.@rickhasen: “It’s a piece of evidence. It's not a smoking gun. It's relevant to the investigation, and it's relevant to considering whether Trump or Cohen...committed campaign finance violations. On its own, it does not constitute proof of any violation”https://apnews.com/7da3daf987ca46b8b127646caa93a35e …
we don't know that it was the tape alone that led to the subpoena, and my claim to AP and others is that the tape is relevant, probative, and a reason to investigate further (but not a smoking gun)