The FEC ruled that Edwards paying off his lover with campaign funds to keep quiet WAS NOT a campaign violation, even though the payments came directly from campaign fund.
It wasn't a campaign donation. Trump self-financed his campaign. He directed Cohen to pay with a check for crying out loud. He would've paid even if he wasn't running for office.
Even if it had been a publicly-funded campaign, see the John Edwards precedent.
So what? Cohen was Trump's lawyer. If Cohen advised Trump to do illegal things that's on Cohen. Let's not pretend Cohen is suddenly a credible person either just because you think he might be able to damage Trump when nothing else so far has.
He copped a plea for 3-5 years on this to avoid going to trial for the millions in bank fraud they have on him cold regarding the taxi medallions. It's pretty evil overreach on the part of the Government, but somehow that's OK with you because TRUMP! Using the power of the state to damage your political opponents is just fine.
Coihen pled to that because he was looking at 100 years for the bank fraud regarding taxi medallions. They went easy on him for dirt on Trump, the purpose of all of the show trials so far.
This anti-Trump hysteria is going to destroy the Democratic Party. Can't happen soon enough.
It's worse than that. The point is to make sure no outsider, no one not already in the club, ever dares run for President again. Trump is a circus clown, yes, but his success so far totally exposes the Beltway Croud as even more inept. They cannot allow his election to stand otherwise they'll need to find new jobs.
None of those have anything at all to do with Trump or his campaign though, especially nothing to do with The Russians! and collusion (remember that one?). Commit the amount of resources the Mueller investigation has and they'll dig up something on you too. That's the point of witch hunts.
That's your understanding because that's the narrative they've created for you. And you believe it because you want to (and it makes you feel superior somehow). There's nothing illegal about any of it. Famous people pay others to keep quiet about things every single day.
It isn't illegal to pay someone to keep quiet. It happens every single day. Congress even has a special tax-payer fund they use to pay off people who accuse them of sexual harassment - to get the money they have to sign NDA's. When will those people be indicted for paying hush-money?
That Trump paid off the porn star with his own money may be seedy but is easily explained by trying to protect his family and he would've done it even if he weren't running for office.
Since we know now that The Russians! stole the election from Hillary she has to be the nominee again. Anyone opposing this or standing in her way is working with Putin too. She'll definitely win in 2020 now that we're aware of The Russians! conspiracy.
No reductions for Federal time unless she claims she's a drug addict and does that program. Otherwise she'll serve all of it (although the last few months might be in a halfway house)
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How can it be a campaign contribution if he would've paid even if he wasn't running for anything?
Trump would've paid the extortion whether he was running for office or not, so how is that a campaign finance violation?
The hooker wasn't extorting him until 2016.
Ask Cohen, it was his idea and he's the lawyer in this scenario.
The FEC ruled that Edwards paying off his lover with campaign funds to keep quiet WAS NOT a campaign violation, even though the payments came directly from campaign fund.
It wasn't a campaign donation. Trump self-financed his campaign. He directed Cohen to pay with a check for crying out loud. He would've paid even if he wasn't running for office.
Even if it had been a publicly-funded campaign, see the John Edwards precedent.
So what? Cohen was Trump's lawyer. If Cohen advised Trump to do illegal things that's on Cohen. Let's not pretend Cohen is suddenly a credible person either just because you think he might be able to damage Trump when nothing else so far has.
Of course. When a Democrat does it it's just a paperwork error.
The hypocrisy on the Left is stunning but at least people are finally waking up to it.
Cohen was Trump's lawyer. EVERYTHING that happened is on Cohen. Trump was acting on the advice of his lawyer no matter what.
He copped a plea for 3-5 years on this to avoid going to trial for the millions in bank fraud they have on him cold regarding the taxi medallions. It's pretty evil overreach on the part of the Government, but somehow that's OK with you because TRUMP! Using the power of the state to damage your political opponents is just fine.
Coihen pled to that because he was looking at 100 years for the bank fraud regarding taxi medallions. They went easy on him for dirt on Trump, the purpose of all of the show trials so far.
This anti-Trump hysteria is going to destroy the Democratic Party. Can't happen soon enough.
Tell that to John Edwards. Remember him, darling of he Democrats in the 2000's?
"John Edwards' Hush Money Was Not Illegal, FEC Told Campaign"
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/john...
No it isn't. Congressman do it EVERY DAY.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/p...
"Nearly every law expert disagrees with you."
Bullshit. It happens EVERY DAY. Members of Congress pay hush money to former staffers EVERY DAY. Celebrities do it EVERY DAY.
The only "law experts" who disagree are the political hacks you watch on TV.
It's worse than that. The point is to make sure no outsider, no one not already in the club, ever dares run for President again. Trump is a circus clown, yes, but his success so far totally exposes the Beltway Croud as even more inept. They cannot allow his election to stand otherwise they'll need to find new jobs.
None of those have anything at all to do with Trump or his campaign though, especially nothing to do with The Russians! and collusion (remember that one?). Commit the amount of resources the Mueller investigation has and they'll dig up something on you too. That's the point of witch hunts.
What happens when he doesn't get impeached? How will you feel about yourself then? Irrelevant to the world.
That's your understanding because that's the narrative they've created for you. And you believe it because you want to (and it makes you feel superior somehow). There's nothing illegal about any of it. Famous people pay others to keep quiet about things every single day.
If anything on those tapes was damaging to Trump we'd have known about it by now. They leak everything.
It isn't illegal to pay someone to keep quiet. It happens every single day. Congress even has a special tax-payer fund they use to pay off people who accuse them of sexual harassment - to get the money they have to sign NDA's. When will those people be indicted for paying hush-money?
That Trump paid off the porn star with his own money may be seedy but is easily explained by trying to protect his family and he would've done it even if he weren't running for office.
3 of the last 5 stories on Slashdot's home page are anti-Trump election pieces. Going for a new record?
Since we know now that The Russians! stole the election from Hillary she has to be the nominee again. Anyone opposing this or standing in her way is working with Putin too. She'll definitely win in 2020 now that we're aware of The Russians! conspiracy.
#HerTurnAgain2020!!!
Because the documents she leaked showed nothing unusual. The Russians! meddling involved supporting and financing more Hillary causes than Trump.
No reductions for Federal time unless she claims she's a drug addict and does that program. Otherwise she'll serve all of it (although the last few months might be in a halfway house)
Brilliant sarcasm!