumpland conciliary alleges the president is a

racist, a con man, and a cheat and that's not the worst of it. In the course of his seven hours of public testimony this past Wednesday,

Michael Cohen laid a trail of legal breadcrumbs that are likely to be followed

by both House Democrats and federal investigators, among others, well after Special Counsel

Robert Mueller hands in his report to the Attorney General.

For so long we have been focused on the President's relations with Russia. But did Michael Cohen open the Pandora's box?

Could Trump's legal woes, having nothing to do with Vladimir Putin or the 2016 election,

could those be the biggest threat to the Trump presidency?

This is Radio Atlantic. Joining me to discuss the various possible legal sinkholes that have suddenly opened up this week

is Jed Sugarman, Professor of Law at Fordham University.

Professor Sugarman is a legal historian and analyst.

He followed Wednesday's testimony and he joins me my phone

from New York City. Professor, thanks for taking the time. Great, thanks for having

me. So Michael Cohen might have actually opened up a Pandora's box for this administration,

legally speaking.

And I'd love to talk with you kind of about what you think is most perilous for this president,

starting with the hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, the

checks that everyone was shown on broadcast and in the courtroom that show the signature of the President of the United States on a $35,000 payment to Michael Cohen.

Cohen says he has 11 checks in total that comprise the total reimbursement payments for the hush money he gave to Stormy Daniels.

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