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I just hope Cohen isn’t killed before he sits down with Mueller.
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Clinton aint eem pay shorty off and got impeached, how does trump using CAMPAIGN FUNDS to pay off da sloppington not violate any laws b?
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Things are moving. I'm liking it.
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The accusation is not that it was made with campaign funds.
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Cohen specifically noted in his guilty plea that the hush money payoffs was to influence the election. Cohen said Trump directed him to pay off the women in order to influence the election by quashing damaging stories. President Trump is on the record lying about knowing anything whatsoever about those payments but then later admitted he was in fact aware of the hush money.
According to court documents, unnamed executives at the Trump Organization then approved repaying Cohen $420k. Those same court documents allege that executives discussed misrepresenting the nature of the payments to conceal them by using "sham invoices."
More specifically an unnamed executive allegedly instructed an employee to describe the payments as "retainer payments."
Prosecutors allege in the court documents that there was no retainer agreement of that kind, nor any connection to legal services conducted by Cohen in 2017.
After repeated lying about the existence and knowledge of those payoff agreements, Trump and lawyer Giuliani later conceded that the payoffs did occur. Trump and Giuliani argued that Trump had no advance knowledge of the payoffs and later argued that Trump reimbursed Cohen through "retainer payments."
Trump did not divest from his company after getting elected and still retains his ownership stake in the Trump Org. He did place his assets in a trust but he can access that trust at any time without requiring disclosure. While he has removed himself from the daily operations of the Trump Organization and left that up to his sons, aside from that there's not really any additional firm separation between the president and the Trump Org.
According to court documents, unnamed executives at the Trump Organization then approved repaying Cohen $420k. Those same court documents allege that executives discussed misrepresenting the nature of the payments to conceal them by using "sham invoices."
More specifically an unnamed executive allegedly instructed an employee to describe the payments as "retainer payments."
Prosecutors allege in the court documents that there was no retainer agreement of that kind, nor any connection to legal services conducted by Cohen in 2017.
After repeated lying about the existence and knowledge of those payoff agreements, Trump and lawyer Giuliani later conceded that the payoffs did occur. Trump and Giuliani argued that Trump had no advance knowledge of the payoffs and later argued that Trump reimbursed Cohen through "retainer payments."
Trump did not divest from his company after getting elected and still retains his ownership stake in the Trump Org. He did place his assets in a trust but he can access that trust at any time without requiring disclosure. While he has removed himself from the daily operations of the Trump Organization and left that up to his sons, aside from that there's not really any additional firm separation between the president and the Trump Org.
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just remember, Stormy is not the only way Trump is going to go down. It is just a convenient way to get Cohen on board.
We're only just getting started.
We're only just getting started.
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NFL players are mere amateurs when it comes to disrespecting the troops.
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An allegation that, if true, could possibly amount to an undisclosed campaign contribution. Contributions go unreported, often, in many campaigns. And, it is not necessarily criminal. It can also be charged as a civil offense with a fine as a penalty.
There is also a broader question of whether or not it would even be considered a campaign contribution, at all, as a matter of law.
Trump wasn't named in this indictment. Cohen has severe credibility issues. So, while certainly not a good look to have your former lawyer indicted, Cohen is easily impeached.
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In Cohen's defense, everyone who have ever worked for Trump has severe credibility issues.
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If true it is a campaign finance violation. Cohen already pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations specifically for his role in the above. The underlying allegation in which Cohen has implicated president Trump is already a crime Cohen has pleaded guilty to. If Trump directed Cohen to do so as he claims in his plea, then Trump directed him to commit a crime. There's no "if" there.
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No idea if this is actually her cousin or not
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Why y’all spend pages going back n forth with Dwalk is beyond me.
Y’all take the bait
Every
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Y’all take the bait
Every
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Imagine if everyone just ignored his intellectual dishonesty and forced him to become a human being to get engaged.
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You're not a lawyer. They would never put Trump's name in the indictment.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/21/why-donald-trump-is-not-named-in-michael-cohen-indictment.html
"There are Department of Justice guidelines that say you are not allowed to name someone who is not a defendant," Mimi Rocah, a former U.S. assistant attorney in the Southern District of New York, told MSNBC on Tuesday. "The U.S. Attorney isn't going to use his name in formal document or proceeding, and Michael Cohen was likely told that he's not allowed to."
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How does one plead guilty to a non-crime?
I need a stable genius to explain things.
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Sooooooo .... A LAWYER, of all people... plead guilty to a crime that wasn't a crime because he didn't know it wasn't a crime?
The President of the United States just said this. Andddd.... it was HIS LAWYER.
Good god. 2018 is by far the sloppiest, most drunk year of my lifetime.
The President of the United States just said this. Andddd.... it was HIS LAWYER.
Good god. 2018 is by far the sloppiest, most drunk year of my lifetime.
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Well to be fair, Cohen is a Cooley graduate.
When they're sending out their graduates they're not sending their best folks.
Some, I assume, are good lawyers.
When they're sending out their graduates they're not sending their best folks.
Some, I assume, are good lawyers.
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The student has surpassed the master
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There is an "if" there. It is a bit difficult to explain. Cohen pleaded guilty to it as a crime. But, if Trump were to get indicted for it, his lawyers could argue that it does not meet the elements required to constitute a campaign finance violation because the "help" to the campaign is too attenuated from the "spirit of the statute." It would certainly make it to the Supreme Court. Personally, I think the current composition of SCOTUS (event without Kavanaugh) would agree with this view.
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guys, violations are NOT violations.....
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What you posted doesn't negate what I said. Do you think it does?
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Why y’all spend pages going back n forth with Dwalk is beyond me.
Y’all take the bait
Every
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Time
I used to ignore that kind of stuff, but it isn't good to let the ******** stand. When the things he says are false but remain unchallenged, it only helps those who benefit from misinformation. From time to time I'll take a break from his nonsense, but when he says something egregiously wrong, he has to be corrected.
Even if he doesn't like it.
Even if he cries like a snowflake about '''echooooooo chambeeeerr"
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Naw, stop those guys by blocking them. They’ll go away
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A lawyer, who understands that plea deals are safer than trial, made a decision for himself and his family. It is not uncommon whatsoever. And, defense attorneys use deals with the prosecution to show that criminal informants have an incentive to lie all of the time.
Cohen pleaded guilty to other bank and tax fraud counts. It was probably the deal he could get. We will see how it plays out, but there is no reason to overstate what occurred.
