MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell said Friday night that "Donald Trump will be, must be impeached" for "two alleged campaign finance violation crimes," detailed in filings from federal prosecutors and the special counsel's office that day.

O'Donnell, a former aide to the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), said on MSNBC that if then-candidate Trump lost the election in 2016, federal prosecutors would be "pursuing exactly the same consequences" as President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's former longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen Michael Dean CohenA huge deal for campaign disclosure: Trump's tax records for Biden's medical records Our Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Eric Trump says he will comply with New York AG's subpoena only after Election Day MORE.

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“If Donald Trump lost the election and federal prosecutors were pursuing this same case, he would be pursuing exactly the same consequences as Michael Cohen,” the "Last Word" host said Friday night. “He would be charged with exactly the same two campaign finance violation crimes for arranging secret payments to two women during the campaign to buy their silence about their sexual affairs with Donald Trump.”

“Congress moved to impeach Richard Nixon when the special prosecutor described his crimes," he continued. "The House of Representatives moved to impeach, and did in fact impeach, Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonChelsea Clinton: Trump isn't building public confidence in a vaccine Hillary Clinton launching podcast this month GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight MORE when the special prosecutors showed that he committed perjury in that civil case involving Paula Jones."

“And so if history means anything in the Trump era, if precedent means anything in the Trump era, Donald Trump will be, must be, impeached because of the crimes prosecutors say he committed in the Michael Cohen case," O'Donnell said.

O'Donnell's comments came after federal prosecutors in New York recommended that Cohen receive “substantial” prison time for several federal crimes, despite his cooperation with ongoing law enforcement investigations, including in special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's Russia probe.

Prosecutors argue that the payments were meant to influence the election, thereby violating campaign finance laws. Cohen had previously implicated Trump when he pleaded guilty in August to violating campaign finance laws in relation to the payments.

O'Donnell has called for Trump's impeachment before, including earlier this week, arguing that all of the president's Twitter attacks on Mueller are each an effort to obstruct justice.

"Every single one of those Donald Trump's now countless public attacks on Robert Mueller, every single Trump tweet attacking Robert Mueller is an impeachable offense, according to the Congress that brought articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon," he said on MSNBC on Monday.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to the Mueller filings on Friday, stating they contained "nothing of value that wasn't already known."

“The government’s filings in Mr. Cohen’s case tell us nothing of value that wasn’t already known," Sanders wrote. "Mr. Cohen has repeatedly lied and as the prosecution has pointed out to the court, Mr. Cohen is no hero.”

Trump claimed the filing "totally clears" him of any wrongdoing in a tweet to his more than 56 million followers.