"There is most certainly enough evidence now" for Congress to open a probe Davis told Bloomberg TV answering a question whether Congress should pursue impeachment proceedings.

"That would be the first time in American history that we have evidence of a crime of a president in office, with somebody pleading guilty to a crime and saying that he was directed to commit that crime by a president," Davis said.

Davis then delivered the punchline, saying "it looks to me like abuse of power which is essential for impeachment."

Trump mocked Cohen in a tweet early Wednesday and said he didn't think the two campaign finance violations were crimes at all, prompting Drudge to blast a headline "Crime Isn't Crime".