The media and others are trying to suggest that several payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal were campaign costs and if true this would mean that Trump is would have had to report it. As the Daily Wire is Reporting:
the former fixer also underscored that the purpose of the transactions was to “help him and his campaign,” which goes to the legal crux of the issue: potential campaign finance violations. Trump “was very concerned about how this would affect the election,” he said.