[Lutherf]

The obvious reason for those immunity deals is that SDNY is going after the Trump Foundation for electioneering. The obvious defense for that charge is that the payments to Daniels and McDougal were to protect the image of the Foundation, not just the campaign. Such a defense would be more concrete if other stories were shelved prior to the campaign but even if that's not the case it can still be argued that the campaign is what brought these accusers out of the woodwork thus necessitating the protections provided by the payments...still not a campaign violation.

That being said, such a prosecution would be a HUGE public relations win for the prosecution and that's really what all this "investigation" is about.