Former election commissioner: Cohen and Trump didn't violate campaign finance law

[candycorn]

Mueller has nothing. If he did his report would be out.

As for Trump forcing Cohen?? I call bullshit on that.

How could Trump force his attorney to do something?

That's my point. He couldn't

If Cohen did something illegal he did it on his own.

I was just hoping someone could explain it to us. It was more of a bump on the thread

He followed his client (the blob’s) wishes. Much like a hitman carries out a hit for someone.

In each case, both are guilty.

 

[bripat9643]

Whoops! Another snowflake scheme to get Trump gets shot out of the saddle.

Former election commissioner: Cohen and Trump didn't violate campaign finance law

Trump-haters hoping the president’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, will provide the evidence needed to impeach the president and perhaps even “lock him up” are likely headed for a bitter disappointment. The Cohen guilty pleas are likely irrelevant to the fate of President Trump.

That’s because in my judgment – as someone who served for two years as a member of the Federal Election Commission – the campaign finance law violations Cohen pleaded guilty to committing, allegedly at Donald Trump’s direction, aren’t really violations.

If I’m right – that is, if Cohen didn’t really violate campaign finance law, despite his ill-advised guilty plea – then it would be impossible for Trump to have violated campaign finance law by directing Cohen to take a perfectly legal action.

Confused? That’s understandable, because the media lump all the charges Cohen pleaded guilty to together when explaining this complex case. But in reality, Cohen was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New York City on several separate and unrelated charges.

Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge and was also ordered to pay almost $2 million in fines, restitution and forfeitures after earlier pleading guilty to multiple counts of business and tax fraud. Those crimes have absolutely nothing to do with Trump, but rather involve Cohen’s own business dealings.

In addition, Cohen was sentenced on his guilty pleas to violating campaign finance law on Trump’s behalf – an action that, as I will explain, I believe was not really a crime at all.​

Right........So, the prosecution was WRONG.....the Judge was WRONG and Cohen's plea (and his attorney) were all WRONG.......

.....and Trump is just this poor picked on clown........Right...........LOL

The judge simply accepted the plea. That's what he's supposed to do. Cohen is doing what the prosecutor demanded, whether it was the truth or not. The prosecutor is definitely a leftwing scumbag. He's dead wrong.

 

[candycorn]

Of course Trump and Cohen didn't violate campaign finance law. Spending one's own money to protect one's reputation is not illegal.

If the Dems try to turn this into a crime, then let's see a public disclosure of all the people paid (with taxpayer money) out of the Congressional Hush Fund to cover up sexual harassment and abuse by elected officials.

Sounds good to me. All corruption should be exposed.

 

[bripat9643]

Of course Trump and Cohen didn't violate campaign finance law. Spending one's own money to protect one's reputation is not illegal.

If the Dems try to turn this into a crime, then let's see a public disclosure of all the people paid (with taxpayer money) out of the Congressional Hush Fund to cover up sexual harassment and abuse by elected officials.

These snowflakes don't seem to realize that they are living in a glass house.

 

[bendog]

Whoops! Another snowflake scheme to get Trump gets shot out of the saddle.

Former election commissioner: Cohen and Trump didn't violate campaign finance law

Trump-haters hoping the president’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, will provide the evidence needed to impeach the president and perhaps even “lock him up” are likely headed for a bitter disappointment. The Cohen guilty pleas are likely irrelevant to the fate of President Trump.

That’s because in my judgment – as someone who served for two years as a member of the Federal Election Commission – the campaign finance law violations Cohen pleaded guilty to committing, allegedly at Donald Trump’s direction, aren’t really violations.

If I’m right – that is, if Cohen didn’t really violate campaign finance law, despite his ill-advised guilty plea – then it would be impossible for Trump to have violated campaign finance law by directing Cohen to take a perfectly legal action.

Confused? That’s understandable, because the media lump all the charges Cohen pleaded guilty to together when explaining this complex case. But in reality, Cohen was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New York City on several separate and unrelated charges.

Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge and was also ordered to pay almost $2 million in fines, restitution and forfeitures after earlier pleading guilty to multiple counts of business and tax fraud. Those crimes have absolutely nothing to do with Trump, but rather involve Cohen’s own business dealings.

In addition, Cohen was sentenced on his guilty pleas to violating campaign finance law on Trump’s behalf – an action that, as I will explain, I believe was not really a crime at all.​

Right........So, the prosecution was WRONG.....the Judge was WRONG and Cohen's plea (and his attorney) were all WRONG.......

.....and Trump is just this poor picked on clown........Right...........LOL

It's an angry obscene child thread.

A Short History of Trump's Changing Story on Stormy Daniels

there's no doubt that if the payment was made with private funds solely to protect Trump's reputation, and was not intended to influence the election, it wasn't illegal,. How many non-Trumpanzees will buy that story? LOL

 

[bripat9643]

Muellers got nothing ......



TFF

What has he got? Coerced plea agreements are less than nothing.

 

[Oddball]

Mueller has nothing. If he did his report would be out.

As for Trump forcing Cohen?? I call bullshit on that.

If he had anything, the leaks would have been all over place place by now.

 

[nat4900]

The judge simply accepted the plea. That's what he's supposed to do

What a nitwit..........A JUDGE accepts a plea of guilt ONLY if a law has been broken.

Check with Hannity before posting.

 

[rightwinger]

Wow

I guess we should pack our bags and go home.

After some bouts of crying, that's pretty much what is going to happen, shit for brains.

Is there a reason he is a former election commissioner and not a judge?

 

[Claudette]

Mueller has nothing. If he did his report would be out.

As for Trump forcing Cohen?? I call bullshit on that.

How could Trump force his attorney to do something?

That's my point. He couldn't

If Cohen did something illegal he did it on his own.

I was just hoping someone could explain it to us. It was more of a bump on the thread

He followed his client (the blob’s) wishes. Much like a hitman carries out a hit for someone.

In each case, both are guilty.

Guilty of using Trumps money to pay off someone who said she had an affair with him??

Oh and Cohen is an attorney. Wouldn't you think he would know if it were illegal to pay off a woman who said she had an affair with you??

Why yes.

 

[bripat9643]

The judge simply accepted the plea. That's what he's supposed to do

What a nitwit..........A JUDGE accepts a plea of guilt ONLY if a law has been broken.

Check with Hannity before posting.

Wrong, douchebag.

 

[Oddball]

Right........So, the prosecution was WRONG.....the Judge was WRONG and Cohen's plea (and his attorney) were all WRONG.......

.....and Trump is just this poor picked on clown........Right...........LOL

Ever heard of "copping a plea", so you don't spend even more time in prison?

 

[rightwinger]

Mueller has nothing. If he did his report would be out.

As for Trump forcing Cohen?? I call bullshit on that.

If he had anything, the leaks would have been all over place place by now.

Unlike Trump

Mueller has yet to leak any details

 

[Oddball]

Unlike Trump

Mueller has yet to leak any details

Empty vessels contain nothing to leak.

 

[bripat9643]

Wow

I guess we should pack our bags and go home.

After some bouts of crying, that's pretty much what is going to happen, shit for brains.

Is there a reason he is a former election commissioner and not a judge?

That question is too stupid to bother answering.

 

[bripat9643]

Mueller has nothing. If he did his report would be out.

As for Trump forcing Cohen?? I call bullshit on that.

If he had anything, the leaks would have been all over place place by now.

Unlike Trump

Mueller has yet to leak any details

You must be joking. All kinds of details have been leaked.

 

[Claudette]

Mueller has nothing. If he did his report would be out.

As for Trump forcing Cohen?? I call bullshit on that.

If he had anything, the leaks would have been all over place place by now.

Unlike Trump

Mueller has yet to leak any details

Oh and you think he had something it wouldn't have been leaked by now??

If you do you sure are clueless.

 

[Mr.Blonde]

Whoops! Another snowflake scheme to get Trump gets shot out of the saddle.

Former election commissioner: Cohen and Trump didn't violate campaign finance law

Trump-haters hoping the president’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, will provide the evidence needed to impeach the president and perhaps even “lock him up” are likely headed for a bitter disappointment. The Cohen guilty pleas are likely irrelevant to the fate of President Trump.

That’s because in my judgment – as someone who served for two years as a member of the Federal Election Commission – the campaign finance law violations Cohen pleaded guilty to committing, allegedly at Donald Trump’s direction, aren’t really violations.

If I’m right – that is, if Cohen didn’t really violate campaign finance law, despite his ill-advised guilty plea – then it would be impossible for Trump to have violated campaign finance law by directing Cohen to take a perfectly legal action.

Confused? That’s understandable, because the media lump all the charges Cohen pleaded guilty to together when explaining this complex case. But in reality, Cohen was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New York City on several separate and unrelated charges.

Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge and was also ordered to pay almost $2 million in fines, restitution and forfeitures after earlier pleading guilty to multiple counts of business and tax fraud. Those crimes have absolutely nothing to do with Trump, but rather involve Cohen’s own business dealings.

In addition, Cohen was sentenced on his guilty pleas to violating campaign finance law on Trump’s behalf – an action that, as I will explain, I believe was not really a crime at all.​

Right........So, the prosecution was WRONG.....the Judge was WRONG and Cohen's plea (and his attorney) were all WRONG.......

.....and Trump is just this poor picked on clown........Right...........LOL

When you go from Trump and Putin collusion to paying off mistresses which most Americans believes happens all the time it will come off as "poor picked on" Trump

 

[nat4900]

Is there a reason he is a former election commissioner and not a judge?

For this EX commissioner....this was just a job interview as a FOX "expert"...

 

[candycorn]

Mueller has nothing. If he did his report would be out.

As for Trump forcing Cohen?? I call bullshit on that.

How could Trump force his attorney to do something?

That's my point. He couldn't

If Cohen did something illegal he did it on his own.

I was just hoping someone could explain it to us. It was more of a bump on the thread

He followed his client (the blob’s) wishes. Much like a hitman carries out a hit for someone.

In each case, both are guilty.

Guilty of using Trumps money to pay off someone who said she had an affair with him??

Oh and Cohen is an attorney. Wouldn't you think he would know if it were illegal to pay off a woman who said she had an affair with you??

Why yes.

Again, just like the hitman knows murdering someone is illegal and agrees to do it.

It’s not illegal to pay off someone, it’s illegal to not report it in the context of the campaign finance laws.

Of course, your morality on accepting that the President boinked an adult film star while he was married to someone else should be called into question….I guess your zero self esteem allows you to look the other way on this matter and try to make a legal argument; which you’re losing as well?