The Third Man In the Room

[Lesh]

All Trump had to do was pay her directly with his own money and report it

Report it? Why?

Because that is the only way it would have been a legal campaign contribution.

He of course did not do that but rather engaged in a conspiracy to hide that transaction and broke all sorts of laws in doing so.

It's the COVER UP that gets ya

Because that is the only way it would have been a legal campaign contribution.

If he paid her off with his own money, that's not a campaign contribution.
If he paid her off with campaign money, like John Edwards, that might be an issue.

engaged in a conspiracy to hide that transaction

The transaction isn't illegal. Why would a "conspiracy to hide it" be illegal.

If he paid her off with his own money, that's not a campaign contribution. Well he didn't did he? No he engaged in a conspiracy to have others make the payments for him. And yes he still would have had to report it. It was done as an aid to getting elected.

The transaction isn't illegal. Why would a "conspiracy to hide it" be illegal

But of course since it WAS an illegal campaign contribution (from Pecker through Cohen etc.) the conspiracy was also illegal

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

All Trump had to do was pay her directly with his own money and report it

Report it? Why?

Because that is the only way it would have been a legal campaign contribution.

He of course did not do that but rather engaged in a conspiracy to hide that transaction and broke all sorts of laws in doing so.

It's the COVER UP that gets ya

Because that is the only way it would have been a legal campaign contribution.

If he paid her off with his own money, that's not a campaign contribution.
If he paid her off with campaign money, like John Edwards, that might be an issue.

engaged in a conspiracy to hide that transaction

The transaction isn't illegal. Why would a "conspiracy to hide it" be illegal.

If he paid her off with his own money, that's not a campaign contribution. Well he didn't did he? No he engaged in a conspiracy to have others make the payments for him. And yes he still would have had to report it. It was done as an aid to getting elected.

The transaction isn't illegal. Why would a "conspiracy to hide it" be illegal

But of course since it WAS an illegal campaign contribution (from Pecker through Cohen etc.) the conspiracy was also illegal

Well he didn't did he?

So why did you bring up your error filled hypothetical?

No he engaged in a conspiracy to have others make the payments for him. And yes he still would have had to report it.

Nah.

It was done as an aid to getting elected.

campaign-related expenses do not include any expenditures “used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would exist irrespective of the candidate’s election campaign.”

 

[cnm]

The campaign

DJ Trump, the campaign's principal, co-ordinated the payment by his presence at the negotiation.

 

[cnm]

And since the campaign didn't pay out these funds...…..

AMI disbursed them on the campaign's behalf as an election expense. The purpose and payee of that expense needed to be reported. This is not rocket science. The payee has stated the disbursed funds were election expenses.

 

[Mousterian]

It would be so ironic, if the Orange Turd was brought down by his dick!
With the mountain of misdeeds he's being (thoroughly) investigated for, this payoff is probably just the icing on the cake.
Comey thinks impeachment is not a good idea, because 30% of Americans would call it a coup.

 

[cnm]

The payee has stated the disbursed funds were election expenses.

payee payer

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Trump was in the room during hush money discussions with tabloid publisher

So there was a meeting to discuss the illegal hush money payments to Trump's whores. Pecker was there (he owns the Inquirer/AMI) and of course Cohen was there...

And it turns out the third man in the room was none other than Donald J Trump.

He knows he was there. He knows that Mueller knows he was there.

And he knows he's cooked

What part of "it isn't a crime" do you morons not understand..... hush money is not illegal you moron..... Congress has a slush fund that has paid out 17 million dollars for "hush Money" for the women the members of congress have molested, as in sexually assualted......not casual sex....... tax dollars...you asshat......

But keep dreaming...

So all of the Congress people who paid off mistresses, etc are also criminals?? Hmm

 

[CrusaderFrank]

It would be so ironic, if the Orange Turd was brought down by his dick!
With the mountain of misdeeds he's being (thoroughly) investigated for, this payoff is probably just the icing on the cake.
Comey thinks impeachment is not a good idea, because 30% of Americans would call it a coup.

Which would be Comeys second failed coup

 

[LoneLaugher]

Do any of you assholes remember when Trump said flatly that he did not know about the payment to Daniels?

He straight up lied to your faces when asked a direct question.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Trump was in the room during hush money discussions with tabloid publisher

So there was a meeting to discuss the illegal hush money payments to Trump's whores. Pecker was there (he owns the Inquirer/AMI) and of course Cohen was there...

And it turns out the third man in the room was none other than Donald J Trump.

He knows he was there. He knows that Mueller knows he was there.

And he knows he's cooked

What part of "it isn't a crime" do you morons not understand..... hush money is not illegal you moron..... Congress has a slush fund that has paid out 17 million dollars for "hush Money" for the women the members of congress have molested, as in sexually assualted......not casual sex....... tax dollars...you asshat......

But keep dreaming...

So all of the Congress people who paid off mistresses, etc are also criminals?? Hmm

Perhaps. They should all be investigated.

Their guilt has no bearing on what the president did or didn't do. You deflect because you have no real defense.

 

[sparky]

What part of "it isn't a crime" do you morons not understand..... hush money is not illegal you moron..... Congress has a slush fund that has paid out 17 million dollars for "hush Money" for the women the members of congress have molested, as in sexually assualted......not casual sex....... tax dollars...you asshat......

The purpose and payee of that expense needed to be reported. This is not rocket science. The payee has stated the disbursed funds were election expenses.

So all of the Congress people who paid off mistresses, etc are also criminals?? Hmm

Congress passed a self serving law protecting themselves from sexual harrassment prosecution.

But this does not protect them from the media, or the court of public opinion

~S~

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

And since the campaign didn't pay out these funds...…..

AMI disbursed them on the campaign's behalf as an election expense. The purpose and payee of that expense needed to be reported. This is not rocket science. The payee has stated the disbursed funds were election expenses.

AMI disbursed them on the campaign's behalf as an election expense.

No campaign expense was paid.

The payee has stated the disbursed funds were election expenses.

She didn't work for the campaign, it doesn't matter what she claims.

 

[Lesh]

Denial is not just a river in Egypt

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Do any of you assholes remember when Trump said flatly that he did not know about the payment to Daniels?

He straight up lied to your faces when asked a direct question.

So?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Trump was in the room during hush money discussions with tabloid publisher

So there was a meeting to discuss the illegal hush money payments to Trump's whores. Pecker was there (he owns the Inquirer/AMI) and of course Cohen was there...

And it turns out the third man in the room was none other than Donald J Trump.

He knows he was there. He knows that Mueller knows he was there.

And he knows he's cooked

What part of "it isn't a crime" do you morons not understand..... hush money is not illegal you moron..... Congress has a slush fund that has paid out 17 million dollars for "hush Money" for the women the members of congress have molested, as in sexually assualted......not casual sex....... tax dollars...you asshat......

But keep dreaming...

So all of the Congress people who paid off mistresses, etc are also criminals?? Hmm

Perhaps. They should all be investigated.

Their guilt has no bearing on what the president did or didn't do. You deflect because you have no real defense.

Trump had a reason for clearing Ryan, Flake, et. al. From Congress. Maybe this was why?

 

[LoneLaugher]

Trump was in the room during hush money discussions with tabloid publisher

So there was a meeting to discuss the illegal hush money payments to Trump's whores. Pecker was there (he owns the Inquirer/AMI) and of course Cohen was there...

And it turns out the third man in the room was none other than Donald J Trump.

He knows he was there. He knows that Mueller knows he was there.

And he knows he's cooked

What part of "it isn't a crime" do you morons not understand..... hush money is not illegal you moron..... Congress has a slush fund that has paid out 17 million dollars for "hush Money" for the women the members of congress have molested, as in sexually assualted......not casual sex....... tax dollars...you asshat......

But keep dreaming...

So all of the Congress people who paid off mistresses, etc are also criminals?? Hmm

Perhaps. They should all be investigated.

Their guilt has no bearing on what the president did or didn't do. You deflect because you have no real defense.

Trump had a reason for clearing Ryan, Flake, et. al. From Congress. Maybe this was why?

What?

 

[Lesh]

Newsflash...they didn't leave because Trump "cleared them"...they are rats deserting a sinking ship

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

Trump was in the room during hush money discussions with tabloid publisher

So there was a meeting to discuss the illegal hush money payments to Trump's whores. Pecker was there (he owns the Inquirer/AMI) and of course Cohen was there...

And it turns out the third man in the room was none other than Donald J Trump.

He knows he was there. He knows that Mueller knows he was there.

And he knows he's cooked

He would have.....which makes all of this so silly...

Trump underestimated just how depraved his voters really are.....because they have proved that Trump can do anything and they will vote for him

What part of "it isn't a crime" do you morons not understand..... hush money is not illegal you moron..... Congress has a slush fund that has paid out 17 million dollars for "hush Money" for the women the members of congress have molested, as in sexually assualted......not casual sex....... tax dollars...you asshat......

But keep dreaming...

Ahhh but it is. In fact Cohen just pled guilty to it and will serve time for it.

Bank fraud...conspiracy...illegal campaign contributions.

All Trump had to do was pay her directly with his own money and report it and it WOULD have been legal...but then he never would have gotten elected if he did that....would he?
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[cnm]

No campaign expense was paid.

An election expense was paid by AMI in concert with the Trump campaign, of which the payee and the purpose was not reported to the FEC.

 

[joaquinmiller]

Report it? Why?

AMI admitted that it paid $150,000 to a woman "in concert with" President Trump's campaign "in order to ensure that the woman did not publicize damaging allegations about the candidate before the 2016 presidential election."
https://thehill.com​

No one is going to accept that. It's too much like evidence.